Author Spotlight: Kate DiCamillo

Winner of two Newbery Awards (Flora and Ulysses, 2013 and The Tale of Despereaux 2003), two Newbery Honor Awards (Because of Winn Dixie 2000 and Raymie Nightingale 2016), and the National Book Award (The Tiger Rising 2001), Kate DiCamillo seems unstoppable in her storytelling prowess.

She has always thought of herself as a writer and encourages others to read and write passionately.

The titles above are all novels of hers but she has several books and series available for a younger audience.




Here is a synopsis of her latest novel:

When Louisiana Elefante’s granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn’t overly worried. After all, Granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. This time, Granny intends for them never to return. Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and Granny) and find a way home. But as Louisiana’s life becomes entwined with the lives of the people of a small Georgia town—including a surly motel owner, a walrus-like minister, and a mysterious boy with a crow on his shoulder—she starts to worry that she is destined only for good-byes. (Which could be due to the curse on Louisiana's and Granny’s heads. But that is a story for another time.)