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Ginny Gordon and the Missing Heirloom (#2) By Julie Campbell
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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Tagged 1950, Author C, Ginny Gordon, Girls Series, Julie Campbell, Mystery, Title G, Whitman
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Penny Allen and the Mystery of the Haunted House By Jean McKechnie
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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Tagged 1950, Author M, Falcon Books, Girls Series, Mystery, Title P
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Carol By Frieda Friedman
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