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Maureen Daly

Born

in Castlecaufield, County Tyrone, Ireland

March 15, 1921

Died

September 25, 2006

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Maureen Daly, a writer whose first novel, “Seventeenth Summer,” anticipated the young-adult genre by decades when it appeared in 1942 and has endured as a classic coming-of-age story, died on Monday, Sep 25, 2006 in Palm Desert, Calif. She was 85.
The cause was non-Hodgkins lymphoma, her sister, Sheila Daly White, said.

Written when Ms. Daly was a teenager and published while she was still in college, “Seventeenth Summer” told the story of Angie and Jack, two teenagers who fall in love during one enchanted summer in a Wisconsin lakeside town. Written in a straightforward, unpretentious style, the book is full of innocent pastimes — boating on the lake, Cokes at the corner drugstore — mingled with more grown-up pleasures like beer and cigarett ...more

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	Seventeenth Summer 3.13 avg rating — 5,259 ratings — published 1942 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small War of Sergeant Donkey 4.06 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1966 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Acts of Love 3.64 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1986 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ginger Horse by Maureen Daly, Wesley Dennis (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1964 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sixteen and Other Stories 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1961 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Early Years Management in Practice : A Handbook for Early Years Managers by Maureen Daly, Wendy Taylor 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First a Dream 2.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Understanding Early Years Theory in Practice: An Accessible Overview of Major Child Development Theories 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Favorite Mystery Stories 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1966 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moroccan Roundabout 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When I eat, everything tastes so good I can't get all the taste out of it; when I look at something-say, the lake-the waves are so green and the foam so white that it seems I can't look at it hard enough; there seems to be something there that I can't get at. And even when I'm with you, I can't seem to be with you...enough.”
― Maureen Daly, Seventeenth Summer

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“Growing up is like taking down the walls of your house and letting strangers in.”
― Maureen Daly, Seventeenth Summer

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“A girl can't feel like a lady with a bottle of beer before her.”
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This poll is for our 13+ yo August BOTM Group Read. Please vote for one book, however, you can also vote for one book on the 12- yo poll. Please see comments for additional notes as needed.

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

13 votes 41.9%

The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

7 votes 22.6%

Celtic Run by Sean Vogel

5 votes 16.1%

Love & Other Great Expectations by Becky Dean

5 votes 16.1%

Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly

1 vote 3.2%

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