Walter Kent, who wrote the music, and Buck Ram, who co-wrote the lyrics with Kim Gannon, were Jewish. I'll Be Home, like White Christmas, was first sung by Bing Crosby and released (1943) during World War II.
Girl Scout Daisy is the initial level of Girl Scouting. Named for Juliette Daisy Gordon Low, GS Daisies are in kindergarten and first grade (around ages 5â7). They typically meet in groups of ten girls with two adult leaders who help the girls plan activities to introduce them to Girl Scouts.
Daisy, a 15-year-old New Yorker, is the novel's protagonist and narrator. Describing herself as a skinny, plain girl, she quickly establishes that nobody uses her formal name, Elizabeth, because it sounds too fancy for her.