Miss Lindlow's Leopard
Just finished reading "Miss Lindlow's Leopard" by Dorothy Madlee, published by Norton back in 1965.
After re-reading the Star Ka'at series by both Andre Norton and Dorothy Madlee, I was intrigued to try to track down Madlee's other writings. While I did discover several short stories by Madlee and I could only find one other book that she published during her lifetime - "Miss Lindlow's Leopard." There was really no biographical information that I could find on Dorothy Madlee on the Internet or on the official website of the late Andre Norton.
On the back cover of the book, I was able to learn Madlee lived in Marion, Kentucky and Lima, Ohio. She was also a widow who was married to Alain Madle, a Vienna-born electrical engineer, and that she worked as a reporter and art editor for the Milwaukee Sentinel, and won the Milwaukee Press Club' William Pohl Award for humorous writing. She also worked for the Sentinel Star in Orlando, Florida later in her life.
I was able to find an autographed copy of "Miss Lindlow's Leopard" on Amazon.com.
After taking care of her family during her father's long illness, Jean Lindlow puts off college due to a lack of money after graduating high school, passes the city exam and is offered a secretary job at the Merrill Park Zoo where she becomes a minor media sensation when Satin - the zoo's black panther takes a shine to her. Jean also is soon in the middle of a mystery where someone is trying to harm the animals and shut down the zoo.
"Miss Lindlow's Leopard" is a good - and I know I'm going get some flack for this - novel for young girls that was written during the 1960s. It does tell a compelling story of a young girl's growth towards maturity and her own sense of self worth.
Strongly Recommended if you can find it.
Five Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Miss-Lindlows-...
After re-reading the Star Ka'at series by both Andre Norton and Dorothy Madlee, I was intrigued to try to track down Madlee's other writings. While I did discover several short stories by Madlee and I could only find one other book that she published during her lifetime - "Miss Lindlow's Leopard." There was really no biographical information that I could find on Dorothy Madlee on the Internet or on the official website of the late Andre Norton.
On the back cover of the book, I was able to learn Madlee lived in Marion, Kentucky and Lima, Ohio. She was also a widow who was married to Alain Madle, a Vienna-born electrical engineer, and that she worked as a reporter and art editor for the Milwaukee Sentinel, and won the Milwaukee Press Club' William Pohl Award for humorous writing. She also worked for the Sentinel Star in Orlando, Florida later in her life.
I was able to find an autographed copy of "Miss Lindlow's Leopard" on Amazon.com.
After taking care of her family during her father's long illness, Jean Lindlow puts off college due to a lack of money after graduating high school, passes the city exam and is offered a secretary job at the Merrill Park Zoo where she becomes a minor media sensation when Satin - the zoo's black panther takes a shine to her. Jean also is soon in the middle of a mystery where someone is trying to harm the animals and shut down the zoo.
"Miss Lindlow's Leopard" is a good - and I know I'm going get some flack for this - novel for young girls that was written during the 1960s. It does tell a compelling story of a young girl's growth towards maturity and her own sense of self worth.
Strongly Recommended if you can find it.
Five Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Miss-Lindlows-...
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