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Rae Chalmers

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Rae Chalmers grew up in the Bay Area of California reading HARRIET THE SPY and NANCY DREW mysteries. She and her best friend biked through their neighborhood with notepads and pencils, jotting down license plates and clues for crimes they knew would be committed.
When she moved to Maine in the 1980s with her two young daughters, Rae felt like she had finally come home. Her first teaching job was in a two-room school on a small coastal island. Her students and their families lived the values that are embodied in the OXBOW ISLAND GANG series: resilience, generosity and valuing the contributions and unique talents of all community members. Since then, Rae has had the good fortune to live and work on many other Maine islands, with their woodsy ...more

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	Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang (#1) by Rae Chalmers (Goodreads Author), Jamie Hogan (Illustrator) 4.88 avg rating — 8 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
	Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard (#2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Oxbow Island Gang: Summer Bats by Rae Chalmers (Goodreads Author), Jamie Hogan (illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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
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Thereby Hangs a Tail (A Chet and Bernie Mystery, #2)

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This novel has a slow, moody beginning but begins to gather steam 1/3 of the way in. By the 2/3 mark it is a runaway train heading downhill. Things I loved: 1. So many flawed and complex characters 2. So many people doing their best to get by and often ...more
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