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Patricia Beatty


Born
in Portland, Oregon, The United States
August 26, 1922

Genre
Children's Books, Historical Fiction


Patricia Beatty (1922 - 1991) was an American author of award-winning children's and young adult historical fiction novels.

She 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.

She wrote over 50 novels, and co-write 10 of them with her husband, John L. Beatty.

Beatty died in Riverside, California in 1991. ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 5,454 ratings · 550 reviews · 63 distinct works • Similar authors
Turn Homeward, Hannalee
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3.87 avg rating — 2,065 ratings — published 1984 — 16 editions
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Lupita Mañana
3.44 avg rating — 755 ratings — published 1981 — 15 editions
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Bonanza Girl
3.56 avg rating — 503 ratings — 16 editions
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Charley Skedaddle
3.61 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 1987 — 20 editions
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Who Comes with Cannons?
3.69 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions
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Wait for Me, Watch for Me, ...
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3.96 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 1978 — 7 editions
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Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee (...
3.81 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1988 — 9 editions
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Jayhawker
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3.84 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions
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The Nickel-Plated Beauty
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O the Red Rose Tree
4.02 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1972 — 10 editions
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