75 ratings | 52 reviews
avg rating: 3.80

(since January 08)

Clay's bookshelves

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Clay's friends (16)

	Adrienne 472 books 16 friends
	Karin 300 books 42 friends
	Louise 48 books 25 friends
	Ernie 10 books 20 friends
	Eileen 1 book 1 friend
	Michael 0 books 2 friends
	Stephanie 47 books 27 friends
	Beth 166 books 11 friends
	Debbie 152 books 10 friends
	Fgardner 17 books 2 friends
	Emilie 0 books 0 friends
	Julie 1 book 8 friends
	Mark 0 books, 1 friend Friend details College or University
	Vicki 0 books 3 friends
	Claudia 1 book 1 friend

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Clay Carmichael

author profile

gender

female

place of birth

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

website

http://www.claycarmichael.com

genre

Children's Books

about this author

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Because I can't always remember titles or I forget to email when people are kind enough to ask "What are you reading?"

Below are a few I've recently liked--or loved--some new, some not.

books by Clay Carmichael

combine editions
avg rating: 5.00 | 4 ratings | 5 distinct works

	Lonesome Bear (Hardcover) by Clay Carmichael (goodreads author!) avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 2001 3 editions	my rating:
	Bear At the Beach (Easy-to-Read Books) by Clay Carmichael (goodreads author!) avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 1996 3 editions	my rating:
	Used-Up Bear (Hardcover) by Clay Carmichael (goodreads author!) avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 1998 3 editions	my rating:
	Wild Things (Hardcover) by Clay Carmichael (goodreads author!) avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2009	my rating:
	El Osito Usado (School & Library Binding) by Clay Carmichael (goodreads author!) avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2000	my rating:

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Clay is currently reading

	08/19 Clay gave to: The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney (Hardcover) by Suzanne Harper bookshelves: currently-reading, young-adult	my rating:
	Clay said: "Enjoyable read for young teens. " add a comment
	08/03 Clay is currently reading: Gram-O-Rama: Breaking the Rules (Paperback) by Daphne Athas bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	Clay said: "I've been waiting nearly 30 years for this book to come out... " add a comment
	07/03 Clay is currently reading: The Plague of Doves: A Novel (Hardcover) by Louise Erdrich bookshelves: adult-fiction, currently-reading	my rating:
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Clay's recent updates (rss)

August 19

Clay gave

to:
The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney (Hardcover)
by Suzanne Harper
bookshelves: currently-reading, young-adult

my rating:

Clay said: "Enjoyable read for young teens. "

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August 18

New comment on Louise's review of On Teaching and Writing Fiction

Clay wrote: "Whoa! I want to read that. His "Crossing to Safety" is one of my favorite books. "

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Clay gave

to:
The Latent Powers of Dylan Fontaine (Hardcover)
by April Lurie (Goodreads author!)
bookshelves: young-adult

my rating:

Clay said: "Three and a half stars. After his mom leaves and shakes up his complacent family, straight-arrow teen Dylan loosens up and gets a life. Especially enjoyed the scenes between Dylan and his older stoner brother. "

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August 13

Clay gave

to:
Graceling (Hardcover)
by Kristin Cashore
bookshelves: young-adult

my rating:

read in August, 2008

Clay said: "Terrific fantasy adventure with strong action heroine "graced" with the ability to kill, a love interest every bit her equal, and even tender lovemaking, all amid plenty of political intrigue. Highly recommended. "

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August 04

Clay gave

to:
Healing Water (Hardcover)
by Joyce Moyer Hostetter (Goodreads author!)
bookshelves: upper-elementary-middle-grade

my rating:

read in August, 2008

Clay said: "Sluggish beginning, compelling middle, then ends abruptly. "

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August 02

New comment on Debbie's review of Peace Like a River

Clay wrote: "I loved this book and so did Mike. The author has a new book just out that I haven't read called, So...more "

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July 31

Clay gave

to:
The Explosionist (Hardcover)
by Jenny Davidson
bookshelves: middle-school-or-young-adult

my rating:

recommended to Clay by: Karin
read in July, 2008

Clay said: "Loved the super-intelligent 15-year-old heroine (and other characters) in this alternative history novel (What if Napoleon had won at Waterloo?). Science-loving Sophie lives with her powerful aunt in 1938 Scotland amid exploding terrorist bombs, murd...more "

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July 30