Category Archives: Vintage YA Fiction

Donna Parker Takes A Giant Step (#7) By Marcia Martin

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

“Senior high!” she whispered. “Can you really believe it? We’ll actually be in tenth grade, going to Summerfield Senior High School!” Back to school! Let’s double down with a good attitude cautionary tale wacky scheme inspirational message epic wish-fulfillment fantasy  slightly anachronistic feminist career romance Eh, … Continue reading →

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Twink By John Neufeld

Posted on September 2, 2018 by

Her family had been warned of the awesome responsibility they were all accepting… her “preppie” step-brother Harry felt sick the first time he saw her. The 1960s and 1970s (and into the ‘80s) saw a new wave of YA Fiction … Continue reading →

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Mazes and Monsters By Rona Jaffe

Posted on August 12, 2018 by

These players… could be anybody’s kids; bright young college students sent out to prepare for life, given the American Dream and rejecting it to live in a fantasy world on invented terrors. Background: Rona Jaffe is best known for her first … Continue reading →

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Mission: Moonfire By Jack Lancer (Christopher Cool TEEN Agent #2)

Posted on August 5, 2018 by

The daring TEEN agents’ hunt for Dr. Death and his political plotters plunge Chris and Geronimo  into a dangerous chase in an eerie cone-studded volcanic valley which holds a fantastic treasure and a world-terrifying secret! Background: So, it’s been a … Continue reading →

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Junior Miss By Sally Benson

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

Judy is every teen-age girl. She personifies the realities and the fantasies of the in-between years, the joys and heartaches of growing up. Background: I was unaware of the pedigree of this book when I went looking for something older (chronologically … Continue reading →

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My Sweet Audrina By V.C. Andrews

Posted on July 1, 2018 by

Now she will come face to face with the dangerous, terrifying secret everyone knows. Everyone except My Sweet Audrina. What the hell did I just read? OK, I’ll back it up here a second. Since this blog’s beginnings, there are … Continue reading →

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Crash Club By Henry Gregor Felsen

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

His answer to Outlaw’s bid for power was a new kind of hot rod club- he called it CRASH CLUB! Background: Henry Felsen began his career writing military adventure stories for juvenile readers during World War II, but earned his … Continue reading →

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