Pam Munoz Ryan

Pam Muñoz Ryan is an American writer for children and young adults, known for multicultural fiction across picture books, early readers, and middle grade and young adult novels. Her novels include Esperanza Rising and Echo, a fantasy that earned a 2016 Newbery Honor and the Kirkus Prize. She has written more than forty books for young people. Born and raised in Bakersfield, California, she now lives in north San Diego county with her family.