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	MPR Books - "The Tiger Rising" by Kate DiCamillo
		Kate DiCamillo was born in Philadelphia, but moved to Florida when she was five years old on the advice of a doctor who suggested that a warmer climate would help soothe her chronic pneumonia.
		Indeed, it was homesickness for Florida's warmth that helped inspire Because of Winn-Dixie, which Kate DiCamillo describes as "a hymn of praise to dogs, friendship, and the South." The author was experiencing one of the worst winters in Minnesota, where she had moved when she was in her twenties.
		Kate DiCamillo's second novel, The Tiger Rising, is "considerably darker" than Because of Winn-Dixie, she says, "but there's light and redemption in it." As in Because of Winn-Dixie, the story began with the appearance of a single character.
	www.mpr.org /www/books/titles/dicamillo_thetigerrising.shtml (597 words)

	Kate DiCamillo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		As he sits down behind me, Kate’s eyes sparkle at the incongruity between this unfortunate and the grandiose view of humanity with which we all delude ourselves, but she observes with such empathy that tomorrow she will make of him a poignant anti-hero, a revelation of our universally woeful condition.
		The promise means so much to Kate that she commissioned a friend who has a gift for needlework to stitch Machado’s lines into a woolen wall hanging, which Kate then gave away to a writer friend.
		Kate answered that if she were ever going to write, she had better begin.
	www.hbook.com /publications/magazine/articles/jul04_thomas.asp (997 words)

	Kidsreads.com - Kate DiCamillo
		Kate DiCamillo is the author of BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE (a Newbery Honor book), THE TIGER RISING (a National Book Award finalist), and THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (winner of the 2003 Newbery Medal).
		Kate DiCamillo --- creator of such soon-to-be classic characters as Winn- Dixie, Despereaux Tilling and Mercy Watson --- brings a new and unforgettable character to life in her latest tale, THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE.
		Kate DiCamillo: BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE has gotten a lot of (mostly good) reviews; and I have done quite a few signings at bookstores, libraries and conferences.
	www.kidsreads.com /authors/au-dicamillo-kate.asp (1265 words)

	Online NewsHour: Conversation: The Tale of Despereaux -- March 30, 2004
		Kate DiCamillo's novel "The Tale of Despereaux" won the 2004 Newberry Medal, an award given for children's literature.
		KATE DICAMILLO: My best friend's son, about three years ago -- he was 8 years old -- asked me for the story of an unlikely hero.
		KATE DICAMILLO: Make them wait: You want them to keep on reading, and you want them to be on the edge of their seats.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june04/tale_03-30.html (1296 words)

	Amazon.fr : Tiger Rising: Livres en anglais: Kate DiCamillo,Chris Sheban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kate DiCamillo's first novel Because of Winn-Dixie won a Newbery Honor in 2000 for the no-nonsense charm and wisdom of its down-home young heroine, Opal.
		DiCamillo's second novel may not be as humorous as her debut, Because of Winn-Dixie, but it is just as carefully structured, and her ear is just as finely tuned to her characters.
		DiCamillo demonstrates her versatility by treating themes similar to those of her first novel with a completely different approach.
	www.amazon.fr /Tiger-Rising-Kate-DiCamillo/dp/0763609110 (713 words)

	BookPage Interview September 2003: Kate DiCamillo
		When Kate DiCamillo was in her 20s (not that long ago), she told everyone she was a writer.
		When she relocated from her home in Florida to Minnesota and took a position at a children's bookstore, the pattern—working with kids—really began to materialize, and her dream of being an author soon came to fruition.
		DiCamillo's next effort, The Tiger Rising (2001), was based on a character she had written about in one of her short stories.
	www.bookpage.com /0309bp/kate_dicamillo.html (683 words)

	arborweb reviews - review: Kate DiCamillo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		DiCamillo writes of the terrors of childhood — cruel bullies, the death of a mother — without sensationalism.
		DiCamillo's newest, Mercy Watson to the Rescue, unlike her first three books, is aimed at younger children, the just-beginning-to-read set.
		DiCamillo first published in 2000, and so none of us who are parents now were raised on her books.
	www.arborweb.com /reviews/0510.katedicamillo-review.html (431 words)

	Amazon.ca: Tale Of Despereaux: Books: Kate Dicamillo,Timothy Ering (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kate DiCamillo, author of the Newbery Honor book Because of Winn-Dixie, spins a tidy tale of mice and men where she explores the "powerful, wonderful, and ridiculous" nature of love, hope, and forgiveness.
		I think what inspired Kate Dicamillo to write this book was a fairy tale, but then she thought that idea would be unoriginal.
		Kate Dicamillo is a genius, and she also wrote The Tiger Rising, Because of Win-Dixie and more.
	www.amazon.ca /Tale-Despereaux-Kate-Dicamillo/dp/0763617229 (2943 words)

