Carol Beach York


Carol Beach York was an American author of juvenile novels. Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, 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 No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 62-8620One Summer, Coward-McCann No ISBN available; Lib of Cong #63-10168Miss Know-It-All, F. Watts No ISBN availableThe Christmas Dolls, illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts No ISBN availableThe Christmas Dolls, Scholastic Inc. - "Doll-sized fantasy that works well enough for very little, very girly girls--not too silly, not too sweet."The [Good Day Mice], illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 68-16600 - "Minor mice ellany despite some langy drawings."The [Blue Umbrella (York novel)|The Blue Umbrella], Franklin Watts No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 68-10107The Christmas Dolls, Chatto & Windus Good Charlotte, illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts No ISBN available; Lib of Cong 71-79850Nothing Ever Happens Here, Hawthorn Books No ISBN available; Lib of Cong # 75-106180Miss Know-It-All Returns, illustrated by Victoria de Larrea, F. Watts Mystery at Dark Wood, Watts No ISBN availableThe Secret of the [Tree House, formerly published as The Tree House Mystery], Weekly Reader Books No ISBN availableTakers and Returners, Nelson, Inc.">Thomas Nelson (publisher)">Nelson, Inc. - "Slight on characterization and atmosphere, Takers and Returners nevertheless accurately and suspensefully demonstrates the dynamics of a dare."I Will Make You Disappear, T. Nelson Beware of This Shop, Thomas Nelson Publishers Remember Me When I'm Dead, Elsevier/Nelson The Look-Alike Girl, Beaufort Books Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle, written by Washington Irving, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft, Troll Associates Stray Dog, Beaufort Books Candles in the Window, Dutton Miss Know-it-All and the Wishing Lamp, illustrated by Leslie Merrill, Bantam Books Pudmuddles, illustrated by Lisa Thiesing, HarperCollins The Key to the Playhouse, Scholastic Inc.