Pam Munoz Ryan

Award-winning author Pam Munoz Ryan writes books for adults, picture books for children, and novels for older students. Her works include Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride, Becoming Naomi Leon, The Dreamer, Esperanza Rising, Paint the Wind, and Riding Freedom, which have garnered, among countless accolades, the Pura Belpre medal, the Jane Addams Award, and the Schneider Family Award.

A Pinky Is a Baby Mouse

by Pam Munoz Ryan

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction, Rhymes

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

A True Patriot: The Journal of William Thomas Emerson, a Revolutionary War Patriot

by Pam Munoz Ryan

Interest Level: Grades 5 - 9

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction

Resources: No

Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Brian Selznick

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.4

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Armadillos Sleep in Dugouts: And Other Places Animals Live

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Diane deGroat

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 6

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction, Poetry and Rhymes

Resources: No

Becoming Naomi Leon

by Pam Munoz Ryan

Interest Level: Grades 5 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Buddy Trouble

by Pam Munoz Ryan

Interest Level: Grades K - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 3

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Resources: No

California Here We Come!

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Kay Salem

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction, Poetry and Rhymes

Resources: No

Cornelia and the Great Snake Escape

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Julia Denos

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.0

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

Cornelia and the Show-and-Tell Showdown

by Pam Munoz Ryan

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.4

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Esperanza Rising

by Pam Munoz Ryan

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.5

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Hello Ocean

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Mark Astrella

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.1

Genre/Theme: Poetry and Rhymes, Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

How Do You Raise a Raisin?

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Craig McFarland Brown

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Mice and Beans

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.7

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Multicultural

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Nacho and Lolita

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Claudia Rueda

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.8

Genre/Theme: Animal Stories

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Paint the Wind

by Pam Munoz Ryan

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 6

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.5

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Riding Freedom

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Brian Selznick

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 6

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.8

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

School Rules

by Pam Munoz Ryan

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Crayon Counting Book

by Pam Munoz Ryan

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Genre/Theme: Functional and How-To, General Nonfiction

Resources: No

The Dreamer

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Peter Sis

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.7

Genre/Theme: Biography, Historical Fiction, Multicultural

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Flag We Love

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Ralph Masiello

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.3

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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Pam Munoz Ryan

A Pinky Is a Baby Mouse

A True Patriot: The Journal of William Thomas Emerson, a Revolutionary War Patriot

Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride

Armadillos Sleep in Dugouts: And Other Places Animals Live

Becoming Naomi Leon

Buddy Trouble

California Here We Come!

Cornelia and the Great Snake Escape

Cornelia and the Show-and-Tell Showdown

Esperanza Rising

Hello Ocean

How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Mice and Beans

Nacho and Lolita

Paint the Wind

Riding Freedom

School Rules

The Crayon Counting Book

The Dreamer

The Flag We Love

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