Patricia Hruby Powell
School District 4, 116
Patricia Hruby Powell, formerly a dancer/choreographer, then a storyteller, is now an award winning author of children’s and young adult books including Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Chronicle 2014); Loving vs. Virginia (Chronicle 2017); Struttin’ With Some Barbecue (Charlesbridge 2018) and Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker (Simon & Schuster McElderry 2020).
