1. Fannie Flagg
... to her. When she was 14 she joined a theater group in Birmingham where friends in the group called her "Baby Girl- because she was the youngest. She competed in the Miss Alabama pageant where she acted out some comedy sketches she had written and modeled a dress she had designed made entirely out of old menus. While not winning the pageant, she ... process of becoming strong. Coming Attractions begins with the journal entries of an eleven-year-old and ends when she becomes the self-confident and free-spirited winner of the Miss Mississippi Contest. The young Daisy Fay writes, "I can do ...
- Word Count: 2519
- Approx Pages: 10
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School