Background
Suzanne Carlisle Crowley was born in the small town of Uvalde, Texas and spent her childhood in Austin and Houston. Her father, Acree Carlisle, was an architect, and her mother, Corinne Orr, was a teacher and homemaker.
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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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Suzanne Carlisle Crowley was born in the small town of Uvalde, Texas and spent her childhood in Austin and Houston. Her father, Acree Carlisle, was an architect, and her mother, Corinne Orr, was a teacher and homemaker.
Crowley graduated from Stratford High School in Houston, and attended The University of Texas at Austin, earning her Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1986 with a minor in English.
She is the published author of and Her debut novel, was an Ireland Republican Army Notable Children"s Book, and was selected as the Book Sense #3 Top Children"s Pick for Fall of 2007., her second novel, is an Indie Next List Pick for Fall of 2009 and a Best Books for Young Adults nominee.
She has two sisters, Bonnie and Karen.
Crowley"s literary career began at Austin Homes and Gardens magazine where she wrote and answered phones. After discovering doll house shops in high-school and taking a few classes, she began making her own miniature room boxes.
She is now a miniature artist whose work has been featured on the covers of American and international magazines. Her hobbies include making miniature sculptures and dollhouses, art collecting, playing piano, shopping, studying history, reading, and traveling.
Her love for miniatures and doll houses developed into a home business, Crowley Interiors, where she produces sculpted miniatures and room boxes and sells them at shows across the country.
Along with authoring The Very Ordered Existence of Merille Marvelous and, Crowley has authored a miniature book on the history of paisley fabrics. Crowley"s first published novel, was inspired by Crowley"s daughter. The protagonist, Merilee, has characteristics of Asperger"s syndrome and lives in a small town in west Texas.
With her "unique view of the world," she depends on her "very ordered existence," a rigid schedule that keeps her own track.
This thirteen-year-old girl"s orderly life is challenged when she meets Biswick, a new boy in town who is dealing with challenges of his own., Crowley"s second book, is a historical fiction novel set in Elizabethan England.
Kat"s personal journal entries, revealed throughout the book, allow the reader entry into Kat"s mind, heart, and soul. The mystery of Kat"s true identity is being discovered while Kat is distinguishing her own feelings of love and allegiance between the handsome boys at court and the farmer boy back home.
( Merilee leads a Very Ordered Existence. V.O.E., for sh...)