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Caroline Carlson

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Caroline Carlson is the author of funny and fantastical books for young readers, including The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates trilogy, The World’s Greatest Detective, and The Door at the End of the World. Her novels have won accolades from the New York Times, the American Booksellers Association, Bank Street College of Education, the American Library Association, and Junior Library Guild, among others.

Caroline holds a BA from Swarthmore College and an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College of Fine Arts. A Massachusetts native, she now lives in Pittsburgh with her family. You can visit her online at http://carolinecarlsonbooks.com. ...more

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Something you might not know about me is that before I became a published children’s book author, I worked in publishing as a textbook writer and editor. With my colleagues and our clients, I developed teachers’ guides to dozens of texts, dreaming up reading comprehension questions, essay prompts, and engaging activities to support educators as they helped their students dig deeper int

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	Magic Marks the Spot (The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates, #1) by Caroline Carlson (Goodreads Author), Dave Phillips (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 3,906 ratings — published 2013 — 26 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 Terror of the Southlands (The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates, #2) by Caroline Carlson (Goodreads Author), Dave Phillips (Illustrations) 4.24 avg rating — 949 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Buccaneers' Code (The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 576 ratings — published 2015 — 11 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 World's Greatest Detective 4.12 avg rating — 558 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Door at the End of the World 4.09 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates (3 Book Series) by Caroline Carlson (Goodreads Author), Dave Phillips (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings	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
	Ueberreuter Lesebuch Kinder- und Jugendbuch Herbst 2017 by Usch Luhn (Contributor), Michaela Holzinger (Contributor), Magnus Myst (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2017	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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Jade Dragon Mountain (Li Du, #1)

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Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia

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“A good pirate fights back," said Jasper, "and a good pirate finds treasure.”
― Caroline Carlson, Magic Marks the Spot

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“If you want to know the truth, pirates can be even sillier than Miss Pimm’s girls, although they are not nearly as cruel.”
― Caroline Carlson, Magic Marks the Spot

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“However, many a pirate has tried to make his name on the High Seas by searching for famous, long-lost treasures. These include the fabled wreck of the good ship Petunia, the infamous magic stash of the Enchantress of the Northlands, and, of course, the toothbrush collection of Blackjaw Hawkins.”
― Caroline Carlson, Magic Marks the Spot

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