Clare Vanderpool

Clare Vanderpool
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
Notable worksMoon Over Manifest (2010) Navigating Early (2013)
Website
clarevanderpool.com

Clare Vanderpool (born 1965) is an American children's book author living in Wichita, Kansas. Her first book, Moon Over Manifest, won the 2011 Newbery Medal,[1] becoming the first debut author to achieve the feat in thirty years.[2] She is also the first Kansas native to win the Newbery Medal.[3] Vanderpool is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.[4] Her book Navigating Early was named a 2014 Printz Honor Book.

  1. ^ "ALA |". Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  2. ^ Random House speakers. "About Clare Vanderpool". Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. ^ Udagawa, Avery Fischer (22 May 2011). "An Interview with Clare Vanderpool". Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Elizabeth. "An Interview with author Clare Vanderpool". Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.