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Tag Archives: 1982
Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Every Secret Thing By Patricia Campbell Hearst
(Click here for information on the 2019 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. For the titles that have filmed adaptations, we will also be looking at the movies as we go along. This week, … Continue reading
Posted in Non-YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author H, Doubleday & Co., Imaginary Summer Book Club, Title E
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The Body By Stephen King
I was twelve going on thirteen when I first saw a dead human being… It’s a short novel about finding a dead body in the woods! It features a group of middle-school boys with dysfunctional home lives! It has a … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author K, Coming of Age, Death, Friendship, Horror, Title B, Viking
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My Sweet Audrina By V.C. Andrews
Now she will come face to face with the dangerous, terrifying secret everyone knows. Everyone except My Sweet Audrina. What the hell did I just read? OK, I’ll back it up here a second. Since this blog’s beginnings, there are … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author A, Gothic, Mystery, Pocket Books, Rape, Sex, Supernatural, Title M, Topical Issues
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To All My Fans, With Love, From Sylvie By Ellen Conford
For Sylvie, movies weren’t just stories. They were a way out. A few years ago I reviewed Conford’s And This Is Laura, and recalled it as pleasant, but largely unremarkable. So I was surprised to find Sylvie a much more sophisticated piece of work, … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author C, Child Abuse, Historical, Little Brown, Movies, Orphans, Reader Request, Runaway, Sex, Title T, Travel
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Promised Kiss (First Love From Silhouette #14) By Veronica Ladd
All her friends think Roger is weird, but Karen knows better… Background: 236 First Love titles were published between 1981 and 1987 by Silhouette, “AMERICA’S publisher of Contemporary Romance” (distinguishing itself from its main competitor, the Canadian-based Harlequin, which would fold Silhouette … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author L, First Love, Romance, Silhouette, Title P
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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Lace By Shirley Conran
(Click here for information on the 2016 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 1982, Author C, Imaginary Summer Book Club, Simon & Schuster, Title L
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An X-Rated Romance By Tina Sunshine
Nothing would stop us in our pursuit of perfect grammar, a good body, and true love. OH, COME ON! While a frequent theme here is that YA novels from 30 or 40 years ago dealt with topics like drugs and … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author S, Avon Flare, Friendship, Humor, Parents, Title X
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Ten-Boy Summer By Janet Quin-Harkin
If Jill wins the contest, she’ll lose Craig forever… The number of different authors means that Bantam’s Sweet Dreams romances vary in quality; in this case the author keeps the focus on the wildly divergent personalities of the heroines and … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author Q, Bantam, Friendship, High School, Romance, Sweet Dreams, Title T
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Just Friends By James Knudsen
Three was never a crowd before… The Plot: Suburban Chicago high school junior Blake Webb has been desperately lonely since his best friend moved away at the end of the 8th grade, and he has spent his entire high school career … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author K, Avon Flare, Divorce, High School, Love Triangle, Parents, Romance, Title J
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Over The Hill At Fourteen By Jamie Callan
Why didn’t anyone tell her that the biggest danger for a teen model was growing up? This cover is pretty much the girl-version of last week’s cover. Maybe Sylvia should date Marcus! (j/k: nobody should date Marcus) The cover photo … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author C, Career, Coming of Age, High School, Sex, Signet, Title O, Topical Issues
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