The Daffodils [Library Binding]

Christi Killien (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1992

The Daffodils, Nicole Durbin's championship softball team, is rocked by dissension when team members become boy crazy, and when Nicole is replaced by a new captain, she attempts to share in her teammates puzzling behavior, with disastrous results.

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

Fifth-grader Nicky stands irresolutely at the threshold of adolescence, the new world of lipstick and boys pulling her forward while the easy familiarity of playing dolls with Jeannie, a younger classmate, holds her back. Meanwhile, though the Daffodils were softball champs last year, they're playing poorly and deeply divided--thanks largely to sophisticated new player Caitlin, who's formed an in-group. Hoping to rekindle team unity, Nicky buys a bra and rudely snubs Jeannie; then, after some minor intrigues, she realizes that she can take her own path to growing up and even finds a better use for the bra, as an ace bandage. Softball action takes a back seat here to Nicky's slow discovery that she's no longer a relatively uncomplicated child. Killien lays her themes out clearly without trying to force-feed readers, and though several characters just stand around, or have an obvious Purpose, the main players--even Caitlin--are drawn with a sympathetic touch. (Fiction. 10-12) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 129 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Trade (May 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590442414
• ISBN-13: 978-0590442411
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,686,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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