Katie Steals the Show

Camp Sunnyside Friends #6

by Marilyn Kaye

Katie's new role as director of Cabin Six's new play threatens her relationship with the other girls in the cabin, when Katie the director is transformed into Katie the dictator.

Genres: Childrens

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1990

About the author

I was born in New Britain, Connecticut, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. I also spent a year (5th grade) in Montgomery, Alabama, and a year in Ann Arbor, Michigan(8th grade). As a child, I always wanted to be a writer, but I had lots of other ambitions too. I wanted to be a teacher, a librarian, a movie star, the president of the United States, and a ballerina.

I didn't achieve all my goals. I never became a movie star, the president of the U.S., or a ballerina. But I've been a teacher and a librarian and most of all, a writer. I've been writing for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I always kept a diary. I wrote poems, stories, plays, songs and lots of letters. Writing wasn't easy for me, but it felt natural and right.

I've always read a lot, too. I was an English major at Emory University (I love Shakespeare), and I also received a master's degree in library science at Emory. I earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago, and I taught children's and teen literature at St. John's University in New York for over 20 years. Now, I'm a full-time writer, living in Paris, France - the most beautiful city in the world.

Reviews

[Teresa Granado-Law]

CULTURAL REFERENCES: Madonna, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper

[Reading with Cats · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brain-numbingly boring entry into a lackluster series
2.5 stars