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Pam Muñoz Ryan



Pam Muñoz Ryan, has written over twenty-five books for young people including the novel, Esperanza Rising, winner of the Pura Belpre Medal, the Jane Addams Peace Award, an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults, and the 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 now lives in north San Diego County with her husband and four children.
 


Genres: Children's Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
May 2025

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El Nino
 
Series
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Tony Baloney
   1. Tony Baloney (2011)
   2. School Rules (2012)
   3. Buddy Trouble (2013)
   4. Pen Pal (2015)
   5. Yo Ho Ho, Halloween (2016)
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Novels
   Riding Freedom (1998)
   Becoming Naomi Leon (2004)
   Paint The Wind (2007)
   The Dreamer (2010)
   Esperanza Rising (2012)
   Echo (2015)
   Mananaland (2020)
   El Nino (2025)
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Collections
   Our California (poems) (2008)
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Series contributed to
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Picture Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Pam Muñoz Ryan
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Hope Wins (2022)
A Collection of Inspiring Stories for Young Readers
edited by
Rose Brock
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Heroes & Villains (2017)
(Guys Read)
edited by
Jon Scieszka
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Because of Shoe (2012)
and Other Dog Stories
edited by
Ann M Martin

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Award nominations
2016 Newbery Medal (nominee) : Echo
2000 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Esperanza Rising


Pam Muñoz Ryan recommends
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Big Tree (2023)
Brian Selznick
"Grand in scope, yet intimate and tender. Quintessential Selznick. A triumph!"
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Wildoak (2022)
C C Harrington
"This tender and hopeful story, with a whisper of magical realism, reminds the reader that everyone struggles with something. C.C. Harrington's prose is beautiful, and she writes with a deep affection for the natural world. Wildoak reads like a classic. I loved it."
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Illegal (2020)
(Disappeared, book 2)
Francisco X Stork
"Illegal is a compelling read infused with Francisco Stork's signature heart and thought-provoking ideas. With honesty and authenticity, it grapples with questions that we all ask ourselves about the moral inequities of immigration. Heartbreaking, yet hopeful."

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