We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. First published in 1942 and continuously in print ever since, maureen dalys seventeenth summer is widely credited with being the very first work of ya fiction, the genre that would go on to spawn a gazillion ageinappropriate romances, wouldbe olympic ice dancers and the wakefield twins. Daly was best known for her groundbreaking 1942 novel seventeenth summer, which served as a. Maureen daly books list of books by author maureen daly. I had forgotten about it but i saw in todays paper that the author, maureen daly mcgivern, just died. But that was before she caught the eye of jack duluth, the popular. Daly, maureen 19212006 maureen patricia daly mcgivern obituary notice see index for sata sketch.
I know i tend to overuse the term evocative, but if theres any novel ive ever read that qualifies fully for that. Book rating 2 narrator rating 1 seventeenth summer. The love has a distinct beginning at the start of summer and a distinct death at. While it was definitely refreshing to read a ya book without all the sex and overwrought drama, this story could have used something more.
Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. In 2006 the movie adaptation was released when paolini was 23 years old. Main character in sixteen the main character in the. Seventeenth summer, published in 1942, was an immediate success and launched her career as a writer. Maureen also wrote a teenage advice column for the chicago tribune, which sheila took over when maureen went to work for ladies home journal.
Im a sucker for books about summer love, letting me experience the joy and wistfulness of it all without the sunburn, and sixteenth summer by michelle dalton is the latest addition to my growing collection. Seventeenth summer project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The cause was nonhodgkins lymphoma, her sister, sheila daly white, said. Maureen dalys seventeenth summer, considered the first young adult novel, and laura ingalls wilders series, i turned to nonfiction. Maureen daly day will be celebrated beginning at 6 p.
Seventeenth summer by maureen daly 9780671443863 for sale. Seventeenth summer 1942 is irishborn american maureen dalys debut youngadult novel. A haunting, lyrical book, where, quite frankly, nothing much happens. Its been nearly seventy years since seventeenth summer was published. Ps 6 years later i just discovered maureen daly died in 2006. Seventeenth summer by maureen daly, paperback barnes. Seventeenth summer is a young adult novel written by maureen daly and published in 1942. During the period before his death, maureen and her husband reread the. Readers of dalys first book, seventeenth summer, which came out in 1942, have. Seventeenth summer by maureen daly seventeenyearold angie just graduated from high school and thought this summer would be no different than any other. Seventeenth summer by maureen daly a readable copy. Every time i reread this book i love it all over again.
Seventeenth summer 1942 is irishborn american maureen dalys debut. If you have a young teenage daughter or relative, this is a good book for her. In the beginning, she tells the reader she is not really so dumb and that i get around. Join facebook to connect with maureen sweeney daly and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. You can pick up your own copy of seventeenth summer by maureen daly on amazon and barnes and noble. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Maureen daly papers, 19381973overview of the collection creator daly, maureen, 1921title maureen daly papers dates 19381973 inclusive 1938 1973. Seventeenth summer was chosen unanimously as the first winner of the intercollegiate literacy fellowship. Seventeenth summer, maureen daly, julia whelan, teenromance, teen, blackstone audiobooks, 8. After seventeenth summer, maureen daly joined the chicago tribune, writing an advice column for teenagers which later appeared in book form. Maureen daly march 15, 1921 september 25, 2006, was an irishborn american writer best known for her 1942 novel seventeenth summer, which she wrote while still in her teens.
Until the summer before college, angie morrow didnt really dat. Originally published for adults, it described a contemporary teenage romance and drew a large teenage audience. They start to date and she gets pulled into the popular crowd. Maureen daly 1921also published as maureen daly mcgivern american novelist, short story writer, author of childrens books, editor, essayist, and journalist. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Maureen daly died last week in california at the age of 85. Fond du lac revisits seventeenth summer with maureen daly day. Seventeenth summer by maureen daly lost classics of teen. Seventeenth summer, written and published in 1942 while author, maureen daly, was in college, is a teenage love story taken place in wisconsin angie, a seventeen yearold girl who never dated. This week, were going to start at the beginning, literally. Its a refreshing summer tale of first love that is never forgotten.
Set during summertime in fond du lac, wisconsin, the story follows seventeenyearold angeline angie morrow. The first love experience is of prime importance in any life, maureen daly stated in an interview with lisa ann richardson for. She then wrote for magazines, including ladies home. Published in 2003, the book was immediately a new york times best seller. Mcgivern, who wrote under her maiden name, maureen daly, had quite a career as a writer and journalist, right up until recently. Its the summer between high school and college, and angie figures it will be like other summers. Before writing seventeenth summer she wrote a short story entitled sixteen. She wrote all of her life, as did her three sisters. Mary jane collins maureen was a native of san francisco, born on october 6, 1928, and passed on august 8, 2009, after a lengthy illness. Summer of the seventeenth doll by ray lawler and a great selection of related books. By the time sheila was 21, her column was reaching 10 million readers in 36 newspapers, and she had. Last week i would have known definitely but now everything seemed vague and evasive daly, page 206 this quote is a connection to the world because many people do not think that they know something one day. In 2011, the guinness world records recognized him as the youngest author of a bestselling book series. After graduation from high school daly attended rosary college in river forest, illinois.
One of her three older sisters, maureen daly, wrote the classic teenage romance seventeenth summer. It turns out the book was written in 1942 long before my own 17th summer. Seventeenth summer by maureen daly is a glimpse into an american summer in the 1950s before relationships and life were confused by the internet, electronics and of course, cell phones. Seventeenth summer by maureen daly book read online. Her short story sixteen had won the scholastic magazine writing contest when she was a junior in high school. Going to the library several times a week as a girl, maureen thought books. Connection to world i wonder, i thought, what i am really thinking. Angie, a recent graduate of a small, all girls school, meets jack, a popular kid who just graduated from the local public school. Maureen daly, a writer whose first novel, seventeenth summer, anticipated the youngadult genre by decades when it appeared in 1942 and has endured as a classic comingofage story, died on monday, sep 25, 2006 in palm desert, calif.
Daly, ann maureen 51, of windom, mn, passed away on march 23, 2015. Read seventeenth summer by maureen daly for free with a 30 day free trial. Seventeenth summer by maureen daly and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Maureen daly, still in college when she wrote seventeenth summer, recaptured with extraordinary freshness and sensitivity an experience that because of its very nature no older author can touch. Born march 15, 1921, in castlecaufield, county tyrone, ulster, ireland. Her first novel, seventeenth summer, published in 1942 when she was only 20, is thought by many to be the first young adult novel. This first novel by maureen daly is often considered one of the first ya novels. Georgias account of the year she falls in love with a teen sex god is filled with references to tv stars and other stalwarts of english popular culture. Having won a short story contest in high school with sixteen, maureen daly. Explore books by maureen daly with our selection at. In fact, dalys mother gained posthumous notoriety when her obituary showed. Tis the season of books about summer romances and adventures, and every year shelves are flooded with stories about sand, surf, and tan lines.