found: Seventeenth summer, 1942.
found: McGivern, W. P. The seeing, c1980:t.p., etc. (Maureen McGivern)
found: Cont. authors online, July 16, 2003(Maureen Daly; b. March 15, 1921 in Castlecaufield, County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland; naturalized U.S. citizen; m. William P. McGivern (a writer); 2 children (1 deceased); writer of fiction and nonfiction including children's fiction; young adult titles include Seventeenth summer, Sixteen and other stories, etc.; young adult nonfiction includes What's your P.Q. (personality quotient)?, etc.; juvenile titles include Patrick visits the farm, Rosie the dancing elephant, etc.; titles written with husband William P. McGivern include Mention my name in Mombasa, A matter of honor, "Kojak" television scripts, the "Brannigan" screenplay, etc.; author also of High school career series)
found: New York times WWW site, Sept. 29, 2006(Maureen Daly; b. Maureen Patricia Daly, Mar. 15, 1921, Castlecaulfield, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; d. Monday [Sept. 25, 2006], Palm Desert, Calif., aged 85; writer whose first novel, Seventeenth summer, anticipated the young-adult genre by decades when it appeared in 1942 and has endured as a classic coming-of-age story)
