Pam Muñoz Ryan

About Pam Muñoz Ryan

Birth Day: December 25, 1951
Birth Place: Bakersfield, CA
Birth Sign: Capricorn

Pam Muñoz Ryan Net Worth

Pam Muñoz Ryan was born on December 25, 1951 in Bakersfield, CA. The Mexican-American author of such bestselling books as Becoming Naomi Leon and Esperanza Rising, she received the Willa Cather Literary Award in 1999. Her children's nonfiction work, When Marian Sang, won both the Orbis Pictus Award and the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award.
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About

The Mexican-American author of such bestselling books as Becoming Naomi Leon and Esperanza Rising, she received the Willa Cather Literary Award in 1999. Her children's nonfiction work, When Marian Sang, won both the Orbis Pictus Award and the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award.

Before Fame

She grew up in California's San Joaquin Valley. She later received her master's degree from San Diego State University.

Trivia

Many of her children's books were translated into Spanish.

Family Life

The granddaughter of a Mexican immigrant, she celebrates her Hispanic heritage in many of her literary works. With her husband, she raised four children.

Associated With

Her book, Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride, was inspired by two of Ryan's favorite historical figures: Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart.