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Kate DiCamillo

Autor(a) de Because of Winn-Dixie

74+ Works 67,213 Membros 2,474 Críticas 66 Favorited

About the Author

Kate DiCamillo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 25, 1964. She received an English degree from the University of Florida. At the age of thirty, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and worked for a book warehouse on the children's floor. After working there for four and a half years, mostrar mais she fell in love with children's books and began writing. DiCamillo wrote the 2001 Newbery-honor book, Because of Winn-Dixie, which was adapted into a film in 2005. In 2004, she won the Newbery Medal for The Tale of Despereaux, which was also adapted into a movie in 2008, and for Flora and Ulysses in 2013. Her other works include the Mercy Watson series, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and The Magician's Elephant. She was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress for the term 2014-2015. Kate's title, Raymie Nightingale, mde the New York Times bestseller list in 2016. mostrar menos

Séries

Obras por Kate DiCamillo

Because of Winn-Dixie (2000) 15,085 exemplares
The Tiger Rising (2001) 5,318 exemplares
The Magician's Elephant (2009) 2,913 exemplares
Mercy Watson to the Rescue (2005) 2,474 exemplares
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (2006) 1,839 exemplares
Mercy Watson Fights Crime (2006) 1,550 exemplares
Raymie Nightingale (2016) 1,543 exemplares
Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig (2008) 1,414 exemplares
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise (2007) 1,359 exemplares
Bink & Gollie (2010) 942 exemplares
Great Joy (2007) 700 exemplares
Louisiana's Way Home (2018) 626 exemplares
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up (2014) 552 exemplares
The Beatryce Prophecy (2021) 388 exemplares
Bink & Gollie: Two for One (2012) 373 exemplares
Beverly, Right Here (2019) 333 exemplares
Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? (2016) 282 exemplares
A Piglet Named Mercy (2019) 257 exemplares
Good Rosie! (2018) 167 exemplares
La La La: A Story of Hope (2017) 137 exemplares
The Puppets of Spelhorst (2023) 120 exemplares
A Very Mercy Christmas (2022) 58 exemplares
Ferris (2024) 25 exemplares
The Kate DiCamillo Collection (2010) 12 exemplares
Because of Winn-Dixie Plush Dog (2005) 3 exemplares
Orris and Timble: The Beginning (2024) 2 exemplares
Your Question for Author Here (2011) — Autor — 2 exemplares
Despero'nun Oykusu (2015) 1 exemplar
Books 1 exemplar
A LENDA DE DESPEREAUX (2006) 1 exemplar
Mercy Watson 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Charlotte's Web (1952) — Prefácio, algumas edições35,951 exemplares
Guys Read: Funny Business (2010) — Contribuidor — 687 exemplares
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out (2008) — Contribuidor — 342 exemplares
Because of Winn-Dixie [2005 film] (2005) — Original book — 310 exemplares
The Tale of Despereaux [2008 animated film] (2008) — Original book — 245 exemplares
The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection (2018) — Contribuidor — 96 exemplares
The Exquisite Corpse Adventure (2011) — Contribuidor — 61 exemplares
The Shop Dogs of Parnassus — Introdução — 2 exemplares
Flora & Ulysses [2021 film] (2021) — Original book — 2 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal
DiCamillo, Katrina Elizabeth
Data de nascimento
1964-03-25
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Locais de residência
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Clermont, Florida, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Educação
University of Florida (English)
Ocupações
writer
author
novelist
Prémios e menções honrosas
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature (2014-2015)

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Kate DiCamillo's writing journey has been a truly remarkable one. She grew up in Florida and moved to Minnesota in her twenties, when homesickness and a bitter winter led her to write Because of Winn-Dixie -- her first published novel, which became a runaway bestseller and snapped up a Newbery Honor. The Tiger Rising, her second novel, was also set in Florida and went on to become a National Book Award finalist. Since then, the best-selling author has explored settings as varied as a medieval castle and a magician's theater while continuing to enjoy great success, winning two Newbery Medals and being named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. She now has almost 30 million books in print worldwide.

Now, for the first time ever, Kate DiCamillo is returning to the world of a previous novel to tell us more about a character whom her fans already know and love. In Louisiana's Way Home, set two years after the events of National Book Award finalist Raymie Nightingale, she picks up the story of Raymie's friend Louisiana Elefante, who uncovers difficult truths about her past -- and makes choices that will determine her future.

