Linda Sue Park

Linda Sue Park (born March 25, 1960) is

an American author of teen fiction. Park
published her first novel, Seesaw Girl, in
1999. She has written six children’s novels
and five picture books. Park's work
achieved prominence when she received
the prestigious 2002 Newbery Medal for
her novel A Single Shard. She has written
the ninth book in the 39 Clues series,
Storm Warning, published on May 25,
2010.
 Linda Sue Park

Linda Sue Park at the 2014 Texas Book Festival.

Born March 25, 1960
Urbana, Illinois, US
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Education B.A. English
Genre Young adult fiction,
poetry
Notable awards Newbery Medal
2002

Website
 Website
lindasuepark.com

Personal life
Park was born on March 25, 1960 in
Urbana, Illinois and was raised outside
Chicago.[1] Linda Sue Park's parents
immigrated to the United States in the
1950s, for their education. Park has been
writing poetry and stories since the age of
four. Park published her first poem when
she was nine years old for Trailblazer
magazine. Through elementary and high
school, she continued to publish poems in
magazines for children and young people.
She published her very first book in 1999,
Seesaw Girl.

Park competed on the gymnastics team at

Stanford University and graduated with a
high degree in English. She also obtained
advanced degrees in literature from Trinity
College in Ireland and also from the
University of London.

Before writing her first book, Park worked

at many jobs, including public relations for
a major oil firm, food journalism for British
magazines and newspapers, and teaching
English as a second language to college
students.
Park lives with her family in Rochester,
New York.

Themes
Park is best known for her historical
fiction. With the exception of three picture
books and two novels, all of Park’s books
center upon Korean history and Korean
culture. Her first three novels are set in
ancient or medieval Korea. However, her
fourth novel, When My Name Was Keoko,
is about the more recent history of the
Japanese occupation of Korea during
World War II. Project Mulberry occurs in a
contemporary setting outside Chicago.
Park’s book, Archer’s Quest, introduces a
historical figure into modern times. Park
shares her passion for baseball in her
book, Keeping Score. Park's book, A Long
Walk to Water, features family friend Salva
Dut and his childhood experience growing
up in the Sudan as well as another
character, Nya who spends her entire day
gathering and transporting water to her
family.

Park researched her Korean heritage for

her books, demonstrated by historical
details within the story along with sections
for author’s notes and bibliographies. Her
topics feature characteristic elements of
Korean culture, including: embroidery
(Seesaw Girl); kite fighting (The Kite
Fighters); celadon pottery (A Single Shard);
silkworms (Project Mulberry); Korean food
(Bee-Bim Bop); and archery (Archer’s
Quest). She also continues to publish
poetry.

Works
Novels

Seesaw Girl (1999)

Children's Literature Choices , Best
Book 2000 List
The Kite Fighters (2000)
 Junior Library Guild Selection,
Spring 2000
Children's Literature Choices , Best
Book 2001 List
Notable Books for a Global Society
Bank Street Best Children's Book of
the Year
A Single Shard (2001)
Newbery Medal 2002
Asian/Pacific American Awards for
Literature Honorable Mention
When My Name Was Keoko (2002)
Jane Addams Honor citation
Publishers Weekly Best Books of
the Year
 School Library Journal Best Books
of the Year
Project Mulberry (2005)
Chicago Tribune Young Adult
Fiction Award
Asian/Pacific American Awards for
Literature, Honorable Mention
Archer's Quest (2006)
Click: One novel ten authors, chapter
one (2007)
Keeping Score (2008)
Storm Warning (2010), 39 Clues series
A Long Walk to Water (2010)
 The Chronicles of Harris Burdick (2011),
contributor, Illus. by Chris Van Allsburg
Trust No One (2012), 39 Clues series
Forest of Wonders (2016), Wing and
Claw trilogy, Illus. by Jennifer Black
Reinhardt
Cavern of Secrets (2017), Wing and
Claw trilogy, Illus. by Jim Madsen
Beast of Stone (2018), Wing and Claw
trilogy, Illus. by Jim Madsen

Picture Books

Mung-Mung: A Foldout Book of Animal

Sounds (2004), Illus. by Diane Bigda
The Firekeeper's Son (2004), Illus. by
Julie Downing
James and Irma Black Honour ,
2005
Asian/Pacific American Awards for
Literature, Best Illustration in
Children's Literature
Yum! Yuck!: A Foldout Book of People
Sounds From Around the World (2005),
Co-authored by Julia Durango, Illus. by
Sue Ramá
ALA Notable Children's Books, 2006
[1]
Bee-bim Bop (2005), Illus. by Ho Baek
Lee
What Does Bunny See?: A Book of
Colors and Flowers (2005), Illus. by
Maggie Smith
Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo Poems
(2007), Illus. by Istvan Banyai
The Lion and the Unicorn Prize for
Excellence in North American
Poetry
ABC Children's Booksellers Choice
Award
The Third Gift (2011), Illus. by Bagram
Ibatoulline
Xander's Panda Party (2013), Illus. by
Matt Phelan
 Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs (2016),
Illus. by Jennifer Black Reinhardt

Poetry

"On Meeting a Poet," "Changing the

Sheets," "Mobius," " Fourth-Grade
Science Project," Avatar Review, Summer
1999
"Handstand" , Atlanta Review,
Spring/Summer 2000
"Seven Sins: Portrait of an Aristocratic
Young Woman," "Irreversible Loyalty," "A
Little World," "The Ramparts at Calvi,"
The Alsop Review
 "Armchair Journey," "Hyphen," Miller's
Pond, Spring 2002
"Picturing the Words," "When the Last
Panda Died," "Tide Pool," Avatar Review,
Summer 2008

Articles

"Linda Sue Park" , The Horn Book

Magazine, July/August 2002
"Who Wrote That? Featuring Linda Sue
Park , California Kids! October 2003
"Linda Sue Park's Biography"
"Linda Sue Park: A Teacher Found" ,
Teaching PreK–8, Nov/Dec 2004

Interviews
 "An Interview with Linda Sue Park"
"Linda Sue Park: Bookfest 02" , A Library
of Congress video webcast
"Linda Sue Park Q & A"
"Linda Sue Park's Interview Transcript
from Scholastic
"A Interview With Linda Sue Park" , The
Alsop Review
"Linda Sue Park" , DownHome Books
"Author Update: Linda Sue Park"

See also

References
1. "Bio: Linda Sue Park" . Archived from
the original on 2006-12-16. Retrieved
2007-01-01.

External links
Official website

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