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, the author of “Because of Winn-Dixie” and “The Tale of Despereaux,” is the new 

DiCamillo, who lives in Minneapolis, will serve a two-year term in which she will "raise national awareness of the importance of young people’s literature as it relates to lifelong literacy, education and the development and betterment of the lives of young people."

DiCamillo is the fourth author to serve as ambassador; she is preceded by Jon Scieszka, Katherine Paterson and Walter Dean Myers.

Julie Bosman writes for the New York Times

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Minneapolis’ Kate DiCamillo is the new Ambassador of Young People’s Literature for the Library of Congress.

Author Kate DiCamillo named Ambassador of Young People’s Literature

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