Karen Karbo is a Northwest author with a wry sense of humor and a talent for telling a good story. She writes for both young people and adults with verve, style,

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World's Most Elegant Woman (Hardcover)

By Karen Karbo, Chesley McLaren

$19.95

ISBN-13: 9781599215235
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Published: skirt!, 9/2009

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Coco was a legend in her own time; she remains a huge influence on the fashion world.  A movie will release soon on the life of this fashion icon. Karen has blended a lively book on the life of Coco Chanel with the search for a Chanel jacket.  If you are at all interested in the world of fashion, this is going to be a fabulous event.  Coco Chanel’s life is the classic rags to riches story; she rose from poverty and obscurity to fame and wealth.  Born in a poor house, not an auspicious start, she persevered eventually ruling the world of fashion.  Along the way she re-invented herself.  Her life was not lacking in drama.  From the death of a lover to choosing her friends injudiciously, Coco lived a fascinating life.

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Minerva Clark Gets a Clue (Hardcover)

By Karen Karbo

$16.95

ISBN-13: 9781582346779
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 9/2005

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I love Minerva Clark’s independence and spirit.  Here is a 13 year old girl able to make decisions for herself, feel good about who she is, and not be intimidated by the “cool crowd”.  The books are set in Portland Oregon, so they go places that are familiar.  Minerva Clark Gets a Clue is the first book in the series.  Minerva starts out as an average teenager, worried about fitting in, being accepted by her peers.  Her day goes seriously awry, her cousin is arrested and she is struck by lightning.  Something weird happens, Minerva is no longer worried about being part of the popular crowd, and all of a sudden she is comfortable in her skin.  With her new self confidence and her trusty ferret she solves the crime.

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Minerva Clark Goes to the Dogs (Hardcover)

By Karen Karbo

$18.65

ISBN-13: 9781582346786
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Published: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 10/2006

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Minerva Clark Goes to the Dogs finds Minerva spending her summer vacation solving a crime involving the theft of a diamond.  Her investigation takes her to the Humane Society and all over town.  

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Minerva Clark Gives Up the Ghost (Hardcover)

By Karen Karbo

$18.65

ISBN-13: 9781582346793
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Published: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 9/2007

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Minerva Clark Gives Up the Ghost has the intrepid young sleuth solving an arson. 

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