Charles Haddad

• Aug-1998
• / General Fiction
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The pink fangs flying out of her mouth and hitting Noreen in the back of the neck was not Calliope's fault! If Mrs. Perkins hadn't asked Calliope what 10 times 10 was, the pink fangs would have stayed in her mouth just fine. But they hadn't, and Mrs....

• Jun-2001
• / General Fiction
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Noreen Catherwood may look prissy in her lacy socks and perfect dresses, but underneath she has the heart of a fighter. And what fights she and Calliope have!

Calliope says she’s safe at home plate, but Noreen says she’s out, and since sh...

• May-2003
• / General Fiction
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It’s just another Sunday at Spackle’s Roller Rink for Calliope Day and her best friend, Noreen Catherwood. Until Calliope discovers the red love poem someone has stuck in Noreen’s pistachio ice cream. Calliope is intriguedâ€"who is this mystery...

• Jul-2012
• / General Fiction
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A funny yet moving coming of age story about a contemporary southern teenager stranded between two worlds. Zelma Dupree has lost her beloved father and childhood home as her historic factory town gentrifies. Descended from a long line of backwoods sh...

• May-2015
• / General Fiction
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The Curse of the Bearded Girlfriend is a spoof on the coming-of-age genre that parodies the twilight of the hippie era. Curse takes its teenage protagonist on a cross-country journey with his former bully - a journey that grows dark after they hitch ...

• Jun-2021
• / Literary
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Chasing the Albino Pygmy Giraffe is a laugh aloud yet insightful parody about how little Chinese and Americans understand one another. Written by a leading social satirist, the story unfolds as a professor leads a group of American and Chinese studen...