Carol Ryrie Brink





Carol Ryrie Brink

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born
December 28, 1895 in Moscow, Idaho, The United States

died
August 15, 1981

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Born Caroline Ryrie, American author of over 30 juvenile and adult books. Her novel Caddie Woodlawn won the 1936 Newbery Medal.

Brink was orphaned by age 8 and raised by her maternal grandmother, the model for Caddie Woodlawn. She started writing for her school newspapers and continued that in college. She attended the University of Idaho for three years before transferring to the University of California in 1917, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1918, the same year she married.

Anything Can Happen on the River, Brink's first novel, was published in 1934. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Idaho in 1965. Brink Hall, which houses the UI English Department and faculty offices, is named in her honor. Th...more


Average rating: 3.95 · 15,508 ratings · 831 reviews · 28 distinct works
Caddie Woodlawn
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 14,009 ratings — published 1935 — 23 editions
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Baby Island
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 1937 — 7 editions
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Caddie Woodlawn's Family
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 1939 — 10 editions
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The Pink Motel
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 1959 — 3 editions
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Family Sabbatical
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1956 — 2 editions
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Two Are Better Than One
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Buffalo Coat
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Winter Cottage
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions
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Family Grandstand
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1952 — 2 editions
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Andy Buckram's Tin Men
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4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1966
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Caddie Woodlawn Caddie Woodlawn's Family
Caddie Woodlawn (2 books)
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Family Grandstand Family Sabbatical
Ridgeway Family (2 books)
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4.162790697674419 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 86 ratings
“It's a strange thing, but somehow we expect more of girls than of boys. It is the sisters and wives and mothers, you know, Caddie, who keep the world sweet and beautiful. What a rough world it would be if there were only men and boys in it, doing things in their rough way! A woman's task is to teach them gentleness and courtesy and love and kindness. It's a big task, too, Caddie--harder than cutting trees or building mills or damming rivers. It takes nerve and courage and patience, but good women have those things. They have them just as much as the men who build bridges and carve roads through the wilderness. A woman's work is something fine and noble to grow up to, and it is just as important as a man's.”
Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn

“How far I've come! I'm the same girl and yet not the same. I wonder if it's always like that? Folks keep growing from one person into another all their lives, and life is just a lot of everyday adventures. Well, whatever life is, I like it.”
Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn

“It was a hard struggle, but what I have in life I have earned with my own hands. I have done well, and I have an honest man's honest pride. I want no lands and honors which I have not won by my own good sense and industry.”
Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn

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