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Tag Archives: 1964
Nurses Three: Danger Island (#5) By Jean Kirby
If her terrible injuries were to be tended, it was up to strangers – people like Penny – to do what must be done… Continuing our annual fall retrospective of Whitman girls’ series books with the 5th volume in the … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1964, Author K, Career, Girls Series, Mystery, Nurse, Nurses Three, Title D, Whitman
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Nurses Three: On Call For Trouble (#4) By Jean Kirby
Why is Linda so angry? What can I do to help? Another week in October, another Whitman girls’ series by Jean Kirby, AKA Jinny McDonnell AKA Virginia Bleecher McDonnell. Background: I’ve noted before the reasons for the enduring popularity of Nursing as profession for YA heroines, so it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1964, Author K, Career, Girls Series, Mystery, Nurse, Nurses Three, Title O, Whitman
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Donna Parker Takes A Giant Step (#7) By Marcia Martin
“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
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1964, Author M, Back to School, Donna Parker, Girls Series, High School, Juvenile Delinquency, Title D, Whitman
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That Certain Girl By Dorothea J. Snow
It had been common knowledge for several months that the Taylors were moving away from their home on Colfax Street to a big new mansion on Holly Tree Hill… Another title suggested by a couple of readers during last fall’s … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1964, Author S, Cliques, Coming of Age, Friendship, High School, Parents, Reader Request, Social Graces, Title T, Whitman
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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Up The Down Staircase By Bel Kaufman
(Click here for information on the 2017 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. As all of the four selected titles have filmed adaptations, we will be looking at the movie versions as we go along. … Continue reading
Posted in Non-YA Fiction
Tagged 1964, Author K, Imaginary Summer Book Club, Prentice Hall, Title U
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Since That Party By Inger Brattström
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 plot could live up to the cover Scholastic slapped … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1964, Author B, Cliques, High School, Mental Health, Scholastic, Title S, Topical Issues
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Magazine Madness and/or Mania: Co-Ed, April 1964.
Published by Scholastic between 1959 and 1985, Co-Ed’s somewhat confusing tagline was “The High School Magazine For Homemakers and Career Girls”, which covers pretty much every group of young women except collegiate co-eds. The content isn’t all that different from the … Continue reading