TIME magazine included it on a list of the best 100 young adult books of all time. and has been translated into a dozen languages. Now 20 years old, the novel is a “Common Core” fixture in school districts across the U.S. Her best-known work, “Esperanza Rising,” is an immigrant tale with a twist: It’s a riches-to-rags story. The books have won numerous awards and often defy easy categorization. Over the course of a 26-year writing career, in 30-plus books for children and middle-grade readers, the Encinitas author has unearthed little-known bits of history and woven them into stories of hope, courage and resilience. She’s spent much of her adult life returning the favor. When Pam Muñoz Ryan was growing up, books helped her make sense of the world. Spotlighted is Pam Muñoz Ryan, the award-winning author and former Escondido school teacher known for her multicultural approach in the more than 30 books she’s written, including the highly praised “Esperanza Rising.” Here are 26 other women in the arts you should know. The fifth installment of this series pays tribute to women in the arts - the creators and performers who have fed the imagination, challenged assumptions, entertained, enlightened and enlivened the world around them. The San Diego Union-Tribune and the Women’s Museum of California are celebrating a century of female achievement in San Diego to mark the 100th year of women’s suffrage in America.
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