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    Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous, The Unabrid
    Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous, The Unabrid
    Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous, The Unabrid
    Audiobook7 hours

    Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous, The Unabrid

    Written by Suzanne Crowley

    Narrated by Lily Rabe

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    About this audiobook

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 21, 2007
    ISBN9780061535697
    Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous, The Unabrid
    Author

    Suzanne Crowley

    Suzanne Crowley is the author of two acclaimed novels for young readers, The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous and 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. suzaannecrowley.com    twitter:  suzannecrowley_writes Instagram:  @suzannecrowleyofficial facebook - suzannecrowley-author goodreads - Suzanne Crowley bookbub - Suzanne Crowley

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    • 4/5
      Aspergers book. Very well done. Small town setting is captured very well. Lots of problem topics and the book drags in spots but worth the read for the great characters.
    • 4/5
      This is the first book I've read written specifically for young adults about a main character with autism. Crowley's own daughter was her inspiration for the story. It is well told in Merilee's own words, which become deeper and more fluid as she grows and changes over time. However, I felt the author added a few too many quirky characters-perhaps in an attempt to show Merilee as no less "normal" than half the townspeople. While they enlivened the story, I found it to be a little less believable than I would have liked.
    • 3/5
      Children's fiction; realistic fiction.
      "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."

      A girl with Asperger's syndrome (Merilee) has her life in order until three strangers blow into town: an 8-year-old boy (Biswick) with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, his alcoholic poet father, and a woman with a secret (Veraleen). Biswick quickly grows attached to Merilee, throwing her off of her carefully maintained schedule (causing her great distress). Wonderful characters and character development; it was very easy to get wrapped up in the small-town drama of their lives.
    • 4/5
      What a treat of a book! The small town of Jumbo, Texas (oxymoron) is home to this young lady with Asperger's syndrome. She is a delightfully quirky character just trying to understand the world around her.