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Elizabeth Doyle Carey

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New York, NY, The United States

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http://www.elizabethdoylecarey.com

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@LizDoyleCarey

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Fiction, Children's, Mystery

Influences

Laura Ingalls Wilder, Enid Blyton, Susan Minot

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March 2011

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https://www.goodreads.com/standingonmyhead

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Liz Carey is the author of 43 published books for young readers. She was also the Publisher and co-founder of Dunemere Books, a boutique publisher of travel fiction; a former children's book editor (Golden Books, Workman, Planet Dexter) and bookseller (The Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge, MA). Liz lives on Long Island with her husband, three sons, a high-maintenance cat named Yankee and a chunky Pug named Noolah. Please visit www.elizabethdoylecarey.com. ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 7,592 ratings · 449 reviews · 50 distinct works • Similar authors

	Summer Begins (The Callahan Cousins, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2005 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Sweet Home (The Callahan Cousins, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keeping Cool (The Callahan Cousins, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Together Again 4.02 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer Lifeguards (Summer Lifeguards, #1) by Elizabeth Doyle Carey (Goodreads Author), Judit Mallol (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 103 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Test 4.53 avg rating — 36 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jenna Tests the Waters (Summer Lifeguards, 2) by Elizabeth Doyle Carey (Goodreads Author), Judit Mallol (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 33 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selena to the Rescue (Summer Lifeguards, 3) by Elizabeth Doyle Carey (Goodreads Author), Judit Mallol (Illustrator) 4.57 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Piper Makes Waves (Summer Lifeguards, 4) by Elizabeth Doyle Carey (Goodreads Author), Tracey West (Goodreads Author), Katherine Noll (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oscar Season 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Book Review: STICK WITH ME by Jennifer Blecher

When fitting in means finding the right friend...
Jen Blecher’s done it again—written a lovely middle grade novel that’s both minutely observed and wonderfully encompassing in terms of its larger themes.
Izzy is a talented artist suffering growing pains within her social group and enduring the stiletto-sharp pierce of exclusion as her so-called friends reject her. At the same time, her parents are g Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Elizabeth Doyle Carey

The Callahan Cousins (4 books)
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Elizabeth Doyle Carey (Goodreads Author)

4.00 avg rating — 878 ratings

Summer Lifeguards (4 books)
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Elizabeth Doyle Carey (Goodreads Author),

Tracey West (Goodreads Author),

Katherine Noll (Goodreads Author)

4.19 avg rating — 177 ratings

Junior Lifeguards (6 books)
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Elizabeth Doyle Carey (Goodreads Author)

4.59 avg rating — 75 ratings

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Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)

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The Nature of the Beast (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #11)

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