Patricia Beatty was born in Portland, Oregon, and was a longtime
resident of southern California. After graduating from college, she
taught high school English and history, and later held various
positions as a science and technical librarian and also as a
children's librarian. She taught Writing Fiction for Children at
several branches of the University of California.
Patricia Beatty is the author of many popular and award-winning
children's books, including such NCSS Notable Children's Trade
Books in the Field of Social Studies as Eight Mules from Monterey;
Behave Yourself, Bethany Brant; Turn Homeward, Hannalee; Be Ever
Hopeful, Hannalee; and Jayhawker. Her novel Lupita Ma�ana is a Jane
Addams Children's Book Award honor book, and Charley Skedaddle won
the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.
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