Carol Plum-Ucci

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born

in Atlantic City, NJ, The United States

August 16, 1957

gender

female

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http://www.carolplumucci.com/

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Fiction, Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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Carol Plum-Ucci is a young adult novelist and essayist. Plum-Ucci’s most famous work to date is The Body of Christopher Creed, for which she won a Michael L. Printz Award in 2002 and was named a Finalist to the Edgar Allan Poe Award. Describing her subjects as «the most common, timeless, and most heart-felt teenagers,» Plum-Ucci is widely recognized for her use of the South Jersey shore to set scenes for engaging characters embracing suspense themes.

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Average rating: 3.88 · 6,568 ratings · 833 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Body of Christopher Creed (Steepleton Chronicles, #1) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,828 ratings — published 2000 — 15 editions	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
	What Happened to Lani Garver 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 1,960 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	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
	Streams of Babel (Streams of Babel, #1) 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 604 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions	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 She 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 404 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	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 Night My Sister Went Missing 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	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
	Fire Will Fall (Streams of Babel, #2) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	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
	Following Christopher Creed (Steepleton Chronicles, #2) 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	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
	Homeschooling Abbey: Your Basic Mom Tries Home Education & Tells All 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008	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
	Stephon Marbury 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002	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
	Celebrate Diwali 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	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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Series by Carol Plum-Ucci

Steepleton Chronicles (2 books)
by Carol Plum-Ucci
3.849933598937583 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 3,012 ratings

Streams of Babel (2 books)
by Carol Plum-Ucci
3.769406392694064 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 876 ratings

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“Complete happiness can look so much like complete terror that its hard to tell them apart.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, What Happened to Lani Garver

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“You're supposed to be kind to everyone, because you never know when you're meeting an angel.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, What Happened to Lani Garver

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“If you can understand human behavior, it can’t hurt you nearly as much.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, What Happened to Lani Garver

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