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Monthly Archives: June 2017
Promised Kiss (First Love From Silhouette #14) By Veronica Ladd
All her friends think Roger is weird, but Karen knows better… Background: 236 First Love titles were published between 1981 and 1987 by Silhouette, “AMERICA’S publisher of Contemporary Romance” (distinguishing itself from its main competitor, the Canadian-based Harlequin, which would fold Silhouette … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author L, First Love, Romance, Silhouette, Title P
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Magazine Madness and/or Mania: Co-Ed, May 1963
Published by Scholastic between 1959 and 1985, Co-Ed’s somewhat confusing tagline was “The High School Magazine For Homemakers and Career Girls”, which covers pretty much every group of young women except collegiate co-eds.
Robin West: Nurse’s Aide By Louise Christopher
The pretty nurse’s aide becomes involved in the strange life of a beautiful debutante… It’s easy to see why nurse books were so popular amongst young, female readers of the 20th century: nurses got to actually do things: live away … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1963, Author C, Career, Dell, Mystery, Nurse, Romance, Title R
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Prank By Kathryn Lasky
How can the words of the past give Birdie hope for the future? Well, this another one where the cover-copy barely matches the actual content of the book: it’s sold to readers as being about a high school student who … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1984, Anti-Semitism, Author L, Boston, Child Abuse, Dell, Gay, Laurel-Leaf, Parents, Title P, Topical Issues
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