Kate Dicamillo

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FILE - This Dec. 13, 2008 file photo shows author Kate DiCamillo at a special screening of the new animated film "The Tale of Despereaux" in New York. DiCamillo’s “Flora & Ulysses” has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best work of children’s literature. The awards, the most prestigious in children’s publishing, were announced Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 by the American Library Association. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)