Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of many beloved books for
children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books, the
Friends and Amigos books, and the Polka Dot Private Eye books.
Several of her novels for older readers have been chosen as
ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for
Young Adults. They include The Gift of the Pirate Queen; All the
Way Home; Water Street; Nory Ryan’s Song, a Society of Children’s
Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Honor Book for Fiction;
and the Newbery Honor Books Lily’s Crossing and Pictures of Hollis
Woods. Lily’s Crossing was also chosen as a Boston Globe–Horn Book
Honor Book. Her most recent books are Until I Find Julian, Winter
Sky, Gingersnap, R My Name Is Rachel, Storyteller, Wild Girl, and
Eleven, as well as the Zigzag Kids series. She lives in
Connecticut.
Patricia Reilly Giff is available for select
speaking engagements. To inquire about a possible appearance,
please contact the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau at
speakers@penguinrandomhouse.com.
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