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Children's, Young Adult

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Carson Hughes is a middle-grade writer, author of the novel 'Charlie and the Missing Father', and the forthcoming novel 'Juniper and the Regular-Sized Chicken'. He lives with his wife and children in the Pacific Northwest and he can be found reading in a tree. ...more

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I just sent out the 50 giveaway copies of 'Charlie and he Missing Father.' The addresses Goodreads sent me were lost in my emails for a week, otherwise I would have sent them sooner. If you won a copy, you'll likely get it around August 7th or 8th. Enjoy! :)

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Published on July 28, 2026 08:10 • Tags: giveaway

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Charlie and the Missing Father
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Jenna Myers (Illustrator)

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The Time Machine

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The Call of the Wild

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

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Carson Hughes liked Barbara's review of Charlie and the Missing Father: "Charlie is living an idyllic life on her farm with her parents and grandparents in the middle of the woods, running around wild and having adventures. But then, her father goes missing… So what does Charlie do? Why, go look for him, of course! This is" Read more of this review »
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Carson Hughes liked Marsha's review of Charlie and the Missing Father: "I read this with my granddaughter, and it created a lot of conversations between us. We had an excellent time going through this. I was lucky to win this in our giveaways as it's been able to give us something to bond through together. "
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