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Kate DiCamillo

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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States

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Kate DiCamillo, the newly named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2014–2015, says about stories, “When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another.” Born in Philadelphia, the author lives in Minneapolis, where she faithfully writes two pages a day, five days a week.

Kate DiCamillo's own journey is something of a dream come true. After moving to Minnesota from Florida in her twenties, homesickness and a bitter winter helped inspire Because of Winn-Dixie - her first published novel, which, remarkably, became a runaway bestseller and snapped up a Newbery Honor. "After the Newbery committee called me, I spent the whole day walking into walls," she says. "I was stunned. And very, ver ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 778,104 ratings · 64,742 reviews · 109 distinct works • Similar authors

	Because of Winn-Dixie 4.08 avg rating — 249,109 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author), Timothy Basil Ering (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 193,225 ratings — published 2003 — 156 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author), Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator) 4.37 avg rating — 104,747 ratings — published 2006 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author), K.G. Campbell (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 49,036 ratings — published 2013 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tiger Rising 3.84 avg rating — 28,508 ratings — published 2001 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author), Yoko Tanaka (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 25,155 ratings — published 2009 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raymie Nightingale 3.95 avg rating — 20,595 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Louisiana's Way Home 4.28 avg rating — 11,969 ratings — published 2018 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author), Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 12,406 ratings — published 2005 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author), Sophie Blackall (illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 8,555 ratings — published 2021 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I have a memory of being maybe eight or nine years old and stepping outside a ho...

I have a memory of being maybe eight or nine years old and stepping outside a house in Philadelphia early one morning.
I had been sent to collect blueberries for that mornings pancakes.
There were several blueberry bushes right by the driveway.
I picked a blueberry and ate it, and then I picked and ate another one and another one.
It was very early in the morning.
The sun had just come up.
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Series by Kate DiCamillo

Three Rancheros (3 books)
by

Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)

4.08 avg rating — 38,552 ratings

Mercy Watson (9 books)
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author),

Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)

4.16 avg rating — 35,580 ratings

Bink & Gollie (3 books)
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author),

Alison McGhee (Goodreads Author),

Tony Fucile (Illustrator)

4.13 avg rating — 11,993 ratings

Tales from Deckawoo Drive (6 books)
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author),

Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)

4.17 avg rating — 9,568 ratings

Susan Orlean, the author of The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession and staff writer for The New Yorker, is back on bookshelves...

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Now that we have a Mock Newbery medal we can pick an honor book.

Which book would you choose to receive an honor award for our Mock Newbery?

Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool

21 votes 22.6%

Doll Bones by Holly Black

20 votes 21.5%

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt

13 votes 14.0%

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

13 votes 14.0%

The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata

10 votes 10.8%

Far Far Away by Tom McNeal

6 votes 6.5%

The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes

5 votes 5.4%

Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo

5 votes 5.4%

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