When I was in probably third or fourth grade, my parents bought my stepsister a book to read. This wasn't that unusual. My sister and I were both avid readers, but my stepsister was less into reading. She would do it if she found something she loved, but she didn't enjoy the act of reading itself like my sister and I. She might have tried to read this book, I'm not sure. What I do know is that I saw it on her dresser and asked if I could borrow it. And to be honest, I'm not sure I ever gave it back. That book was Mandy by Julie Edwards. Now it's more likely to be found under the name of Julie Andrews Edwards. Because it's written by Julie Andrews who most people know from her roles as Mary Poppins, Maria, or Queen Clarisse Renaldi. Of course, I didn't know that at the time. (In fact, I didn't realize it until a few months ago, when the bookstore I was working at got copies in with the Julie Andrews Edwards author name. I thought Julie ...