Sonia Patel is an American psychiatrist and author of young adult novels.
Biography Patel is a first-generation Indian immigrant.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Stanford University and her medical degree from the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Patel works in Hawai'i on the islands of Oahu and Molokai. She primarily works with young adults who exhibit "emotional issues with behavioral manifestations, gender and/or sexuality issues, abuse of all types, and/or family conflicts, to improve their self-worth, relationships, decision-making, and moods." She also works with families to "resolve complicated family systems issues."
She lives on the Hawaiian island of Oahu with her spouse, two children, and dog.
Publications
Rani Patel in Full Effect, published October 11, 2016 by Cinco Puntos Press Jaya and Rasa: A Love Story, published September 12, 2017 by Cinco Puntos Press Bloody Seoul, published July 2, 2019 by Cinco Puntos Press Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up, expected to be published in 2023 by Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books Ab(solutely) Normal, edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter and Rocky Callen, expected to be published in 2023 by Candlewick Press
Awards and honors YearTitleAward/HonorResultCite2017Rani Patel in Full EffectYALSA's Popular Paperbacks for Young AdultsTop 10 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Nominee American Library Association's Amelia Bloomer ListSelection Texas Library Association Top 10 Teen BooksTop 10 2016BookExpo America Editor's Buzz Selection Kirkus Reviews Best Teen BooksSelection New York Public Library 50 Best Teen BooksSelection BookPage Best Teen Book of 2016Top 10 Multnomah County Library Best Books of 2016Selection Volumes Bookcafe Staff's Best 20 of 2016Top 20
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