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Carmella Van Vleet

Carmella Van Vleet: Author

Carmella is a former teacher and the author of Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself, as well as other children's books. She is proud to say that daughter Abbey is now an enthusiastic member of the Black Belt club at her tae kwon do school.

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