Patricia McCormick, a finalist for the National Book Award, is the author of four critically acclaimed novels: PURPLE HEART, a suspenseful psychological novel that explores the killing of a 10-year-old boy in Iraq; SOLD, a deeply moving account of sexual trafficking; MY BROTHER'S KEEPER, a realistic view of teenage substance abuse; and CUT, an intimate portrait of one teenager’s struggle with self-injury.

Her books have earned many honors: SOLD was named one of Best 100 Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly, and was selected by the American Library Association as one of the Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults in 2006. CUT was an ALA Best Book for Teenagers. McCormick was named a New York Foundation on the Arts fellow in 2004.

She is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and lives Manhattan.

Books by Patricia McCormick

Never Fall Down

by Patricia McCormick - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult 14+

When soldiers arrive in his hometown in Cambodia, Arn is just a kid, dancing to rock ‘n’ roll, hustling for spare change, and selling ice cream with his brother.  When he is separated from his family and assigned to a labor camp, the soldiers ask if any of the kids can play an instrument, and Arn volunteers, pulling him into the center of what we know today as the Killing Fields.

Purple Heart

by Patricia McCormick - Fiction

Matt Duffy is a private in the U.S. Army, serving in the Iraq War. After an attack by Iraqi insurgents, Matt wakes up in a green-zone hospital bed and is told that he was "on the business end of an RPG" (rocket-propelled grenade.) He has sustained a traumatic brain injury and is awarded the Purple Heart for service to his country. Still trying to piece together what happened to his squad, Matt faces a criminal inquiry relating to civilian casualties in the attack.

Up All Night

by Peter Abrahams, Libba Bray, David Levithan, Patricia McCormick, Sarah Weeks, and Gene Luen Yang - Fiction, Short Stories

Sold

by Patricia McCormick - Fiction

My Brother's Keeper

by Patricia McCormick - Fiction