Tag Archives: 1950

Ginny Gordon and the Missing Heirloom (#2) By Julie Campbell

Posted on October 15, 2013 by mondomolly

This week we’re continuing the series on girls’ series books published by Whitman in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Background: We last left teen girl-sleuth Ginny Gordon basking in the glory of having apprehended the criminal mastermind who was using … Continue reading →

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Penny Allen and the Mystery of the Haunted House By Jean McKechnie

Posted on August 20, 2013 by mondomolly

I know, I know! Every other week I’m like “I picked up this book because it looks totally normal but it turns out it totally is not!” In this case, it appears to be a volume in a standard Girls … Continue reading →

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Carol By Frieda Friedman

Posted on November 26, 2012 by mondomolly

In a completely different context, I have recently been reading about how a combination of post-World War II affluence, fear of being bombed into oblivion, and the Eisenhower Interstate highway system facilitated the flight of the middle class from the … Continue reading →

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