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Maureen Daly (1921-2006) was an Irish-born American writer who wrote the 1942 novel Seventeenth Summer, considered the first young adult novel. She also had a long career in journalism, nonfiction, and children's books.
Sep 29, 2006 · 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...
May 31, 2021 · Learn about Maureen Daly, the Irish-born American author of Seventeenth Summer, one of the first and most influential YA novels. Discover her life, career, and works, and how she captured the voice and experience of teenage girls in the 1940s.
Sep 25, 2006 · 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.
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Maureen Daly 1921–. (Has also written under the name Maureen Daly McGivern) American short story writer, novelist, and nonfiction writer for children and young adults,...
As the author of the groundbreaking novel Seventeenth Summer, Maureen Daly is credited with establishing young adult literature as a genre separate from the juvenile or adult publishing markets. With her debut novel in continuous publication since it first appeared in 1942, Daly's name remains recognizable to readers both young and old.
Maureen Daly electrified the publishing world with the publication of her young adult novel Seventeenth Summer in 1942. She was not yet twenty years old. The novel...
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