This was originally posted at Into the Wardrobe on May 25, 2008. Meet sixteen-year-old Sameera Righton, aka Sparrow, the likeable and very interesting main character of the First Daughter books. Sameera was born in Pakistan and was adopted by an American political family. She grew up as a diplomat's daughter, in communities where people from different cultures and races mingled without much fuss. She is sophisticated and articulate, fierce and opinionated. Sameera is an aspiring journalist and is well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a writer. She has a very popular blog, www.sparrowblog.com , that is read by powerful people in America and by people all over the world. And her dad, James Righton, is now the president of the United States. (By the way, I highly recommend you check out that link! Sparrowblog really exists as a character blog for the First Daughter books. How cool is that?! :o) On the site, Sameera dishes about the real US presidential candidates and ...
I didn't know we had a Philippine National Children's Book Day! That's a cute poster. :)
ReplyDeleteI am waiting for the list of activities for Children's Book Day. This is the first year I can actually participate in anything because this year I am a full-time grad student. Work got in the way all the other years.
ReplyDeleteI love the poster. We can definitely reach the stars through reading.
ReplyDeleteThe poster is adorable! =D
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab poster - I hope you've got a hard copy or two to put up on your walls!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to print out the letter-size version. Hehehehe. It's available on the PBBY website for everyone.
ReplyDeleteYour blog has a very strong identity, which is impressive. More power to it, and to more YA books set in Asia!
ReplyDeleteBut what is the Grand Metanarrative?
Thank you, ArtSeblis!
ReplyDeleteMe believing in the Grand Metanarrative means that I believe in THE Story - the Christian story. :o)