Quote of the day
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
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)