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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: 4.11 · 890,367 ratings · 76,157 reviews · 163 distinct works • Similar authors

	Because of Winn-Dixie 4.10 avg rating — 278,779 ratings — published 2000 — 152 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) 4.08 avg rating — 213,543 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author), Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 121,787 ratings — published 2006 — 5 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 — 53,162 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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 — 32,841 ratings — published 2001 — 38 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) 3.87 avg rating — 27,385 ratings — published 2009 — 79 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 — 22,596 ratings — published 2016 — 62 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 4.27 avg rating — 13,851 ratings — published 2018 — 32 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 — 13,838 ratings — published 2005 — 34 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 (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 10,833 ratings — published 2021 — 34 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)
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)

4.08 avg rating — 43,607 ratings

Mercy Watson (11 books)
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author),

Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)

4.17 avg rating — 41,755 ratings

Tales from Deckawoo Drive (9 books)
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author),

Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)

4.18 avg rating — 12,197 ratings

Bink & Gollie (4 books)
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author),

Alison McGhee (Goodreads Author),

Tony Fucile (Illustrator)

4.13 avg rating — 12,268 ratings

The Norendy Tales (4 books)
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author),

Julie Morstad (Illustrator),

Júlia Sardà (Illustrator),

Sophie Blackall (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

4.19 avg rating — 10,348 ratings

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