Answer the following question: Facts: - birth name: caroline sybil ryrie - birth date: 28 december 1895 - death date: 15 august 1981 - genre: children 's and adult novels - spouse: raymond -rrb- -lrb- m. 1918 & ndash ; 73 , his w. death -rrb- brink -lrb- 1890 & ndash ; 1973 - awards: newbery medal 1936 - name: carol ryrie brink - death place: la jolla , california - birth place: moscow , idaho - notableworks: '' caddie woodlawn '' - education: bachelor of arts - image size: 141px - nationality: united states - alma mater: university 3 yrs -rrb- of california , 1918 university of idaho -lrb- - occupation: writer - language: english - children: david hunter r. brink -lrb- b. 1919 -rrb- norah brink - image: black_and_white_headshot_of_author_carol_ryrie_brink . jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of carol ryrie brink .
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carol ryrie brink -lrb- december 28 , 1895 -- august 15 , 1981 -rrb- 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 .