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Coleen Murtagh Paratore
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Coleen Murtagh Paratore

Coleen Murtagh Paratore is the author of the acclaimed The Wedding Planner's Daughter and its brand-new sequel The Cupid Chronicles. For younger readers, she has also written How Prudence Proovit Proved the Truth About Fairy Tales. She's a believer in community rent, Cupid, and the magic of Cape Cod. Look for Mack McGinn's Big Win -- in which two all-American sports-star brothers battle to be the best -- in Summer 2007. Learn more about Coleen at http://www.coleenparatore.com/

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So many good books to lose yourself in this year
Alberni Valley Times, August 23, 2009
...stars. RACHEL VAN VIEGEN Name of Book Critic: Rachel Van Viegen Title of Book: The Cupid Chronicles Author: Coleen Murtagh Paratore This book was about a girl who tries to raise money to save the Bramble Library from closing down. My favourite character...
Immerse in fun
TheStar.com.my, August 20, 2009
...and dangerous journey to Tarkasis Forest to fulfil his destiny as the new Mask Wearer. Sunny Holiday Author: Coleen Murtagh Paratore Publisher: Scholastic Press SUNNY loves dandelions, the colour yellow, her best friend, Jazzy, her cat, Queen Jade, her...
Cape Cod Book Scene: Old favorites, new talents
Cape Cod Online, May 31, 2009
...truth in this eighth mystery in the series. 'Forget Me Not: From the Life of Willa Havisham,' by Coleen Murtagh Paratore (Scholastic Press, ISBN 978-0-545-09401-6, 178 pages, $16.99) Mashpee resident Coleen Paratore's last book, 'Sunny Holiday,' was...
Cape Cod Book Scene
Cape Cod Online, January 25, 2009
...lucky to get through the war unscathed ...,' he writes, 'there were not enough Angels for everyone.' 'Sunny Holiday,' Coleen Murtagh Paratore (Scholastic, ISBN 978-0-545-07579-4, 160 pages, $15.99) Sunny indeed is Mashpee resident Coleen Paratore's new...
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Cape Cod Online, January 25, 2009
...lucky to get through the war unscathed ...,' he writes, 'there were not enough Angels for everyone.' 'Sunny Holiday,' Coleen Murtagh Paratore (Scholastic, ISBN 978-0-545-07579-4, 160 pages, $15.99) Sunny indeed is Mashpee resident Coleen Paratore's new...
Heroes and heroines
North Bay Nugget, December 21, 2008
...to keep their life together, he must let pieces of it go. The Wedding Planner's Daughter by Coleen Murtagh Paratore (Simon & Schuster) is a sweet confection, just like the cherry cordials its 12-year-old protagonist is so fond of eating. Willafred...
Sunday Salon: Reading, Read, To Read #41
Becky's Book Reviews, October 11, 2009
...open through October 15th. What I read in a previous week, but reviewed this week: Sunny Holiday by Coleen Murtagh Paratore. 2009. Scholastic. 160 pages. (Re)Cycler by Lauren McLaughlin. 2009. Random House. 273 pages. A Killing Frost by John Marsden....
The Wedding Planner’s Daughter – Paratore
Read to me..., February 9, 2009
...Just in time for Valentine’s Day…Coleen Murtagh Paratore bills herself as a hopeless romantic and a life-long believer in the magic of Cape Cod.  She puts both of those to excellent use in creating The Wedding Planner’s Daughter . Readers looking...