Clare Vanderpool

Moon Over Manifest, Clare Vanderpool’s first novel, is set in the fictional small town of Manifest, Kansas, which is based on the real southeastern Kansas town of Frontenac, home of both of her maternal grandparents. Drawing on stories she heard as a child, along with research in town newspapers, yearbooks, and graveyards, Clare found a rich and colorful history for her story. Clare lives in Wichita, Kansas, with her husband and their four children.

Books by Clare Vanderpool

Navigating Early

Clare Vanderpool

A Michael L. Printz Honor Winner and New York Times bestseller, Navigating Early is an odyssey-like adventure of two boys' incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail, by Clare Vanderpool, Newbery Award-winning author of Moon Over Manifest.

Moon Over Manifest

Clare Vanderpool

Winner of the 2011 Newbery Medal.
A story of loss and redemption, powerful in its simplicity, featuring Abilene Tucker who, while searching for clues about her father's boyhood, uncovers the long held secrets of a town suffering in silence.

CD: Navigating Early

Clare Vanderpool