Carol Ryrie Brink

Carol Ryrie Brink
BornCaroline Sybil Ryrie[1]
(1895-12-28)December 28, 1895
Moscow, Idaho, US
DiedAugust 15, 1981(1981-08-15) (aged 85)
La Jolla, California, US
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma mater
GenreChildren's and adult novels
Notable worksCaddie Woodlawn
Notable awardsNewbery Medal
1936
Spouse
Children

Carol Ryrie Brink (December 28, 1895 – August 15, 1981) was an American writer of over thirty juvenile and adult books. Her novel Caddie Woodlawn won the 1936 Newbery Medal[2] and a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958.[3]

  1. ^ "Juniors". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. May 1917. p. 49.
  2. ^ Newbery Medal Books: 1922–1955, eds. Bertha Mahony Miller, Elinor Whitney Field, Horn Book, 1955, LOC 55-13968, pp. 141–144.
  3. ^ Creighton, Sean and Cunningham, Sheila, Literary Laurels: A Reader's Guide to Award-Winning Children's Books, Hillyard, 1996, pp. 25–34