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Clare Vanderpool

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Clare Vanderpool, recipient of the 2011 Newbery Award, is a resident of Wichita, Kansas. She has a degree in English and Elementary Education and enjoys reading, going to the pool with her children, the television show Monk, and visiting the bookstores in her town.

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Clare Vanderpool’s books

Average rating: 4.05 · 52,153 ratings · 7,806 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, Clare Vanderpool (Introduction) 4.12 avg rating — 434,935 ratings — published 1961 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon Over Manifest 4.04 avg rating — 35,809 ratings — published 2010 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Navigating Early 4.08 avg rating — 15,710 ratings — published 2013 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Newbery Medal Winners Three-Book Collection: Bud, Not Buddy; Moon Over Manifest; When You Reach Me by Christopher Paul Curtis, Clare Vanderpool, Rebecca Stead it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'indimenticabile estate di Abilene Tucker it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon Over Manifest: Novel-Ties Study Guide 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon over Manifest: Bookpack Hang Bag 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Memories were like sunshine. They warmed you up and left a pleasant glow, but you couldn't hold them.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

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“Who would dream that one can love without being crushed under the weight of it?”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

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“Sometimes it's best not to see your whole path laid out before you. Let life surprise you...There are more stars out there than just the ones with names. And they're all beautiful.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Navigating Early

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Polls

Due to popular demand we are starting our Book of the Month reading earlier.

What book should we read in April?

You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2014 Newbery contender and already published.

One Came Home by Amy Timberlake

22 votes 25.0%

Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool

17 votes 19.3%

Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli

9 votes 10.2%

Jinx by Sage Blackwood

9 votes 10.2%

The Center of Everything by Linda Urban (write-in)

9 votes 10.2%

Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers by Tanya Lee Stone

5 votes 5.7%

navigating early (write-in)

3 votes 3.4%

jinx (write-in)

3 votes 3.4%

Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty by Tonya Bolden

2 votes 2.3%

Jinx by Sage Blackwood

2 votes 2.3%

One came home (write-in)

2 votes 2.3%

Hokey Pokey (write-in)

2 votes 2.3%

One Came Home

1 vote 1.1%

Center of Everything (write-in)

1 vote 1.1%

Center of Everything (read: One Came Home: book is hobbled by uncertain characterization of main character; Jinx is delightful (aimed at younger readers) (write-in)

1 vote 1.1%

88 total votes

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