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Carol Riggs

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Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Body-swapping and genies and portals--oh my! I'm a writer of clean-read Young Adult fiction who lives in northern California, USA. My sci-fi debut, THE BODY INSTITUTE, explores themes of body image and identity. Its sequel, SPARES, completes the tale.

I have a Studio Arts degree and a dragon collection. I love reading--mostly young adult novels--as well as embroidering, drawing, and enjoying all kinds of music and dance.

I am no longer on Facebook or Twitter ("X"), but you can email me! carolriggsauthor [at] gmail [dot] com

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Average rating: 3.95 · 1,214 ratings · 432 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Body Institute 3.81 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Bottled 4.10 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Lying Planet 4.03 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Portal (Junction 2020, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	The Orange Tree 4.60 avg rating — 25 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
	Spares (The Body Institute #2) 4.38 avg rating — 26 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
	The Word Thieves 4.55 avg rating — 22 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
	The Grassy Sea 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Nightmare Realization (Junction 2020, #2) 4.78 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
	Silent Scream (Junction 2020, #3) 4.75 avg rating — 8 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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Release day for my new YA steampunk

I hope you enjoyed a great summer and you're transitioning into almost-fall!

I've successfully moved across-country from South Dakota to Oregon, and (finally) have had a bit of time to release my YA steampunk, THE WORD THIEVES!

This is my 12th published book, and I really enjoyed writing it.

I describe this adventure tale as The Prince and The Pauper (only with girls, not boys) meets Robin Hood.

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Published on September 03, 2022 18:45 • Tags: classic-novel-retelling, fantasy, robin-hood, steampunk, the-prince-and-the-pauper

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Series by Carol Riggs

The Body Institute (2 books)
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Carol Riggs (Goodreads Author)

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Junction 2020 (5 books)
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Carol Riggs liked Samantha's review of Little Thieves (Little Thieves, #1): "So I went into this expecting it to be a 3-star read and it blew me away. Vanja is an awesome main character, she is selfish and unlikeable in the beginning but she does redeem herself throughout the course of the story. The other main characters are" Read more of this review »
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An enjoyable and interesting read, despite a bit of sameness during the middle of the book where the romance fell into a pattern of “Do I really trust him?” and a rather slow revealing of Lexi’s secrets. There was a bit of editing needed on tenses—it ...more
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This novel was interesting and well-written, a story of survival in a water-scarce dystopian setting. It made me grateful for running water, for clean drinking water. The ending wrapped up fairly well as far as the main plot points (not all plot poin ...more
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This was an enjoyable fantasy adventure, well-written with compelling action and intriguing characters. At the end, there were plot threads left to make way for the next book in the series, but the story felt complete since the title was fulfilled (l ...more
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This was a compelling read, although the romantic angst was quite drawn out, and I still feel like I’ve only read part of a story. There’s an outcome, but readers don’t get to experience it yet. I have read other books with steeper cliffhangers, and ...more
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I’ve never seen the Bachelorette, but from what I’ve heard, this book is like a dystopian version of it, with some action-adventure thrown in. It was an interesting read, and I enjoyed this take on the world’s future. But a few things baffled me, one ...more
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“Your looks are an important part of who you are." He winds a lock of my hair around his finger. "You wouldn't be who you are, the same personality, if you'd grown up looking different. You're a blend of your body and your soul.”
― Carol Riggs

tags: appearance, weight

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“Am I less of a person because I weigh more?”
― Carol Riggs, The Body Institute

tags: body-image, science-fiction, science-fiction-young-adult, weight-loss

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“We talk about classes and the latest vids and music, topics that wash over me and leave a bitter aftertaste. It’s hard to think about fun, trivial things when the rest of my life is so twistedly wrong.”
― Carol Riggs, The Body Institute

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