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Carol Weston

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in New York, The United States

September 11

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Children's, Young Adult, Fiction

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Carol's newest novel, SPEED OF LIFE, is for ages 11+ Starred reviews: Kirkus, PW, Booklist, SLJ. New York Times: "perceptive, funny, and moving." Newbery medalist Richard Peck calls it "wonderful." Julia Alvarez says, "You won't want to put it down." Carol is also the author of AVA AND PIP, AVA AND TACO CAT and AVA XOX, (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky), a series about a fifth grade "word nerd." NYTBR says AVA AND PIP is "about sisterhood, but it's also a love letter to language." (nyti.ms/1ggyDHV) Carol has been "Dear Carol" at Girls' Life since 1994. Her first book, GIRLTALK (HarperCollins) was translated into 12 languages. A Yale grad with an M.A. from Middl ...more

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I just wanted to thank everyone who has read SPEED OF LIFE. Despite the title, it was S-L-O-W to write, so it's been wonderful to see that many of you have enjoyed reading and recommending it, and I'm thrilled that it's on the YALSA 2018 list of Best Fiction for Young Adults. If you're interested, here's the New York Times review: http://bit.ly/NYTSpeed
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	Speed of Life 3.94 avg rating — 1,283 ratings — published 2017 — 12 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
	Ava and Pip (Ava and Pip, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 950 ratings — published 2014 — 9 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
	Ava and Taco Cat (Ava and Pip, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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
	Ava XOX (Ava and Pip, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Diary of Melanie Martin: or How I Survived Matt the Brat, Michelangelo, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza (Melanie Martin Novels) 3.69 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2000 — 14 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
	Girltalk: All the Stuff Your Sister Never Told You 4.18 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1985 — 19 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
	Melanie Martin Goes Dutch: The Private Diary of My Almost Bummer Summer with Cecily, Matt the Brat, and Vincent Van Go Go Go 3.78 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	With Love from Spain, Melanie Martin 3.97 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2004 — 12 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
	Wie man bei Regen einen Berg in Flip-Flops erklimmt by Carol Weston (Goodreads Author), Jessika Komina (Translator), Sandra Knuffinke (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 53 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
	Melanie in Manhattan 4.04 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2005 — 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

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“If you won't be you...who will?”
― Carol Weston

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― Carol Weston, Melanie Martin Goes Dutch: The Private Diary of My Almost Bummer Summer with Cecily, Matt the Brat, and Vincent Van Go Go Go

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“Salud, Amor, Dinero----y Tiempo Para Gozarlos.”
― Carol Weston, The Speed of Life

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message 1: by Carol (last edited Jul 30, 2009 04:43PM)

Jul 30, 2009 04:42PM

Thank you, Rivka, for your original fan letter and for inspiring me to join Goodreads. As a writer and a reader, I clearly need to get with the program and make my page more interesting! Wish me luck... I finally put a fan page up on Facebook and it has some cute pictures, and my own site is www.carolweston.com. But I'd love to be organized and high-tech enough to tell you to post more. This month I've read The Mercy Papers. The Stanger (en francais!), Olive Kitteridge, and Shanghai Girls... Here's to good reads!

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