Tag Archives: 1967
Wrapping Up The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Rosemary’s Baby By Ira Levin
(Click here for information on the 2022 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. This week, the final selection, Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin) Well, constant readers, again this year we expand the concept of … Continue reading
Robin Kane (#4) The Candle Shop Mystery By Eileen Hill
“He can’t do that!” Robin exclaimed. “I’m no lawyer, Mr. Lodato, but this is the United States of America and no one can take anyone’s child away from him like that!” Background: Usually, fall means a look at the “girls’ … Continue reading
Christopher Cool TEEN Agent #3: Department of Danger By Jack Lancer
The Department of Danger! There was something about the words that sent a faint chill down Chris’s spine. Background: It is somewhat comforting that (for at least a few more volumes) I know I can always fall back on Jack … Continue reading
Robin Kane (#3): The Mystery Of Glengary Castle By Eileen Hill
“Heavens, so many things to worry about. I don’t want to tell Mom and Dad any of it. They’ll tell me to go to the Police. We don’t want to to that. Not yet anyway…” Striving for some semblance of … Continue reading
Teen-Agers, Unite! By Charles M. Schulz
The “Peanuts” Gang Grows Up! A Great New Collection of Riotous Cartoons By Charles M. Schulz I don’t even remember where I picked up this oddball collection- the generic hand-lettered price tag only tips me off that it was NOT … Continue reading
Mission: Moonfire By Jack Lancer (Christopher Cool TEEN Agent #2)
The daring TEEN agents’ hunt for Dr. Death and his political plotters plunge Chris and Geronimo into a dangerous chase in an eerie cone-studded volcanic valley which holds a fantastic treasure and a world-terrifying secret! Background: So, it’s been a … Continue reading
Too Bad About The Haines Girl By Zoa Sherburne
“I’d rather die than hurt you like this. But I’m going to have a baby!” The other title referenced by Caitlin Flanagan in her Atlantic hit piece on how YA lit has gone to pot, this one follows the same basic structure as Mr. and … Continue reading
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones By Ann Head
Background: This week’s book is one of those titles that attracted both controversy and acclaim in its time, and has since largely vanished from the public’s consciousness. I first heard of it (along with the similarly tantalizingly-titled Too Bad About … Continue reading
Meg: The Secret of the Witch’s Stairway (Meg Duncan #2) By Holly Beth Walker
Background: From the 1950s through the 1970s Whitman published a huge number of these squat, dust jacketless hard covers, separately targeting boys and girls. Some of these were based on TV shows, some were based on celebrities having imaginary adventures and … Continue reading
Lost Classics of Teen Lit: 1939-1989 