	Kate DiCamillo, The Tiger Rising (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		One of DiCamillo's greatest strengths as a writer is her economy of prose.
		Each small detail DiCamillo mentions to give her characters life, her settings colour and vitality is important not only at the moment the detail is introduced, but turns out to be an integral aspect of the story as a whole.
		DiCamillo again flexes her writing muscles; however, to put a unique twist on the idea and disappointment is just about the furthest thing from what you will actually feel.
	www.greenmanreview.com /book/book_dicamillo_tigerrising.html (593 words)

	Kate DiCamillo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Some facts about Kate Dicamillo are she has a dog-named “Henry.” Kate hates to cook, but she loves to eat.
		Kate likes to think of her self as herself as a “story teller.” She hates to cook and loves to eat.
		Kate Dicamillo thinks of her self as a short loud storyteller.
	www.scs.cnyric.org /StateSt/dcovell/authors/katedicamillo.htm (973 words)

	MPR: Adventurous rabbit is Kate DiCamillo's newest hero
		Newbery award-winning writer Kate DiCamillo is celebrating the book's release at a public event Tuesday night at the Fitzgerald Theater.
		DiCamillo is perhaps best-known for her award-winning book, "Because of Winn-Dixie," which was made into a feature film in 2005.
		Kate DiCamillo at the Fitzgerald Theater, February 14, 2006
	minnesota.publicradio.org /display/web/2006/02/14/dicamillo (268 words)

	Meet Kate DiCamillo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Newbery Award-winning author Kate DiCamillo charmed the crowd during her visit to the Johnson County Library.
		Kate DiCamillo has written three children books: Because of Winn-Dixie (a Newbery Honor book), The Tiger Rising (a National Book award finalist) and The Tale of Despereaux (winner of the 2004 Newbery Medal).
		Kate was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, grew up in Clermont, Florida, and is now living in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
	www.jocolibrary.org /index.asp?DisplayPageID=1998 (509 words)

	Kate DiCamillo - A biography of Kate DiCamillo. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kate DiCamillo - A biography of Kate DiCamillo.
		For Kate DiCamillo, author of Because of Winn-Dixie, it was a dream come true--and nobody could have been more surprised than she was.
		Indeed, it was homesickness for Florida's warmth that helped inspire Because of Winn-Dixie, which Kate DiCamillo describes as "a hymn of praise to dogs, friendship, and the South." The author was experiencing winter in Minnesota, where she had moved when she was in her twenties.
	www.bookbrowse.com /biographies/index.cfm?author_number=573 (956 words)

	Kate DiCamillo Chat Transcript
		This adventure-filled fairy tale can best be described by the book's subtitle: "Being the story of a mouse, some soup, and a spool of thread.", in which a very small mouse overcomes some very big odds.
		Kate's most recent novel, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, was published in February.
		albany hi kate it's albany the other book you wrote the tiger rising was more interesting though but i loved both of them.which did you like better.
	teenlink.nypl.org /dicamillo_transcript.html (2201 words)

	Kate DiCamillo - Walker Books
		Kate studied English at the University of Florida, and then worked on a whole series of very different jobs.
		I cleaned bathrooms (I wasn't very good at it) and sold advertising (I was even worse at that)." But all the while Kate she knew that what she really wanted to do was write.
		When Kate was almost thirty years old, she had what she calls "a small epiphany: if I wanted to tell stories, I was going to have to do the hard work of sitting down and writing them.
	www.walkerbooks.co.uk /Kate-DiCamillo (419 words)

	Kate DiCamillo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an author known for her award-winning children's books.
		She was often sick as a child, and suffered from mumps, measles, chicken pox (twice), pneumonia, as well as typhus.
		Her brother, Curt DiCamillo, is a noted architectural historian.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kate_DiCamillo (234 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Kate DiCamillo - Books: Meet the Writers
		Kate DiCamillo has a great talent for presenting some of life’s most sensitive questions to young readers.
		Her characters struggle with tough issues -- abandonment, death in the family, making new friends, forgiveness -- but with a sense of humor and honesty that carries her audience beyond this struggle, and toward inspiration.
		DiCamillo and illustrator Bagram Ibatoulline take us on an extraordinary journey, from the bedside of an ailing child to the streets of Memphis.
	www.barnesandnoble.com /writers/writer.asp?cid=1137300 (246 words)

	USATODAY.com - For Kate DiCamillo, it really was because of 'Winn-Dixie' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		DiCamillo is a natural, says Eliza Dresang, who chaired the Newbery committee the year that The Tale ofDespereaux won.
		And here is where, according to DiCamillo, the "serendipity do-dah" kicks in.
		The picture book was rejected, but DiCamillo sent in a children's novel.
	www.usatoday.com /life/books/news/2006-02-13-dicamillo_x.htm (620 words)

