Carol Beach York

Carol Beach York (January 21, 1928 – April 26, 2013) was an American author of juvenile novels.[1] Hailing from Chicago, Illinois,[2] she is best known for novels in the mystery/suspense genre, and for the Butterfield Square Series, which includes Good Charlotte, from which the pop rock band Good Charlotte took its name.

Selected works
  • Sparrow Lake, Coward-McCann (1962) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 62-8620
  • One Summer, Coward-McCann (1963) No ISBN available;Lib of Cong #63-10168
  • Miss Know-It-All, F. Watts (1966) No ISBN available
  • The Christmas Dolls, illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts (1967) No ISBN available
  • The Christmas Dolls, (paperback) Scholastic Inc. (1967) ISBN 0-590-42435-1 - "Doll-sized fantasy that works well enough for very little, very girly girls--not too silly, not too sweet."[3]
  • The Good Day Mice, illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts (1968) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 68-16600 - "Minor mice ellany despite some langy drawings."[4]
  • The Blue Umbrella, Franklin Watts (1968) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 68-10107
  • The Christmas Dolls, Chatto & Windus (Britain) (1969) ISBN 0-7011-0295-0
  • Good Charlotte, illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts (1969) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong 71-79850
  • Nothing Ever Happens Here, Hawthorn Books (1970) No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 75-106180
  • Miss Know-It-All Returns, illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts (1972) ISBN 0-531-02558-6
  • Mystery at Dark Wood, Watts (1972) No ISBN available
  • Takers and Returners, Thomas Nelson, Inc. (1973) ISBN 0-8407-6292-5 - "Slight on characterization and atmosphere, Takers and Returners nevertheless accurately and suspensefully demonstrates the dynamics of a dare."[5]
  • I Will Make You Disappear, T. Nelson (1974) ISBN 0-8407-6410-3
  • Beware of This Shop, Thomas Nelson Publishers (1977) No ISBN available
  • Remember Me When I'm Dead, Elsevier/Nelson (1980) ISBN 0-525-66694-X
  • The Look-Alike Girl, Beaufort Books (1980) ISBN 0-8253-0016-9
  • Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle, written by Washington Irving, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft, Troll Associates (1980) ISBN 0-8937-5299-1
  • Stray Dog, Beaufort Books (1981) ISBN 0-8253-0046-0
  • Candles in the Window, Dutton (1982)
  • Miss Know-it-All and the Wishing Lamp, illustrated by Leslie Merrill, Bantam Books (1987) ISBN 0-553-15536-9
  • Pudmuddles, illustrated by Lisa Thiesing, HarperCollins (1993) ISBN 0-06-020436-2
  • The Key to the Playhouse, Scholastic Inc. (1994) ISBN 0-590-46258-X
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References
  1. "Carol Beach York". WorldCat.org. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  2. Kaser, James A. (1 February 2011). The Chicago of Fiction: A Resource Guide. Scarecrow Press. pp. 516–. ISBN 978-1-4616-7258-6.
  3. "The Christmas Dolls". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. "The Good Day Mice". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  5. "Takers and Returners". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 20 July 2015.


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