Tag Archives: 1959
Movie Madness And/Or Mania: Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)
Welcome back, constant readers! Never fear, there are still Imaginary Summer Autumnal Book Club and Whitman series reviews to come this month, and I am catching up on comments, Name That Book requests and e-mails! Watch this space! But just … Continue reading
Your Happiest Years By Dick Clark
Dick reviews many of the problems that face a teen-ager as he or she moves through these changing years, and suggests ways to make the years happy and profitable… What kind of advice does America’s Oldest Teenager, pictured here as … Continue reading
Sal Fisher At Girl Scout Camp By Lillian S. Gardner
Fun – problems – surprises. Sharing them with Sal Fisher is like spending a thrilling summer at camp yourself! “Thrilling”? Well, the thrills are of only the most gentle and reassuring kind, which was not my intention when the week … Continue reading
Wrapping Up The Imaginary Summer Book Club: The Haunting Of Hill House By Shirley Jackson
(Click here for information on the 2017 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. This month, the September selection, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House.) Well, a week after Halloween we finally get to Shirley … Continue reading
Jean and Johnny By Beverly Cleary
It all starts the night Johnny Chessler asks Jean to dance… Beverly Cleary celebrates her 100th birthday on Tuesday, and so OF COURSE we are looking at another of her early YA titles today! Best known (do I really need … Continue reading
Jennifer By Zoa Sherburne
That’s why I’ve never asked Griff or any of the other kids to come here- because I’m ashamed of her! Happy New Year! Here’s to another 52 weeks of enigmatic and tricky Scholastic Book Services covers! The Plot: Over the … Continue reading
Movie Madness and/or Mania: Girls Town (Charles F. Haas, 1959)
While Father Flanagan may have claimed that “there are no bad boys”, its opposite number begs to differ. With a cast led by eternal bad girl Mamie Van Doren, the girls of Girls Town are born to be bad… So … Continue reading
Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Imitation of Life, Part II (Douglas Sirk, 1959)
(Click here for information on the 2013 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of women’s Literature. As three of the four selected titles have filmed adaptations, we will be looking at the movie versions as we go … Continue reading
Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Imitation of Life, Part I (John Stahl 1934)
(Click here for information on the 2013 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. As three of the four selected titles have filmed adaptations, we will be looking at the movie versions as we go … Continue reading
Movie Madness and/or Mania: A Bucket Of Blood (Roger Corman 1959)
It might be pushing it to say that artistic merit distinguishes Roger Corman’s contributions to the low-budget teenpic of the 1950s; it’s more like technical competence: the actors are believable enough, the boom stays out of the shots, and the … Continue reading
Lost Classics of Teen Lit: 1939-1989 