Quote of the day
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.
Carol Ryrie Brink
Born: December 28, 1895
Died: August 15, 1981 (aged 85)
Bio: Carol Ryrie Brink was an American author of over thirty juvenile and adult books. Her novel Caddie Woodlawn won the 1936 Newbery Medal and a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958.
Known for:
- Caddie Woodlawn (1935)
- Baby Island (1937)
- The pink motel (1959)
- Magical Melons (1939)
- Family grandstand (1952)







