Patti Kim (writer)

Patti Kim (born 1970) is a Korean American writer, a Diane Cleaver fellow and the author of the award-winning novel A Cab Called Reliable (St. Martin's Press), children's picture book Here I am (Capstone), and middle grade novel, I'm OK (Simon & Schuster).^[1]

Biography

Patti Kim was born in Busan, South Korea, and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1974 when she was four years old. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1992 and an Master of Fine Arts in 1995.

Bibliography

• A Cab Called Reliable, St. Martin's Griffin, 1998^[2][3][4]
• Here I am, Capstone 2013
• I'm OK, Atheneum Books at Simon & Schuster

Awards and Recognition

• EmpathyLab Editors' Pick for inclusion in its "2018 Read for Empathy Guide". (February 2018) (2014)
• [http://www.nappaawards.com/about National P
• GOLD Winner for Picture Books, Family Choice Awards (2014)
• National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA) (2014)
• Tillywig Brainchild Award (2014)
• Best Children’s Book of the Year by Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education (2014)
• Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominee (2014)
• Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books (2013)
• Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Books About Family & Friends (2013)
• IndieFab Book of the Year Award (2013)
• Diane Cleaver Fellow at Ledig House
• Book-of-the-Month Club’s Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction
• Honorable Mention by Huffington Post Books
• Towson University Prize for Fiction 1997

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