Carol Ryrie Brink | |
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| Born | Caroline Sybil Ryrie[1] December 28, 1895 Moscow, Idaho, US |
| Died | August 15, 1981 (aged 85) La Jolla, California, US |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
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| Genre | Children's and adult novels |
| Notable works | Caddie Woodlawn |
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1936 |
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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]
- ^ "Juniors". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. May 1917. p. 49.
- ^ Newbery Medal Books: 1922–1955, eds. Bertha Mahony Miller, Elinor Whitney Field, Horn Book, 1955, LOC 55-13968, pp. 141–144.
- ^ Creighton, Sean and Cunningham, Sheila, Literary Laurels: A Reader's Guide to Award-Winning Children's Books, Hillyard, 1996, pp. 25–34