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::''For other, similarly named persons, see Pat McCormick (disambiguation)'' Patricia McCormick (born May 23, 1956) is an American journalist and writer of realistic fiction for young adults. She has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award. ==Career== McCormick graduated from Rosemont College in 1974–1978. McCormick earned an MS from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1985–1986 and an MFA from the New School in 1999. She currently lives in New York City. McCormick is a frequent contributor to several magazines and newspapers, including ''The New York Times'', ''Ladies Home Journal'', ''Town & Country'', and ''Reader's Digest''.〔("Author Chat with Patricia McCormick" ). New York Public Library.〕 Her books rely heavily on research and interviews. To write her novel ''Sold'', McCormick traveled to the brothels of India and the mountain villages of Nepal to interview survivors of sex trafficking. For her book Never Fall Down, she spent a month in Cambodia with a survivor of the Khmer Rouge Genocide.〔(Book Inspires Students to Raise Money For Women in India ) Rochester Homepage〕 She is currently working with Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban for standing up for her right to an education. The book, "I am Malala: the girl who stood up for education and changed the world," is due out in August 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patricia McCormick (author)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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