Monthly Archives: March 2014

Hollywood Daughters #2: Overnight Sensation By Joan Lowery Nixon

Posted on March 25, 2014 by

Cassie Martin has grown up as the daughter of superstar comedienne Abby Grant, but she’s never been impressed by the glamour of Hollywood… Background: The first volume of the Hollywood Daughters series dealt with former child star Abby “Cookie” Baynes and … Continue reading →

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Green Eyes By Suzanne Rand

Posted on March 19, 2014 by

Will Julie’s crazy jealousy destroy the love she waited so long to find? I may have been too quick to judge the photographic covers of Bantam’s Sweet Dreams YA romances as being “bland”. While they don’t have the wacky appeal … Continue reading →

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Call Me Heller, That’s My Name By Stella Pevsner

Posted on March 12, 2014 by

Don’t dare her to do anything– unless you really mean it- because she’ll do it! This is one of those cases of the 1920s being particularly ill-served by YA historical fiction. Unless it is written by people who actually lived … Continue reading →

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Three’s A Crowd By Marie McSwigan

Posted on March 4, 2014 by

Zip again. The name was short and sharp like a clasp knife. Just thinking about it drove it home in her heart. I have a bunch of these Scholastic titles from the 1950s, but I’ve been hesitant to get into … Continue reading →

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