Pam Muñoz Ryan is the celebrated author of more than 30 books for young readers, including Esperanza Rising, The Dreamer, Riding Freedom, and most recently, Echo, which was a New York Times bestseller and a Newbery Honor winner.
We sat down with Pam and her editor, Tracy Mack, to talk about the writing
process behind Echo, the insipration for Esperanza Rising, and some of the themes of social justice that are often present in Pam's novels.
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