Daphne's Book - Softcover

Hahn, Mary Downing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380723557 ISBN 13: 9780380723553

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1995

Synopsis

The Secret

Everybody in Jessica's English class makes fun of Daphne. She never says a word to anyone -- just walks around with her nose in a book, with her long straggly hair hanging over her face. Now the worst thing has happened. The teacher has assigned Jessica to be partners with Daphne in the Write-A-Book contest!

But being forced to work with the class "weirdo", Jessica gets an even bigger surprise. Not only does Daphne talk to her, but she tells Jessica a terrible secret...one that Jessica knows could be very dangerous to keep.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Downing Hahn is the best-selling author of more than twenty award-winning books for young readers, including Stepping on the Cracks, which won the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Anna on the Farm is the follow-up to Anna All Year Round, both based on the author’s mother’s memoirs about growing up in Maryland pre-World War I.

Review:

"Readers can hardly help rooting for the two girls and hoping that these two appealing characters do remain best friends for a long time." School Library Journal, Starred

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0380723557
• ISBN 13: 9780380723553
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176