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Magazine Madness and/or Mania: 16 Magazine, August 1966
I’ve talked before about the how difficult it must have been to get the tone right when writing for teen mags. Act too much like the actual adult you are and you sound outright contemptuous about the-kids-these-days, what with their … Continue reading
Announcing the 2014 Edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club
Full name: Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature Defined As Books Authored By, About or Widely Read By Women in the 20th Century, Oh Look I Made an FAQ This Year. This year’s titles are… The … Continue reading
Posted in Non-YA Fiction
Tagged 1932, 1957, 1961, 1966, Author G, Author K, Author L, Author S, Imaginary Summer Book Club, Title N, Title P, Title S
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So You’re A Teenage Girl By Jill Renich
“Oh, Mother! Don’t you wish you were a teenager!!?” “No, I don’t, honey.” Background: Author Jill Renich is the granddaughter of famed 19th century evangelist Reuben Archer Torrey, and she was born and raised by missionary parents in China. That … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Non-Fiction
Tagged 1966, Advice, Author R, High School, Instructional, Parents, Religion, Romance, Sex, Title S, Topical Issues, Zondervan Publishing House
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Dark Shadows By Marilyn Ross
Background: When Dark Shadows initially aired on ABC in June of 1966, it was a fairly conventional soap opera, with some Gothic trappings that borrowed heavily from Jane Eyre and Rebecca. The initial storylines dealt with the 20 year old … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1966, Author R, Gothic, Mystery, Novelization, Paperback Library, Romance, Soap Opera, Title D
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Robin Kane #1: The Mystery of the Blue Pelican By Eileen Hill
Background: From the 1950s through the 1970s Whitman published a huge number of these squat, dust jacketless hardcovers, separately targeting boys and girls. Some of these were based on TV shows, some were based on celebrities having imaginary adventures and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1966, Author H, Girls Series, Mystery, Robin Kane, Title R, Trixie Belden, Whitman
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