Category Archives: Vintage YA Fiction

The Christmas Killer By Patricia Windsor

Posted on December 16, 2018 by

She’s dreaming of a dead Christmas… I didn’t think much of Patricia Windor’s Seventeen short story about a teenage girl deciding not to pursue an affair with an older man, but Christmas-themed YAs are getting to be slim pickings… The Plot: …So … Continue reading →

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Since That Party By Inger Brattström

Posted on November 14, 2018 by

Originally posted on Lost Classics of Teen Lit: 1939-1989:
When it’s all over, Stella knows that nothing can ever be the same again. Not for Stella. Not for Christopher. And certainly not for Nicholas. Poor Nicholas. Oh, if only the…

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Tiger Beat Presents: Teenage Love Stories By Sharon Lee and Liz Dagucon

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

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This is one of those books that is so much more crazy than the cover would indicate. In this case, when I paid 20 cents for it in an upstate New…

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Polly French And The Surprising Stranger (#3) By Francine Lewis

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

Peru! Polly tried to visualize herself helping someone from Peru fit in comfortably at good old slam-bang Whitford High. Rounding out this year’s annual collection of Whitman’s girls series titles is the final* volume in the Polly French series… (*OR … Continue reading →

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Nurses Three: A Career For Kelly (#1) By Jean Kirby

Posted on October 14, 2018 by

Shy, sensitive Kelly found herself fighting for everything she had ever believed in… Our annual round-up of Whitman Girls Series chugs right along this week with a favorite author… IN DISGUISE! Background: I’ve noted before the reasons for the enduring … Continue reading →

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Ginny Gordon And The Mystery At The Old Barn (#3) By Julie Campbell

Posted on October 7, 2018 by

“A hillbilly singer with an accordion! Oh no, John. We are ruined.” As fall continues, so do we with a selection of girls’ series published by Whitman in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. This week, we revisit Julie Campbell’s OTHER schoolgirl shamus of Westchester … Continue reading →

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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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