The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate (32 page)
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Authors: Jacqueline Kelly
For more information on children abducted and raised by the Comanche, see
The Captured
by Scott Zesch and
Comanches: The Destruction of a People
by T. R. Fehrenbach. Many of the abductees who were eventually returned to their white parents had a difficult time fitting back into society. Some even returned to their adoptive Comanche families. And, yes, some people do claim that it is possible to predict the weather with a jar of bear grease. (See the
MountainMonthly.com
entry on G. Gordon Wimsatt.) I have not seen this in actionâalthough I would dearly love toâand cannot vouch for its veracity.
Finally, the biggest thanks of all go to my wonderful agent, Marcy Posner, and my equally wonderful publisher, Laura Godwin.
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The writing of this book was fueled by Haribo gummi bears.
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Jacqueline Kelly
won the Newbery Honor for her first book,
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
. She was born in New Zealand and raised in Canada, in the dense rainforests of Vancouver Island. Her family then moved to El Paso, Texas, and Kelly attended college in El Paso, then went on to medical school in Galveston. After practicing medicine for many years, she went to law school at the University of Texas, and after several years of law practice, realized she wanted to write fiction. Her first story was published in the
Mississippi Review
in 2001. She now makes her home with her husband and various cats and dogs in Austin and Fentress, Texas. You can sign up for email updates
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C
ONTENTS
Chapter 1: Armand Versus Dilly
Chapter 2: The Armadillo Crisis
Chapter 3: The Barometer Speaks
Chapter 7: Amphibia and Reptilia in Residence
Chapter 8: A Birthday Controversy
Chapter 13: Dr. Pritzker in Action
Chapter 16: The Scruffiest Dog in the World
Chapter 17: The Travails of Idabelle and Other Creatures
Chapter 19: Navigating the Inner and Outer Worlds
Chapter 20: An Astonishing Sum of Money
Chapter 22: The Value of Learning New Skills
Chapter 24: Dogs, Lucky and Not
Chapter 25: A Puffer Fish of One's Own
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The epigraphs at the beginning of each chapter are from
The Voyage of the
Beagle by Charles Darwin.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Kelly, Jacqueline.
The curious world of Calpurnia Tate / Jacqueline Kelly.âFirst edition.
pages        cm
Sequel to: The evolution of Calpurnia Tate.
Summary: “In rural Texas in 1900, when a storm blows change into town in the form of a visiting veterinarian, twelve-year-old Callie discovers a life and a vocation she desperately wants. But with societal expectations as they are, she will need all her wits and courage to realize her dreams”âProvided by publisher.
ISBN 978-0-8050-9744-3 (hardcover)âISBN 978-1-62779-511-1 (e-book)  [1.  Family lifeâTexasâFiction.  2.  Sex roleâFiction.  3.  VeterinariansâFiction.  4.  TexasâHistoryâ20th centuryâFiction.]  I.  Title.
PZ7.K296184Cu 2015Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â [Fic]âdc23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2015000920
First hardcover edition 2015
eBook edition July 2015
eISBN 9781627795111