PAM MUÑOZ RYAN has written over 25 books for young people including the novel, Esperanza Rising, winning of the Pura Belpré Medal, the Jane Addams Peace Award, and ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults, and an Americas Award Honor Book. Her novel Riding Freedom has garnered many awards, including the national Willa Cather Award and the California Young Reader Medal. She was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, and received her bachelor's and master's degrees at San Diego State University. She now lives in north San Diego County with her husband and four children.
PAM MUÑOZ RYAN has written over 25 books for young people including the novel, Esperanza Rising, winning of the Pura Belpré Medal, the Jane Addams Peace Award, and ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults, and an Americas Award Honor Book. Her novel Riding Freedom has garnered many awards, includin...