Kate DiCamillo is an award-winning American author of children's literature. She moved to Minneapolis in 1994, and lived there until 2005. During her time in Minneapolis, she wrote her first novel, Because of Winn-Dixie, which was published in 2000. The novel won the Newbery Medal in 2001, and was adapted into a film in 2005.
The Magical World of Kate DiCamillo: How Well Do You Know the Beloved Children's Author?