Charlotte M. (Charlotte Marion) Vaile

Born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, on November 13, 1852, Charlotte Marion White Vaile later became known as Charlotte M. Vaile. She died in Denver, Colorado, on July 10, 1902.

Vaile wrote fiction that appeared in the lively world of American juvenile and family reading in the late 1800s. Confirmed titles associated with her include The Orcutt Girls; or, One Term at the Academy, Two and One, The Truth About Santa Claus, and Wheat and Huckleberries; or, Dr. Northmore's Daughters.

Her books suggest a taste for warm, character-driven storytelling, with school life, sisters, and domestic adventures all playing a part. Though she is not widely known today, her work still offers a window into the tone and values of children's literature at the turn of the twentieth century.