Paula Yoo

A graduate of Yale and Columbia Universities, Paula Yoo is a former journalist who has worked for the Detroit News , Seattle Times , and People magazine; a screenwriter whose credits include Supergirl , Mozart in the Jungle , and The West Wing ; and a professional violinist who has played with both classical orchestras and contemporary rock bands. Her many books for children and young adults include the novel Good Enough , an Asian/Pacific American Award Honor book, and From a Whisper to a...See more

A graduate of Yale and Columbia Universities, Paula Yoo is a former journalist who has worked for the Detroit News , Seattle Times , and People magazine; a screenwriter whose credits include Supergirl , Mozart in the Jungle , and The West Wing ; and a professional violinist who has played with both classical orchestras and contemporary rock bands. Her many books for children and young adults include the novel Good Enough , an Asian/Pacific American Award Honor book, and From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry , which won the 2021 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Nonfiction and was longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She lives in Los Angeles, California. See less