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Carol Liu

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I grew up in Rhode Island, enjoying coffee milk and ignoring R's in words -- until I met Marybeth, a New Yorker who was studying to be a speech therapist at the University of Rhode Island. Marybeth first fixed my speech, and then we became best friends. We wrote "Arlene on the Scene" to help find a cure for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, which affects both Marybeth and her daughter, Grace. Proceeds from this book will be donated to the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation to fund CMT research, develop new treatments, and hopefully find a cure. ...more

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	Arlene, The Rebel Queen by Carol Liu (Goodreads Author), Marybeth Sidoti Caldarone 3.78 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Arlene on the Scene 3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	True Friends by Carol Liu (Goodreads Author), Beth Ciangiulli, Mark Minnig (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Arlene On the Scene by Marybeth Caldarone, Carol Liu (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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
	Arlene, the Rebel Queen by Carol Liu (Goodreads Author), Marybeth Caldarone really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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	{ [ ARLENE ON THE SCENE ] } By Liu, Carol (Author) Sep-01-2010 [ Paperback ] 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
	[Arlene on the Scene] [By: Carol Liu] [September, 2010] by Carol Liu (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	狐狸和老牛 by 素梅张, Yun Liu, Carol Liu (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Arlene included in Bank Street College’s Best Children’s Books of Year

Arlene, the Rebel Queen was recently included in the Bank Street College of Education’s annual list of the best children’s books. The Children’s Book Committee’s 2014 list included Arlene in the ages 9-12 category and marked it as a great read-aloud choice for teachers and parents. Bank Street College of Education strives to guide librarians, educators, parents, grandparents, and other […]

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