# Daisy Whitney

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**Daisy Whitney** is an American [young adult fiction](/source/Young_adult_fiction) author and multimedia reporter. Her novels include *The Mockingbirds*, *The Rivals*, *When You Were Here*, *Starry Nights*, and *The Fire Artist*.

## Biography

Whitney has a 1994 degree in art history from [Brown University](/source/Brown_University).[1] In 2007, while working as a reporter for *[TelevisionWeek](/source/TelevisionWeek)*, Whitney created the [webcast](/source/Webcast) "New Media Minute" with her videographer husband,[2] broadcast on [BeetTV.com](/source/Beet.TV), iMedia and other sites.

She has published several [young adult fiction](/source/Young_adult_fiction) novels. *The Mockingbirds* was published in 2010,[3][4][5] followed by its sequel *The Rivals* in 2012.[6][7][8] In 2013, she published *When You Were Here*,[9] which she has said was in part inspired by the film *[Lost in Translation](/source/Lost_in_Translation_(film))*.[10] *Starry Nights* was also published in 2013,[11][12] followed by *The Fire Artist* in 2014.[13][14]

## Books

- *When You Were Here,* [Little, Brown and Company](/source/Little,_Brown_and_Company), 2013, ISBN 978-0-316-20974-8[15][16]
- *The Mockingbirds*, [Little, Brown and Company](/source/Little,_Brown_and_Company), 2012, ISBN 978-0-316-09053-7[17][18]
- *Starry Nights,* [Bloomsbury](/source/Bloomsbury_Publishing). 2013, ISBN 978-1-61963-133-5[19]

## References

1. ["Daisy Whitney"](https://daisywhitney.blogspot.com/). *Daisywhitney.blogspot.com*. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

1. ["How to: Making Daisy Whitney's 'New Media Minute'"](https://adage.com/article/web-video-report-howto-articles/making-daisy-whitney-s-media-minute/128529). *[Ad Age](/source/Ad_Age)*. January 2, 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

1. ["The Mockingbirds"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/daisy-whitney/mockingbirds/). *[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)*. October 1, 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

1. Lehman, Carolyn (March 2011). "The Mockingbirds". *[School Library Journal](/source/School_Library_Journal)*. **57** (3): 175. – via MasterFILE Complete.

1. Engberg, Gillian (October 15, 2010). "The Mockingbirds". *[Booklist](/source/Booklist)*. **107** (4): 60. – via MasterFILE Complete.

1. Dobrez, Cindy (February 15, 2012). "The Rivals". *[Booklist](/source/Booklist)*. **108** (12): 54. – via MasterFILE Complete.

1. Krippner, Leah (February 2012). "The Rivals". *[School Library Journal](/source/School_Library_Journal)*. **58** (2). – via MasterFILE Complete.

1. ["The Rivals"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/daisy-whitney/rivals-whitney/). *[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)*. December 15, 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

1. Tran, Allison (August 2013). "When You Were Here". *[School Library Journal](/source/School_Library_Journal)*. **59** (8). – via MasterFILE Complete.

1. Lamb, Joyce. ["Daisy Whitney: A strange city can point you to the one you love"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/happyeverafter/2013/06/07/daisy-whitney-when-you-were-here-tokyo/2398837/). *USA TODAY*. Retrieved 2022-07-13.

1. ["Starry Nights"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220714140428/https://covers.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/daisy-whitney/starry-nights-whitney/). *[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)*. August 1, 2013. Archived from [the original](https://covers.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/daisy-whitney/starry-nights-whitney/) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

1. Phelan, Carolyn (September 15, 2013). "Starry Nights". *[Booklist](/source/Booklist)*. **110** (2): 77. – via MasterFILE Complete.

1. ["The Fire Artist"](https://covers.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/daisy-whitney/the-fire-artist/). *[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)*. September 15, 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2022.[dead link]

1. Wengler, Susan (2014). "The Fire Artist". *[School Library Journal](/source/School_Library_Journal)*. **60** (7). – via Business Insights Global.

1. *When You Were Here* by Daisy Whitney (review), Deborah Stevenson, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, [Johns Hopkins University Press](/source/Johns_Hopkins_University_Press), Volume 67, Number 1, September 2013 p. 60, [doi:10.1353/bcc.2013.0553](https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2013.0553)

1. ["When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316209748). *Publishers Weekly*. Retrieved 2022-07-13.

1. ["The Mockingbirds Book Review"](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/the-mockingbirds). *Common Sense Media*. Retrieved 2022-07-13.

1. ["The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316090537). *Publishers Weekly*. Retrieved 2022-07-13.

1. ["Starry Nights by Daisy Whitney"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781619631335). *Publishers Weekly*. Retrieved 2022-07-13.

## External links

- [Official website](http://daisywhitney.com)

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