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.
Author website: http://www.clarevanderpool.com/
Books in order of publication:
Moon Over Manifest – 2010
Navigating Early – 2013
Oak Lawn Library Friends 