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Barbee Oliver Carleton

Born

in Thomaston, Maine, The United States

August 17, 1917

Died

July 18, 2015

Genre

Children's

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Born in Thomaston on August 17, 1917, Barbee Oliver Carleton was the daughter of Charles Forrest Oliver of Thomaston and Mildred Getchell Thurlow of Stonington.
Barbara grew up in Camden and graduated with the Camden High School Class of 1935. In 1940, she graduated from Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, where she majored in English.
After teaching high school English, she married Granville Carleton of Rockport. They settled in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, where they raised their two children and had their careers. Continuing her career in education, Barbara taught for many years at Brookwood School, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. She also wrote and published numerous children’s stories and books. Her prolific writing career spanned a period of ...more

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Barbee Oliver Carleton’s books

Average rating: 4.2 · 485 ratings · 105 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mystery of the Witches' Bridge 4.30 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 1967 — 20 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 Secret of Saturday Cove by Barbee Oliver Carleton, Charles Geer (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1961 — 11 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
	Arrow Book of Ghost Stories by Nora Kramer (Editor), George Wilde (Illustrator), Joseph Jacobs 3.48 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1960 — 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
	The Wonderful Cat of Cobbie Bean by Barbee Oliver Carleton, Jacob Landau (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1956 — 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
	Benny and the Bear by Barbee Oliver Carleton, Dagmar Wilson (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1960 — 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
	Three Boys In A Tree by Barbee Oliver Carleton, Brigid O'Connor 4.67 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
	More Bedtime Stories to Read Aloud 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1961 — 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
	Chester Jones 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	Benny and the bear 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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