Kate DiCamillo's books' themes of hope and belief amid impossible circumstances and their messages of shared humanity and connectedness have resonated with readers of all ages around the world. In her instant #1 New York Times bestseller The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, a haughty china rabbit undergoes a profound transformation after finding himself face down on the ocean floor -- lost and waiting to be found. The Tale of Despereaux -- the Newbery Medal-winning novel that later inspired an animated adventure from Universal Pictures -- stars a tiny mouse with exceptionally large ears who is driven by love to become an unlikely hero. The Magician's Elephant, an acclaimed and exquisitely paced fable, dares to ask the question What if? And Kate DiCamillo's second Newbery Medal winner, Flora & Ulysses, was released in 2013 to great acclaim, garnering five starred reviews and an instant spot on the New York Times bestseller list.

Born in Philadelphia but raised in the South, Kate DiCamillo now lives in Minneapolis, where she faithfully writes two pages a day, five days a week.

Membros

Críticas

First sentence: It was the summer before Emma Phineas Wilkey (who everyone called Ferris) went into fifth grade. It was the summer that the ghost appeared to Charisse, the summer that Ferris's sister, Pinky Wilkey, devoted herself to becoming an outlaw, and the summer that Uncle Ted left Aunt Shirley and moved into the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world. It was the summer that Ferris's best friend, Billy Jackson, played a song called "Mysterious Barricades" over and over again on the piano. Billy Jackson loved music. The very first sentence he had ever spoken to Ferris, was, "I hear piano music in my head all the time, and, I wonder, would it be all right if I held on to your hand?"

Premise/plot: Ferris is Kate DiCamillo's newest children's book. I would say the book is timeless, but, what I truly mean is that the book exists out of time. It could almost be any and every time period. So what is it about? The recurring theme or message is that every story is a love story, or, every good story is a love story. It is very much a story celebrating family and friends and community. Ferris isn't particularly "troubled;" she isn't facing an extraordinary problem that she has to overcome. There are no gigantic, looming conflicts. And THAT is a trend I'd love to see in children's books now and then.

Ferris' grandmother is seeing a ghost, AND has recently been diagnosed with [congestive] heart failure. When she learns from her grandmother that the ghost wants to see the chandelier lighted so that her husband can find her, Ferris sets about doing just that. It isn't so much fulfilling a ghost's wish as it is fulfilling her grandmother's wish too. This is, I suppose, the "big" plot point of the book, but the book has scores of LOVELY quiet moments, ordinary moments, lovely moments where Ferris is just living life. They aren't always calm, peaceful, relaxed moments. But they are the little moments that make up a life.

My thoughts: The writing was solidly good. I do tend to love and adore her writing. I enjoyed the characters. I LOVED the relationships. I think the highlight, for me, are the many, many relationships we get to explore in this one. Do I love the ghost aspect? Not really. Is it a big enough subtraction that I dislike the book? No.
… (mais)
 
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blbooks | Mar 14, 2024 |
Quite subtle and touching. A bit odd that it takes a fling squirrel to help people get to know each other, but, somehow, in the context of this book, believable
 
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cspiwak | 198 outras críticas | Mar 6, 2024 |
An interesting book. I definitely enjoyed it, but wasn’t sure what to make of it as I read. First the mouse completely cast out and unloved by his family, then a light loving rat dragged over to the dark side… topped by someone who sells ther child into slavery and the child is beaten until nearly deaf… I know I read things like that as a child and thought nothing of it…. Fairytale content shocked my adult mind. Still, it held my interest and things were generally satisfying by the end
 
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cspiwak | 545 outras críticas | Mar 6, 2024 |
**3.5 Stars**

Such a nostalgic read. Does the entire thing hold up now that I’m reading it as an adult. No. There are parts that I can reflect on and say hmmm maybe thats not the greatest thing ever. Is it clearly a book written for children. Yes. Does it still make me feel good reading it because it reminds me of sitting in my elementary school library. Yes. In the grand scheme of things it's a sweet story about love, light, and hope, as well as at the end of the day, nothing is more important than soup.… (mais)
 
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clougreen | 545 outras críticas | Feb 22, 2024 |

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Obras
74
Also by
10
Membros
67,213
Popularidade
#200
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
2,474
ISBN
951
Línguas
21
Marcado como favorito
66

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