Daphne's Book

Features

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Cover Type: Paperback with 192 pages
• Published by: Clarion Books
• Edition: 1st Edition March 18, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0547016417
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0547016412
• Book Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Weighs: 5.9 ounces

Product Review
Seventh-grader Jessicas assignment is to write a childrens book with a partner who will illustrate it. To her consternation, Jessicas partner turns out to be Daphne Woodleigh, a reclusive, poorly dressed, silent classmate . . . . The growth of the girls friendship in the face of cruel peer pressures is honest and tender and even Jessicas several betrayals of Daphne are understandable and lead to her growth as a person. . . . 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 )

A meaningful, gently humorous novel about characters the author endows with humanity.Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly )

Product 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." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Daphne's Book (Hardcover) I remember the very first time our librarian held this book up - brand new and shiny - the protective book cover crackling an invitation...."read me". I was in elementary school - Daphne's Book was brand new and had been nominated for an award - which it lost to another book written the same year, The Dollhouse Murders. I checked this book out so many times, I would be surprised if anyone else was able to read it! I was a misfit - the kind in Jessica's category - not fitting in anywhere - and kind of fitting in everywhere. I had not found my niche, but knew I didn't believe in treating people differently based on appearances. I cannot begin to tell you the magic of this book and the way it touched my life. Few offerings to children these days offer such a statement on the meaning of love and true friendship. Jessica faces a true "moral dillema" and makes the right choice, even though it is difficult. Daphne (the true hero of the book) is magic - she lures you to those that sit by themselves in the corner of the room - lost in a realm we do not understand. She makes you think twice about prejudice of any kind. She encourages us to rise above our situation and bloom where we are planted. Any child that feels they are "different" would be enriched by this book. Any parent will be moved to tears as they read it with them.