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Carol Beach York (January 21, 1928 – April 26, 2013) was an author of juvenile novels.[1] 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 Good Charlotte took its name.

Selected works

  • Sparrow Lake, Coward-McCann (1962) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 62-8620
  • One Summer, Coward-McCann (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, (PB) Scholastic Inc. (1967) ISBN 0-590-42435-1 - "Doll-sized fantasy that works well enough for very little, very girly girls--not too silly, not too sweet."[2]
  • 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."[3]
  • The Blue Umbrella, F. Watts (1968) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 68-10107
  • The Christmas Dolls, Chatto & Windus (Britain) (1969) SBN 7011-0295-0
  • Good Charlotte, illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts (1969) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong 71-79850
  • Nothing Ever Happens Here, Hawthorn Books (1970) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 75-106180
  • Miss Know-It-All Returns, illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts (1972) ISBN 0-531-02558-6
  • Takers and Returners, Thomas Nelson Inc. (1973) ISBN 0-8407-6292-5 - "Slight on characterization and atmosphere, Takers and Returners nevertheless accurately and suspensefully demonstrates the dynamics of a dare."[4]
  • I Will Make You Disappear, T. Nelson (1974) ISBN 0-8407-6410-3
  • Remember Me When I'm Dead, Elsevier/Nelson (1980) ISBN 0-525-66694-X
  • The Look-Alike Girl, Beaufort Books (1980) ISBN 0-8253-0016-9
  • Stray Dog, Beaufort Books (1981) ISBN 0-8253-0046-0
  • Miss Know-it-All and the Wishing Lamp, illustrated by Leslie Merrill, Bantam Books (1987) ISBN 0-553-15536-9
  • Pudmuddles, illustrated by Lisa Thiesing, HarperCollins (1993) ISBN 0-06-020436-2
  • The Key to the Playhouse, Scholastic Inc. (1994) ISBN 0-590-46258-X

References

  1. ^ "Carol Beach York". WorldCat.org. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "The Christmas Dolls". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ "The Good Day Mice". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Takers and Returners". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 20 July 2015.


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