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Wikipedia / Patrick Carman

Patrick Carman (born February 27, 1966, in Salem, Oregon) is an American writer and a graduate of Willamette University.

Carman's first book, The Dark Hills Divide, was published in 2005 The book, and the subsequent books in the same series (The Land of Elyon), were all New York Times bestsellers. The Land of Elyon has been translated into over twenty languages. The series was nominated for many state and national awards.

Carman followed the five-book Elyon series with the Atherton trilogy, which was shortlisted for the Texas Bluebonnet. Over two dozen books followed across middle grade and YA, including award-winning bestsellers Skeleton Creek, Floors, Pulse, Dark Eden, and Fizzopolis.

Carman is a public speaker who presents at national events throughout the year including the National Book Festival, the LA Book Festival, and the School Library Journal Summit. He has also spoken to over a million students at 2500+ schools across the country. On March 5, 2011, Patrick Carman gave a TED talk about 21st-Century literacy. He started an annual event in his own hometown, Walla Walla Kids Read, as a blueprint for literacy in rural communities.

Awards

Texas Bluebonnet Award master list

  • 2020: Mr. Gedrick and Me

Parents Choice Award, US

  • 2015: Floors

Rhode Island Children's Book Award, Nominee

  • 2015: Floors

Official Selection, Story Lab Summer Reading Program, UK

  • 2015: Floors

2011 New Mexico Land of Enchantment

  • 2011: Skeleton Creek

  • 2008: The Dark Hills Divide

  • 2008-2009: The Dark Hills Divide

Children's Book Council nominee

  • 2010: The Crossbones

  • 2010: Thirteen Days to Midnight

YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers list

  • 2011: Thirteen Days to Midnight

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards

  • 2010-2011: Skeleton Creek

Delaware Diamonds Booklist

  • 2010-2011: Skeleton Creek

Oregon Battle of the Books List

  • 2010-2011: Skeleton Creek

  • 2008-2009: The Dark Hills Divide

  • 2008-2009: Atherton: The House of Power

Truman Award Nominee

  • 2009-2010: Atherton

National E.B. White Award Nominee

  • 2008: Atherton

National Lamplighter Award

  • 2008: Beyond the Valley of Thorns

  • 2007: The Dark Hills Divide

Wyoming Statewide Soaring Eagle Book Award short list

  • 2009: Atherton: House of Power

Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Program short list

  • 2008-2009: The Land of Elyon

  • 2008-2009: Elliot's Park

New Hampshire Isinglass Teen Book Award Short List

  • 2008: Atherton: The House of Power

  • VOYA's 2008 Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers List

National Literacy Explore New Worlds Booklist (1 of 20 books chosen by the Library of Congress)

  • Land of Elyon

The Texas Bluebonnet Award (shortlist)

  • 2008: Atherton: The House of Power

Junior Library Guild Premier Selection

  • 2008: Atherton: The House of Power

Kids Wings Award recipient

  • 2008: Atherton: The House of Power

Cochecho Readers Award

  • 2005-2006: The Dark Hills Divide

Great Stone Face Award nominee

  • 2006: The Dark Hills Divide

Indian Paintbrush Award nominee

  • 2005-2006: The Dark Hills Divide

Black-Eyed Susan Award nominee

  • 2006-2007: The Dark Hills Divide

Waukesha County Kids Choice Award nominee

  • 2006: The Dark Hills Divide

  • 2007: Beyond the Valley of Thorns

The Children's Crown Award nominee

  • 2006-2007: The Dark Hills Divide

iParenting Media Award

  • 2005: The Dark Hills Divide

Colorado Children's Book Award nominee

  • 2007: Beyond the Valley of Thorns

Bibliography

Novels

The Land of ElyonThe Land of Elyon Series

Atherton: The House of PowerAtherton Series

Elliot's ParkElliot's Park Series

Skeleton Creek (novel)Skeleton Creek Series

Trackers (book series)Trackers series

  • Trackers (2010)

  • Trackers: Shantorian (2011)

3:15 Series

Dark Eden Series

Floors Series

Pulse Series

  • Pulse (2014)

  • Tremor (2015)

  • Quake (2016)

Fizzopolis Series

Towervale Series

Bonkers! Series

References