	Crescent Blues YA Perspectives\| Kate DiCamillo: The Tale of Despereaux
		This year's Newbery Medal, presented to Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Despereaux, upholds the standard set by previous winners such as Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia and Madeleine L'Engle's timeless favorite A Wrinkle in Time.
		Kate DiCamillo, the author of two other acclaimed books, Because of Winn-Dixie and The Tiger Rising, both realistic novels set in the South, invokes elements of the fairy tale and the cautionary tale.
		You must trust me. I am telling you a story." DiCamillo encourages her young readers to think of her as the mouse telling the story.
	www.crescentblues.com /7_2issue/bk_dicamillo_despaaux.shtml (528 words)

	About the Author: Kate DiCamillo \| Scholastic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Remind students that Kate DiCamillo uses free writing when she creates a first draft.
		After they've had a chance to respond, explain that getting their ideas on paper is a big first step, and that continuing to write and re-write is the next step.
		Then, have students return to their computers and click the library icon to learn Kate DiCamillo's process for writing and rewriting that has led to her success.
	content.scholastic.com /browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=549 (846 words)

	Amazon.ca: Tiger Rising: Books: Kate Dicamillo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tiger Rising, by Kate DiCamillo, is about a girl named Sistine who has just moved to a town in Florida, and meets a boy named Rob.
		And while I like that DiCamillo even had a fl person in the book, one with a little more complexity beyond serving the plot would have been nice.
		The book is rather similar to "Bridge to Terabithia", in terms of a new girl opening a boy's eyes to a world of possibilities.
	www.amazon.ca /Tiger-Rising-Kate-Dicamillo/dp/0763618985 (1798 words)

	Kate DiCamillo Biography \| Authors and Artists for Young Adults
		DiCamillo hit the ground running with her debut title, winning awards and reaching best-seller lists.
		With two successes under her belt, DiCamillo left her job as a sales clerk in a children's bookshop and determ.....
		Each Biography is written by a biographical expert or professional educator and is a complete resource on the individual.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/kate-dicamillo-aya (145 words)

	Powell's Books - The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives.
		As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.
		I feel the Newberry committee deserves to be scolded on their choice of “The tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo, a Newberry medal winner; a child is abused and abandoned is not interesting enough the author felt the child should be slow-witted, fat and lazy as well.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=2-0763617229-2 (682 words)

	Children's Literature: Meet Authors & Illustrators (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I met Kate DiCamillo several years ago before she became a "big star" in the children's book publishing field.
		DiCamillo knits together all these friendships into a whole much bigger than its parts and the miracle is we don't see it happening.
		DiCamillo seems to have a talent for getting inside the heads of lonely children and figuring out exactly where their pain is. In this book, we meet Rob who lives in a motel with his father as they are trying to get themselves on their feet following Mom's death.
	www.childrenslit.com /f_dicamillo.html (3862 words)

	Reading Is Fundamental \| Reading Planet \| Book Zone \| Meet the Authors and Illustrators
		Kate DiCamillo is the award-winning author of Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Desperaux, and The Tiger Rising.
		Before being published, DiCamillo worked in a book warehouse in the children's section.
		Kate DiCamillo: You know, Iâm not the best person to answer that question because I read Black Beauty as a kid, but it tore me up inside because it was so sad.
	www.rif.org /readingplanet/bookzone/content/kate_dicamillo.mspx (874 words)

	Youth Services Welcomes Kate DiCamillo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This wonderful author is the winner of Skokie Public Library’s first annual Voice of Youth Award (VOYA), held during the 2001-2002 school year.
		At the core of both novels, amid laugh-out-loud surprises and catch-your-breath suspense, lie themes central to the life of their author: coming to terms with loss, seeking redemption, and figuring out how to live in an imperfect world.
		DiCamillo has been busy writing this past year and we look forward to reading her next book, The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, scheduled for release in October 2003.
	www.skokie.lib.il.us /s_kids/kd_going/Kate/index.html (294 words)

	Literature: "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo \| eThemes \| eMINTS
		Literature: "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
		These sites have discussion questions and activities relating to the book "Because of Winn-Dixie." Read an interview with the author, Kate DiCamillo, plus learn about Florida, which is the setting for the book.
		Read this transcript from an interview with author Kate DiCamillo and find out if she likes writing.
	www.emints.org /ethemes/resources/S00000746.shtml (589 words)

	Kate Dicamillo
		After getting a degree she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where she worked for a book distributor called The Bookman in Minneapolis.
		DiCamillo received a grant from the McKnight Foundation to help support herself while writing her first novel.
		DiCamillo published her second book called The Tiger Rising in March 2001.
	library.thinkquest.org /CR0211900/dixie/kate_dicamillo.htm (261 words)

	Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo; Newbery Medal 2004
		Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo; Newbery Medal 2004
		DiCamillo reveals why she loves mice, and what she has learned from Despereaux
		This website is intended for teachers and their students who may copy and use the materials for classroom use.
	eduscapes.com /newbery/04a.htm (231 words)

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