![]() ![]() The town library was an important part of her childhood. She was only two years old when her family relocated to the small town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and became naturalized citizens. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONÄaly was born on March 15, 1921, in Castlecaufield, County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland. In a self-interview that appeared in ALAN Review, Daly notes that in 1945, Ladies Home Journal sponsored a Gallup poll to determine "the three favorite books of young Americans." The books chosen were The Bible, Gone with the Wind, and Seventeenth Summer. Her first novel, Seventeenth Summer (1942), is considered to be a breakthrough novel in young adult fiction because it honestly and frankly discusses peer pressures, sensuality, and homosexuality-topics that were taboo in 1940s culture. Although Daly stresses that her novels are written for adults, her empathetic handling of the emotions and confusions of first love has enchanted adults and teens alike, and her novels frequent many young adult reading lists. ![]() ![]() Her characterizations are largely based on her experiences as a young adult and on her daughter's teenage years. The first love experience is of prime importance in any life," Maureen Daly stated in an interview with Lisa Ann Richardson for Journal of Reading. " Seventeenth Summer deals with falling in love for the first time. (Also published as Maureen Daly McGivern) American novelist, short story writer, author of children's books, editor, essayist, and journalist. ![]()
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