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Michelle Marcotte

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About Michelle Marcotte
Michelle Marcotte is a Canadian-American author and artist, living in Western NY, half a block and half a river from Canada.

After a career working for both Canadian government and industry, then consulting to American companies trying to understand Canadian regulations, then a decade leading a United Nations committee of scientists under the Montreal Protocol, she married an American and finally retired to paint and write.

She has worked in or visited over 40 countries and kept her eyes open. This book grew from her concern about living in the United States under increasingly harmful government policies, while being an immigrant.

After visiting Budapest, Hungary with her family of violinists, she knew this story had ...more

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	ORPHANS EVADE THE AUTHORITIES 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 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
	Orphans Evade the Authorities by Michelle Marcotte (Goodreads Author), Diego Sanguino (Cover Art) 4.94 avg rating — 9 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
	Will Evie Ever Lay an Egg? by Michelle Marcotte (Goodreads Author), Seema Haider (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Chase That Polar Bear out of the House! by Michelle Marcotte (Goodreads Author), Annely So (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Food Processing: Principles and Applications by Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy, Michelle Marcotte (Goodreads Author) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005 — 9 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
	Improving food and agriculture productivity-- and the environment: Canadian initiatives in methyl bromide alternatives and emission control technologies 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1998	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
	Abc Vegetables - Abécédaire Des Légumes: A Bilingual Reversible Book! Livre Bilingue Réversible! by Michelle Marcotte (Goodreads Author), Joel Beddows 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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In Marcotte’s Orphans Evade the Authorities, extraordinary twins Jeanne d’Arc and Nimoy are a force to be reckoned with. Not only are they accomplished violinists, they are also highly skilled hackers with telepathic abilities, living in a divided near-future United States now known as USAC (“the self-declared country of United States and Canada”). Given the country’s au Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 05, 2026 11:48 • Tags: budapest, dystopian, orphans, ukraine, violinists, washington

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Fear: Trump in the White House

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Mad House: How Donald Trump, MAGA Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby, and a Man with Rats in His Walls Broke Congress

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Michelle Marcotte wrote a new blog post Booklife reviewed ORPHANS Here is the Booklife Review In Marcotte’s Orphans Evade the Authorities, extraordinary twins Jeanne d’Arc and Nimoy are a force to be reckoned with. No Read more of this blog post »
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Michelle Marcotte made a comment in the group Addicted to YA — October 2026- Stand Alone topic " Hi, I suggest OPHANS EVADE THE AUTHORITIES, my YA spec fic/political novel, This novel connects American and Canadian interests. It has a voice; with ...more "
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Michelle Marcotte made a comment in the group Addicted to YA — August 2026- Stand Alone topic " Orphans Evade The Authorities by Michelle Marcotte. Set in 2034 in the former Washington DC, twin telepaths, talented violinists struggle to survive a ...more "
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Michelle Marcotte made a comment in the group Addicted to YA — Michelle Marcotte topic " ORPHANS EVADE THE AUTHORITIES, is up on Amazon for Kindle pre-orders. Print books expected in early July and audiobook expected in August. I would app ...more "
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