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Carol Ryrie Brink
(1895 - 1981)Born Caroline Ryrie, American author of over 30 juvenile and adult books. Her novel Caddie Woodlawn won the 1936 Newbery Medal.
Brink was orphaned by age 8 and raised by her maternal grandmother, the model for Caddie Woodlawn. She started writing for her school newspapers and continued that in college. She attended the University of Idaho for three years before transferring to the University of California in 1917, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1918, the same year she married.
Anything Can Happen on the River, Brink's first novel, was published in 1934. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Idaho in 1965. Brink Hall, which houses the UI English Department and faculty offices, is named in her honor. The children's section of the Moscow, ID Carnegie public library is also named after her.
Brink was orphaned by age 8 and raised by her maternal grandmother, the model for Caddie Woodlawn. She started writing for her school newspapers and continued that in college. She attended the University of Idaho for three years before transferring to the University of California in 1917, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1918, the same year she married.
Anything Can Happen on the River, Brink's first novel, was published in 1934. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Idaho in 1965. Brink Hall, which houses the UI English Department and faculty offices, is named in her honor. The children's section of the Moscow, ID Carnegie public library is also named after her.
Genres: Children's Fiction
Series
Novels
Anything Can Happen On the River! (1934)
Mademoiselle Misfortune (1936)
Baby Island (1937)
All Over Town (1939)
Lad with a Whistle (1943)
Buffalo Coat (1944)
Harps in the Wind (1947)
Narcissa Whitman (1950)
Stopover (1951)
The Highly Trained Dogs of Professor Petit (1953)
The Headland (1955)
The Pink Motel (1959)
Strangers in the Forest (1959)
Chateau Saint Barbabe (1963)
Snow in the River (1964)
Andy Buckram's Tin Men (1966)
Two Are Better Than One (1968)
Winter Cottage (1968)
The Bad Times of Irma Baumlein (1972)
aka Irma's Big Lie
Louly (1974)
Bellini Look (1976)
Four Girls On a Homestead (1977)
Mademoiselle Misfortune (1936)
Baby Island (1937)
All Over Town (1939)
Lad with a Whistle (1943)
Buffalo Coat (1944)
Harps in the Wind (1947)
Narcissa Whitman (1950)
Stopover (1951)
The Highly Trained Dogs of Professor Petit (1953)
The Headland (1955)
The Pink Motel (1959)
Strangers in the Forest (1959)
Chateau Saint Barbabe (1963)
Snow in the River (1964)
Andy Buckram's Tin Men (1966)
Two Are Better Than One (1968)
Winter Cottage (1968)
The Bad Times of Irma Baumlein (1972)
aka Irma's Big Lie
Louly (1974)
Bellini Look (1976)
Four Girls On a Homestead (1977)
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