Park, Linda Sue, 1960-

Linda Sue Park (born December 10, 1960) is a Korean-American author who published her first novel, Seesaw Girl,[2] in 1999. She has written six children's novels and five picture books. Park's work achieved prominence when she received the prestigious 2002 Newbery Medal for her novel A Single Shard.[2] She has written the ninth book in The 39 Clues, Storm Warning,[2] published on May 25, 2010. Linda Sue Park was born on December 10, 1960, in Urbana, Illinois, and was raised outside Chicago.[3] Park competed on the gymnastics team at Stanford University and graduated with a high degree in English. She also obtained advanced degrees in literature from Trinity College in Ireland and also from the University of London.

Before writing her first book, Park worked at many jobs, including public relations for a major oil firm, food journalism for British magazines and newspapers, and teaching English as a second language to college students.

Park lives with her family in Rochester, New York.

Linda Sue Park was born on March 25, 1960 in Urbana, Illinois to parents who had immigrated to the United States from South Korea. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in English and went on to purspue advanced degrees in literature from Trinity College and the University of London. Her first novel, Seesaw Girl, came out in 1999; her 2001 novel A Single Shardreceived the Newbery Medal in 2002. She currently lives in Rochester, New
York with her family.