Patricia McCormick (1) (1956–)
Author of Cut
For other authors named Patricia McCormick, see the disambiguation page.
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Patricia McCormick, a two-time National Book Award finalist, is the author of five critically acclaimed novels: Never Fall Down, a novel based on the true story of an 11-year-old boy who survived the Killing Fields of Cambodia by playing music; Purple Heart, a suspenseful psychological novel that show more 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 girl's struggle with self-injury. McCormick grew up in central Pennsylvania. She worked as an assistant press secretary to the Governor of Pennsylvania from 1974-78, then went to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. McCormick studied fiction writing at The New School in New York City. Never Fall Down was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2012 and was named a New York Times Notable Book for 2012. It was also named a Best Book of the Year by iTunes, The Huffington Post, School Library Journal and the Chicago Public Library. McCormick was named a New York Foundation on the Arts fellow in 2004 and a MacDowell fellow in 2009. She is also the winner of the 2009 German Peace Prize for Youth Literature. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Friends: Stories About New Friends, Old Friends, and Unexpectedly True Friends (2005) — Contributor — 81 copies
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This was a nostalgia reading as well since I read this a young child. I remembered all of the events in the book and I even relate to the main character (besides the cutting thing) so there’s that. I wonder how Callie is doing now? Did she get better? Did she get to wear fancy no sleeve dresses? Did her brother get better? Did she have a better relationship with her father? There are all the things that I kept on wondering and still do. Even though this is a fictional character, I truly hope that she got better and same goes for those who are real and going through what she did.
Also I like how Callie calls the therapist “You” making it break a fourth wall too which I find kinda odd since the writer also uses the first person perspective with Callie but I liked it.… (more)