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News And Updates!

Welcome back, Constant Readers! I have some exciting news and updates. 1.Name That Book! Department! At long last, we have a better format for the Name That Book! feature!  Just as I was preparing to put the site on its … Continue reading

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Beverly Hills 90210: ‘Tis The Season (#5) By Mel Gliden

Determined to keep up the holiday spirit, the Walsh family breaks out all the traditions and magic of the season touches everyone… I’ve already outed myself as teenage “90210” fan (at least in comparison to some of the other series … Continue reading

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Teen-Agers, Unite! By Charles M. Schulz

The “Peanuts” Gang Grows Up! A Great New Collection of Riotous Cartoons By Charles M. Schulz I don’t even remember where I picked up this oddball collection- the generic hand-lettered price tag only tips me off that it was NOT … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We will return January 26, 2020!  

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Announcing the 2019 Edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club

Full name: Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature Defined As Books Authored By, About or Widely Read By Women in the 20th Century, yes this is still a thing! This year’s titles are…. Stella Dallas By Olive … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We will return the week of January 14, 2019!

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I Passed as a Teenager By Lyn Tornabene

Originally posted on Lost Classics of Teen Lit: 1939-1989:
Before Drew Barrymore did it in Never Been Kissed, before Cameron Crowe did it for-reals for (the book) Fast Times at Ridgemont High, freelance journalist Lyn Tornabene, “cute and 33”, left New York and went…

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So You’re A Teenage Girl By Jill Renich

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“Oh, Mother! Don’t you wish you were a teenager!!?” “No, I don’t, honey.” Background: Author Jill Renich is the granddaughter of famed 19th century evangelist Reuben Archer Torrey, and she was…

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Turkey Trot (First Love From Silhouette #117) By Elaine Harper

Originally posted on Lost Classics of Teen Lit: 1939-1989:
Martha would have to wing it! Another holiday, another seasonally appropriate title from First Love from Silhouette author Elaine Harper! Background: 236 First Love titles were published between 1981 and 1987…

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