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 ...
Very nicely done. It kept my attention and I want to read it to see if she finds her way around love. Thanks for sharing.
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I'm looking forward to reading this book!
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Happy New Year, Medeia!
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