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The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous

By Suzanne Crowley
The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous by Suzanne Crowley digital book - Fable

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Merilee leads a Very Ordered Existence. V.O.E., for short.

Her schedule (which must not be altered) includes, among other entries:

  • School (horrendous)
  • Litter patrol (30 minutes daily)
  • Lunch (PB&J and a pickle)
  • Bottle return (Friday only at the Piggly Wiggly)
  • Dame Fiona’s meditation show (Saturday only, 6:00 AM)

The V.O.E. is all about precision.

Merilee does not have time for Biswick O’Connor.

Merilee does not have time for Miss Veraleen Holliday.

He with his annoying factoids and runny nose. She with her shining white shoes as big as sailboats. Both of them strangers who, like the hot desert wind that brings only bad news, blow into town and change everything.

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“I have mixed feelings on this book. It's one I read to my mom years ago and have reread several times since, so on the one hand I have a bit of nostalgia for it. There are even parts of it that mom and I got a good laugh from. On the other hand, I'm not really that fond of the characters... in fact, they give me an almost sick, nervous feeling reading about them (though I think that's because they kind of bring up bad memories for me personally). And the plot doesn't feel like it really goes anywhere. Not a whole lot is changed by the end. I think the point of this book is to talk about how broken people need love and forgiveness or something like that, but it feels like it's just trying to pull me down and I don't like that sort of thing very much. Maybe to some people this book would be thought-provoking or touching, but it's not really my favorite.”

About Suzanne Crowley

Suzanne Crowley is the author of the acclaimed middle grade novels, The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous and Finding Esme, and the teen novel The Stolen One. The author, who is also a miniaturist and dollhouse collector whose work has graced the covers of magazines worldwide, was born in a small town in Texas and lives in Southlake, Texas.

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