Definitely Daphne

Format:

Book

Title:

Definitely Daphne

Author:

Charles, Tami author

ISBN:

9781684360314

Publication:

North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, [2019]

Physical Description:

254 pages : portrait ; 20 cm

Series title(s):

Daphne, secret vlogger.

Summary:

In front of her followers, Daphne is a hilarious, on-the-rise vlog star. But at school Daphne is the ever-skeptical Annabelle Louis, seventh-grade super geek and perennial new kid. To cope with her mom's upcoming military assignment in Afghanistan and her start at a brand new middle school, Annabelle's parents send her to a therapist. Dr. Varma insists Annabelle try stepping out of her comfort zone, hoping it will give her the confidence to make friends, which she'll definitely need once Mom is gone. Luckily there is one part of the assignment Annabelle DOES enjoy--her vlog, Daphne Doesn't, in which she appears undercover and gives hilarious takes on activities she thinks are a waste of time. She is great at entertaining her online fans, yet her classmates don't know she exists. Can Annabelle keep up the double life forever?

Subject(s):

African American girls -- Juvenile fiction.

Children of military personnel -- Juvenile fiction.

Video blogs -- Juvenile fiction.

Therapist and patient -- Juvenile fiction.

Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Peer pressure -- Juvenile fiction.

Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction.

Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Linden (N.J.) -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

Linden (N.J.) -- Juvenile fiction.

New Jersey -- Linden.

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Kirkus Review

After traveling the world and being home-schooled with her best friend, Annabelle Daphne Louis is a military brat who is not happy about leaving Germany to live in New Jersey and attend middle schoolwhile her mom is deployed in Afghanistan.To help her adjust, Annabelle is forced to see a therapist, who suggests that she use her film talents to create a vlog, a space where she can document her feelings about her new experiences. Donning an elaborate outfit, an English accent, and a wig, Annabelle creates an online persona, "Daphne," who humorously shares stories about her daily challenges. After Annabelle accidentally leaves her YouTube account set to public, her vlog goes viraland Annabelle definitely doesn't want anyone to know she is really Daphne. Annabelle walks the line between choosing to hang out with the popular clique or her true friends. Throughout the story, though the vlog is supposed to give her agency over how she copes, her therapist and mother urge her to seek acceptance, creating something of a mixed message. Text-message transcripts and Annabelle's imaginary scripts enliven her narration. Annabelle is black (and her father is part Puerto Rican), and both her friends and foes at middle school are notably diverse.Though the plot has a soap-opera feel, its predictability in plain sight, it is refreshing to see diverse characters tackling the normal highs and lows of middle school life. (Fiction. 9-12) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.