Clare Vanderpool
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Clare Vanderpool is an American children's author.
Her book Moon Over Manifest
won the 2011 Newbery Medal
.
Her grandparents grew up in Frontenac, Kansas
.
She graduated from Newman University
in 1987, with BS in Elementary Education, and a BA in English.
She is married; they live in College Hill, near Wichita, Kansas
, with their four children.
Moon Over Manifest is based on the History of Kansas. While looking through her Grandmother's Old pictures in her closet and got ideas. The book took at least more than four years to write. It won the Newberry AwardItalic text
Her book Moon Over Manifest
Moon Over Manifest
Moon Over Manifest is a 2010 children's book written by American author Clare Vanderpool. The book was awarded the 2011 Newbery Medal for excellence in children's literature. The story follows a young and adventurous girl named Abilene who is sent to Manifest, Kansas by her father in the summer of...
won the 2011 Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal
The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
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Her grandparents grew up in Frontenac, Kansas
Frontenac, Kansas
Frontenac is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. The population was 3,437 at the 2010 census.-History:Frontenac was established as a coal mining town in 1886 in the Cherokee-Crawford Coal Fields. In 1888, Frontenac had the worst mining disaster in Kansas history, when an explosion...
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She graduated from Newman University
Newman University
Newman University is a coeducational Catholic liberal arts university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. The university offers both undergraduate and masters level programs.-History:...
in 1987, with BS in Elementary Education, and a BA in English.
She is married; they live in College Hill, near Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, with their four children.
Moon Over Manifest is based on the History of Kansas. While looking through her Grandmother's Old pictures in her closet and got ideas. The book took at least more than four years to write. It won the Newberry AwardItalic text