Linda Sue Park

Linda Sue Park is a Korean-American children’s literature poet and novelist. Park was born on March 25, 1960, in Urbana, Illinois. She was educated at Stanford University, California; Trinity College, Dublin; and Birkbeck College, London. Many of her books are written about Korean ethnicity. She was a food journalist from 1985 to 1990. She taught English as a second language from 1985 to 2001. Park enjoys cooking, reading, and watching movies and sports in her free time."Linda Sue Park." Authors and Artists for Young Adults. Vol. 49. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Biography in Context. Web. Accessed 23 Mar. 2015.

Publications
 Seesaw Girl; 1999
 The Kite Fighters; 2000
 A Single Shard; 2001
 When My Name Was Keoko: A Novel of Korea in World War II; 2002
 The Firekeeper’s Son; 2004
 Mung-mung: A Foldout Book of Animal Sounds; 2004
 What Does Bunny See? A Book of Colors and Flowers; 2005
 Project Mulberry; 2005
 Bee-bim Bop!; 2008
 Archer’s Quest; 2006
 Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo; 2007
 Keeping Score; 2008
 A Long Walk to Water; 2010
 Storm Warning; 2010
 Trust No One; 2012

Awards
 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing designation, New York Public Library: 1999, for Seesaw Girl and 2004, for The Firekeeper's Son 
 2005, for Bee-bim Bop!
 Newbery Medal for Project Mulberry
 Jane Addams Peace Prize Honor Award, 2003, for A Single Shard;
 Irma S and James H. Black Award finalist 2004, for When My Name Was Keoko
 2004, and CCBC Choice designation, and Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year designation, both 2005, for The Firekeeper's Son
 Chicago Tribune Young-Adult Fiction Prize, and Notable Books for a Global Society designation, and Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year designation, and CCBC Choice designation 2005 and 2006 for Project Mulberry
 ALA Notable Children's Books designation 2006, for Yum! Yuck!
 Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year designation 2006, for What Does Bunny See?
 Lion and the Unicorn Prize for Excellence in North American Poetry (2007), Book Sense Award finalist (2007), ABC Children's Booksellers Choice Award (2007), ALA Notable Book designation, 2008, nominated for various state reading association awards lists for Tap Dancing on the Roof

References

 Carlson, Ann D. "Park, Linda Sue." World Book Student. World Book, 2015. Web. Accessed 23 Mar. 2015.
 "Linda Sue Park." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Biography in Context. Web. Accessed 23 Mar. 2015.

Category:Writers from Illinois
Category:1960 births
Category:Living people