Meet the Author: Kate DiCamillo

After college, Kate wrote mostly short stories for adults, submitted them, and collected hundreds of rejection letters. During a long, cold Minnesota winter, Kate felt homesick and wrote a story for kids that took place in the warm South. That story, Because of Winn-Dixie, was not only published; it received a prestigious Newbery Honor. When The Tale of Despereaux won the Newbery Medal, Kate solidified her place as one of today's most popular authors for young people.

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