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Kate DiCamillo
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American children's writer (born 1964)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1964-03-25
- Works
- 103
Top works
- Mercy Watson: Three Rollicking Pig Tales
- הפילה של הקוסם
- Hotel Balzaar
- The Tale of Despareux
- מרסי ווטסון מצילה את המצב
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Film & TV
Writing · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an American author of children's fiction. She has published over 25 novels, including Because of Winn-Dixie (2000), The Tiger Rising (2001), The Tale of Despereaux (2003), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006), The Magician's Elephant (2009), the Mercy Watson series (2005—2022), and Flora & Ulysses (2013).
Known for
- Flora & Ulysses — Kate2021
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1964
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 210
- Total plays
- 8,463
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,594x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,790x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,975x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,997x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,241x
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Quotes
- “The world is dark and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.”
- “Despereaux looked down at the book, and something remarkable happened. The marks on the pages, the "squiggles" as Merlot referred to them, arranged themselves into shapes. The shapes arranged themselves into words, and the words spelled out a delicious and wonderful phrase: Once upon a time”
- “Despereaux did not know it, but he would need, very soon, to be brave himself.”
- “Reader, you may ask this question; in fact, you must ask this question: Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful human princess named Pea? The answer is... yes. Of course, it's ridiculous. Love is ridiculous.”
- “Despereaux marveled at his own bravery. He admired his own defiance. And then, reader, he fainted. :(”
- “"Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light."”
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Key facts
- Born
- Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo , ( 1964-03-25 ) March 25, 1964 (age 62) , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Occupation
- Writer
- Genre
- Children's fiction
- Notable works
- Because of Winn-Dixie (2000) The Tiger Rising (2001) The Tale of Despereaux (2003) The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006) The Magician's Elephant (2009) Flora & Ulysses (2013) Mercy Watson series (2005—2022)
- Notable awards
- Newbery Medal , 2004, 2014 , National Ambassador for Young People's Literature , 2014–15
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Encyclopedic overview
Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an American author of children's fiction. She has published over 25 novels, including Because of Winn-Dixie (2000), The Tiger Rising (2001), The Tale of Despereaux (2003), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006), The Magician's Elephant (2009), the Mercy Watson series (2005–2022), and Flora & Ulysses (2013). Her books have sold around 37 million copies. Four have been developed into films and two have been adapted into musical settings. The Tale of Despereaux and Flora & Ulysses won the Newbery Medal, making DiCamillo one of seven authors to have won two Newbery Medals.
Born in Philadelphia, DiCamillo moved to Clermont, Florida, as a child, where she grew up. She earned an English degree from the University of Florida, Gainesville, and spent several years working entry-level jobs in Clermont before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1994. In Minnesota, DiCamillo worked in a book warehouse and attempted to get a book published. Her first book to be accepted for publication was Because of Winn-Dixie, which was critically and commercially successful. DiCamillo then left her job to become a full-time author.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kate DiCamillo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.