Marilyn Kaye
Author of Gifted: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
About the Author
Marilyn Kaye was born in New Britain, Connecticut in 1949. She received both an undergraduate degree in English and a Master's degree in library science from Emory University. She also has a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago. She is the author of several series including show more the Replica series, the Out of this World series, the Gifted series, and the Camp Sunnyside Friends series. She also writes under the pseudonym Shannon Blair. She was an associate professor in the Division of Library and Information Science at St. John's University in New York for twenty years. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
"Shannon Blair" was a pseudonym used by Marilyn Kaye to write teen romances.
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Works by Marilyn Kaye
Celebrating Children's Books: Essays on Children's Literature in Honor of Zena Sutherland (1981) — Editor — 62 copies
TWO'S COMPANY, FOUR'S A CROWD; CAT MORGAN, WORKING GIRL; 101 WAYS TO WIN BEAUTY QUEEN. (1994) 3 copies
De wedstrijd 1 copy
Dawn's Light (Duskblade #1) 1 copy
Judy vs Judy 1 copy
Amy, gejagt: Replica 2 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Kaye, Marilyn Janice
- Other names
- Blair, Shannon
- Birthdate
- 1949-06-19
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Emory University (M.A.)
University of Chicago (PhD) - Occupations
- young adult writer
romance novelist
teacher
librarian - Organizations
- St. John's University
- Short biography
- Marilyn Kaye was born in New Britain, Connecticut, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned a master’s degree in library science from Emory University and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. She has written numerous books for teenagers, including series such as Replica, Camp Sunnyside Friends, After-School Club, Out of this World, and Last on Earth. Her 2008 book Penelope was adapted into a Hollywood film. She taught children’s and teen literature at St. John’s University in New York for more than 20 years.
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Britain, Connecticut, USA
- Places of residence
- Paris, France
Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Disambiguation notice
- "Shannon Blair" was a pseudonym used by Marilyn Kaye to write teen romances.
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Out of the three I read, this was my faaaaavorite as a kid. Now, I gave it four stars because it was just so interesting! What action! Such a plot! Such possibilities! All of this I declare as an adult. Wow, I -adored- it. Disliked the ending and found it enormously stupid. It was super lame that Amy didn't meet -all- the clones then. So she'd met herself, ballet!Amy, actor!Amy, and then seven others. That's ten Amys. How difficult would it have been for her to meet them -all- here, Marilyn show more Kaye, and go from there? Sigh. I liked this book showing Amy could be poisoned. Good worldbuilding. As a kid, I was horrified when someone died. As an adult, I knew it would happen going in. As an adult, this book was much more nightmare fuel. The person died not because the sounds were too loud; it was because electric shocks simulating something related to the sounds were being administered. The shocks got worse as the sounds got overwhelmingly louder. One person was literally shocked to death while hearing those loud noises. The room was soundproofed. Everyone who heard the noises was screaming for it to be turned off and for the shocks to stop. The final event surrounding this, when Amy jumps out of a window--stupid. I disliked it. And the book ended how it did--no. Cheap. Lame. Lost opportunity. And it's apparently -retconned- further in the series? NO! CHEAP SHOT.
Jeanine continues to be her usual jerk self in this one. I felt bad that Tasha felt bad for her. I was dismayed when she handed over the necklace, as I had been as a kid. As when I was a kid, I cheered inwardly when she got the necklace back -and- found the poison. People like Mrs Morgan are terrible people. Tasha and Eric run to her, an adult, and explain they found what made Amy sick, and that the poison was literally in Jeanine's drawer. Mrs Morgan flaps her jaws about blaarp blugghhh oh no not poooosssible blargh yarp blugh. Jeanine could have been physically pouring the poison into Amy's mouth in front of Mrs Morgan, and Mrs Morgan would have yapped about how it's not true. Go fuck yourself, Mrs Morgan, and I hope your kids are placed with more responsible parents.
