McCormick studied fiction writing at The New School in New York City and went on to publish critically acclaimed books for young adults. McCormick worked as a reporter for daily newspapers, and went into magazine journalism where she wrote book and movie reviews. By: Monika Book/Movie Report 681 Words Decem 782 Views. Search Essays Sign up Sign in Blog Contact us Tweet Index / Literature.

It has 151 pages and was published in 2000. She worked as an assistant press secretary to the Governor of Pennsylvania from 1974-78, then went to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. The book I read is called Cut, by Patricia McCormick. McCormick grew up in central Pennsylvania, went to Catholic grade school, high school, then Rosemont College. Her Parents send her away to a mental home called Sea Pines, but all the patients call it Sick Minds. Callie has a hard time talking about her feelings, so instead she cuts herself with a razor. The story is about a 15 year old girl named Callie.

Patricia McCormick, a two-time National Book Award finalist, is the author of five critically acclaimed novels – Never Fall Down, a novel based on the true story of an 11-year-old boy who survived the Killing Fields of Cambodia by playing music Purple Heart, a suspenseful psychological novel that explores the killing of a 10-year-old boy in Iraq Sold, a deeply moving account of sexual trafficking My Brother’s Keeper, a realistic view of teenage substance abuse and Cut, an intimate portrait of one girl’s struggle with self-injury. The book I read is called Cut, by Patricia McCormick.

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