Carol Beach York (January 21, 1928 – April 26, 2013) was an American

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of juvenile

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s. Hailing from

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, she is best known for novels in the mystery/suspense genre, and for the Butterfield Square Series, which includes ''Good Charlotte'', from which the pop rock band

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took its name.

Selected works

* '' Sparrow Lake'',

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(1962) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 62-8620 * ''

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'',

(1963) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong #63-10168 * '' Miss Know-It-All'', F. Watts (1966) No ISBN available * '' The Christmas Dolls'', illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts (1967) No ISBN available * '' The Christmas Dolls'', (paperback)

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(1967) - "Doll-sized fantasy that works well enough for very little, very girly girls--not too silly, not too sweet." * '' The Good Day Mice'', illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts (1968) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 68-16600 - "Minor mice ellany despite some langy drawings." * ''

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'',

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(1968) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 68-10107 * '' The Christmas Dolls'',

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) (1969) * ''

'', illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts (1969) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong 71-79850 * '' Nothing Ever Happens Here'',

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(1970) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 75-106180 * '' Miss Know-It-All Returns'', illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts (1972) * '' Mystery at Dark Wood'',

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(1972) No ISBN available * '' The Secret of the Tree House, formerly published as The Tree House Mystery'', Weekly Reader Books (1973) No ISBN available * '' Takers and Returners'', Thomas Nelson, Inc. (1973) - "Slight on characterization and atmosphere, Takers and Returners nevertheless accurately and suspensefully demonstrates the dynamics of a dare." * '' I Will Make You Disappear'', T. Nelson (1974) * '' Beware of This Shop'',

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(1977) * '' Remember Me When I'm Dead'',

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(1980) * '' The Look-Alike Girl'', Beaufort Books (1980) * '' Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle'', written by

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, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft, Troll Associates (1980) * '' Stray Dog'', Beaufort Books (1981) * '' Candles in the Window'', Dutton (1982) * '' Miss Know-it-All and the Wishing Lamp'', illustrated by Leslie Merrill,

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(1987) * '' Pudmuddles'', illustrated by Lisa Thiesing,

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(1993) * '' The Key to the Playhouse'',

(1994)

References

American children's writers 1928 births 2013 deaths Writers from Chicago {{US-child-writer-stub