Over the course of all three books I read, a lot of emotions didn't make sense, nor some of the reactions. People didn't change as characters or learn anything really, and part of that was the continuity being so bad because the author preferred to heap repeated backstory onto her audience for most of the books. A lot of interesting stuff took place off-page and in between books that I would have liked to see. What a letdown. I'm glad I read these three books again, though. show less
Jeanine continues to be her usual jerk self in this one. I felt bad that Tasha felt bad for her. I was dismayed when she handed over the necklace, as I had been as a kid. As when I was a kid, I cheered inwardly when she got the necklace back -and- found the poison. People like Mrs Morgan are terrible people. Tasha and Eric run to her, an adult, and explain they found what made Amy sick, and that the poison was literally in Jeanine's drawer. Mrs Morgan flaps her jaws about blaarp blugghhh oh no not poooosssible blargh yarp blugh. Jeanine could have been physically pouring the poison into Amy's mouth in front of Mrs Morgan, and Mrs Morgan would have yapped about how it's not true. Go fuck yourself, Mrs Morgan, and I hope your kids are placed with more responsible parents.
Over the course of all three books I read, a lot of emotions didn't make sense, nor some of the reactions. People didn't change as characters or learn anything really, and part of that was the continuity being so bad because the author preferred to heap repeated backstory onto her audience for most of the books. A lot of interesting stuff took place off-page and in between books that I would have liked to see. What a letdown. I'm glad I read these three books again, though. show less
I first discovered a Cynthia Blair YA novel back in my preteens, rediscovered the author a few years ago, and I've been enjoying reading new-to-me YA books by her ever since.
It's amazing that I got such a kick out of this novel, and not just for the '80s nostalgia factor. Yes, the story's pretty much got the predictable events I would've been surprised not to see. Even so, the story manages not to roll out in the most predictable of ways at every turn.
I kinda had a chuckle over the teen show more contest prizes—the fact that the prize would be different depending on the winner's gender. I almost felt like the boy's prize would be better than Lisa's, and I wonder what kind of feedback or pushback a teen contest like it would get today. Heeheehee, pretty sure the rules would be different nowadays.
I also really liked the story's message about having to live with the decisions you make, whether they're good or poor decisions. (Yes, good decisions can come with difficult consequences too, of course.)
All in all, this read was plenty of fun for me. show less
It's amazing that I got such a kick out of this novel, and not just for the '80s nostalgia factor. Yes, the story's pretty much got the predictable events I would've been surprised not to see. Even so, the story manages not to roll out in the most predictable of ways at every turn.
I kinda had a chuckle over the teen show more contest prizes—the fact that the prize would be different depending on the winner's gender. I almost felt like the boy's prize would be better than Lisa's, and I wonder what kind of feedback or pushback a teen contest like it would get today. Heeheehee, pretty sure the rules would be different nowadays.
I also really liked the story's message about having to live with the decisions you make, whether they're good or poor decisions. (Yes, good decisions can come with difficult consequences too, of course.)
All in all, this read was plenty of fun for me. show less
Amanda Beeson is Queen Bee at Meadowbrook Middle School delivering putdowns and comments on other students in the school, little do people know her secret. However one morning she finds herself looking at someone elses face in the mirror. One of the very unpopular girls in the school. Now she has to face up to the issues that this person has and find a way back to herself. She also finds herself in the Gifted class in the school.
It's an interesting concept, I'm curious where the author is show more going to take this story. It did echo a lot of stuff I've read recently and there were a few plotholes that it will be interesting to see how she's going to deal with them, if she bothers. show less
It's an interesting concept, I'm curious where the author is show more going to take this story. It did echo a lot of stuff I've read recently and there were a few plotholes that it will be interesting to see how she's going to deal with them, if she bothers. show less
This was ridiculously sweet! I wish we'd had a wee bit more world building to really give life to being inside DNA, and it really wouldn't make sense that pulling one gene out of one cell would cure Tasha, but suspension of disbelief continues to be imperative here. I loved the squatters though.
"You’ll be safer inside Tasha’s genome than in your own bedroom.”
Great thought, mother!
"You’ll be safer inside Tasha’s genome than in your own bedroom.”
Great thought, mother!
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