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Gail Gauthier

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Gail Gauthier has written eight books for children, as well as short stories, essays, humor, and creative nonfiction for adults. She also writes about books and writing at her blog Original Content. In 2026 she's focusing on history. ...more

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Average rating: 3.48 · 520 ratings · 110 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Happy Kid! 3.56 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	The Hero of Ticonderoga 3.20 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2001 — 5 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
	Saving The Planet & Stuff 3.38 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	A Year with Butch and Spike 3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1998 — 5 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
	A Girl, a Boy, and a Monster Cat by Gail Gauthier (Goodreads Author), Joe Cepeda (Illustrations) 3.20 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2007 — 6 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
	My Life among the Aliens 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1996 — 6 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
	A Girl, A Boy, and Three Robbers by Gail Gauthier (Goodreads Author), Joe Cepeda (Illustrator) 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008 — 5 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
	Club Earth it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	My Life Among the Aliens 2.50 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
	Saving the Planet & Stuff 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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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A 24-Hour Readathon? In My Day, We Did 48.

I learned of Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon nine minutes before it started. For a hot second I considered being all impulsive, dropping everything, and taking part. Believe me, I had way more than 24-hours of reading to do. But in my search for time, I'm try to stay on-task, and the task that Saturday involved some invasive plants at the back of my yard and a wide array of additional activities both wo Read more of this blog post »

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Gail Gauthier rated a book it was amazing The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1) by Jussi Adler-Olsen	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
I only bought this book because the Kindle edition came up on sale, and I'd seen the Netflix series advertised. Carl and Assad are wonderful characters. The book is told from two points of view, that of Carl the head of Dept. Q and that of the victim ...more
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Gail Gauthier rated a book really liked it Aristocracy, American Style: Class Privilege and the Persistence of Elite Power by Nancy Isenberg	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
"Aristocracy, American Style: Class Privilege and the Persistence of Elite Powers" by Nancy Isenberg will be published November 10th. I read a copy provided by NetGalley. Historian Nancy Isenberg states her theme early on in "Aristocracy, American Sty ...more
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Gail Gauthier rated a book it was amazing Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author)	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
I'm giving this 5 stars even though I don't care for books that alternate points of view, so it took me quite a while to get into this one. But I eventually looked forward to getting back to it. ...more
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Gail Gauthier rated a book really liked it How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz	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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Gail Gauthier rated a book it was amazing Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History by Helen Zoe Veit	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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Gail Gauthier rated a book really liked it How to Be Okay When Nothing is Okay by Jenny Lawson (Goodreads Author)	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
I found Lawson's hacks great, but a little overwhelming, because there were so many of them. Lawson, herself, I loved. Cannot recall when I've read a memoir/self-help book and felt so positively about the author. ...more
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Gail Gauthier rated a book really liked it A Ghastly Catastrophe (Veronica Speedwell #10) by Deanna Raybourn (Goodreads Author)	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
I thought this one had a fan fiction feel to it, which I will say no more about because I don't want to create a spoiler. Not my favorite book in the series, but it won't keep me from reading on. ...more
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Gail Gauthier rated a book really liked it Mill by David Macaulay	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 concept behind this beautifully illustrated book is a little difficult for me to grasp. It deals with mills inspired by those in the Blackstone historic area of Rhode Island, but instead of using the actual mills that are known to have been ther ...more
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Gail Gauthier rated a book it was amazing This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir by Zarna Garg	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
"I am a fan of Zarna Garg's on-line videos and the clips of her stand-up I've seen. So, I jumped at the chance to buy her memoir, 'This American Woman,' when the e-book edition was on sale. (I like ebooks, because I'm a minimalist and control the num ...more
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Gail Gauthier rated a book liked it The Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso	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
This year I'm making an attempt to actually "read" some cookbooks that are being used with a cookbook club at my library. This is only the second one. I have to say I found this somewhat...elitist. It may be because of the constant talk of entertaini ...more
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