Clare Vanderpool

Clare Vanderpool is the author of Newbery Medal winner "Moon Over Manifest" and Printz Honor book "Navigating Early. She has lived in one zip code but has traveled through many others. As a kid she went on summer trips with her family in a Holiday Rambler travel trailer, touring every state in the continental U.S. On these trips Clare heeded her mother's advice to, "Look up!" and "Pay attention." Being a lifelong observer has provided much of the inspiration for voice, place, and characters in her books. She still lives in she same Kansas zip code with her husband and their four children. To learn more log onto www.clarevanderpool.com.