Daphne

Sisters

by Marilyn Kaye

When shy twelve-year-old Daphne enters junior high school, she has to fight for her own identity as her more outgoing older sisters pull her in different directions

Genres: Young Adult

130 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1987

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

[Natasha · Rating 1 out of 5]

Daphne really annoyed me. She just did what her sisters told her to do. Never mind d what she wanted to do. It was as if she didn't have any ideas or opinions of her own jus the wise she's too shy to speak up. She just let people walk all over her.

[Cws]

JF-Kay