Susan Patron
Born1948 (age 7576)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died2023 (2024)[1]
OccupationWriter, librarian
NationalityAmerican
GenreFiction, children's literature
Notable worksThe Higher Power of Lucky
Notable awardsNewbery Medal
2007
SpouseRene Patron

Susan Patron (1948 – October 24, 2023[1]) is an American author of children's books.[2] In 2007, she won the Newbery Award for The Higher Power of Lucky.[3] Her first children's book, Burgoo Stew, was published in 1990. It was followed by three more picture books and the book Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe, which won the 1993 Parent's Choice Award. Patron published a sequel to The Higher Power of Lucky called Lucky Breaks (Simon & Schuster, March, 2009), and then followed it up with the third and final book in Lucky's Hard Pan Trilogy, Lucky For Good (Simon & Schuster, August, 2011).

Patron was the Juvenile Materials Collection Development Manager at the Los Angeles Public Library until her retirement in March 2007.[4] She was a Senior Librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library, where she began in 1972.

She reviews children's literature, has taught and lectured on the subject, and has served on boards and committees in the field including the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Patron died on October 24, 2023.[1] She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Rene Albert Patron, an accomplished bookbinder.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Remembering Susan Patron". SCBWI. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  2. "Susan Patron - About Me". www.susanpatron.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. "Newbery Medal Winners, 1922 - Present". Association for Library Service to Children. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  4. "Susan Patron". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. "Remembering Susan Patron". SCBWI. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
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