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How Do You Lose Those Ninth Grade Blues? By Barthe DeClements
Will Elsie be able to accept her (beautiful!) new self? This is the first of two (sadly out-of-print) books following up on the life of Elsie Edwards from Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade, the school fatty with a horrifying mother … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Author D, Divorce, High School, Parents, Point, Romance, Title H
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Be My Valentine (First Love From Silhouette #39) By Elaine Harper
Whatever happened to the old Todd Roberts, cutup and clown of the junior class? Background: Is it a major holiday? You can bet that Elaine Harper and First Love From Silhouette have got us covered with another appropriately-themed teen romance! 236 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Author H, Blossom Valley, First Love, High School, Romance, Silhouette, Title B
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Under The Mistletoe By Michelle Mathews
Why had she ever thought that only kids enjoyed Christmas? First Love From Silhouette (“America’s Publisher of Contemporary Romance”) can always be counted on to provide a holiday-themed title! And hey! This one doesn’t even deal with the incredibly meddling … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Author M, Catholic School, Christmas, Debate Team, First Love, High School, Romance, Silhouette, Title U
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The Dollhouse Murders By Betty Ren Wright
The old dollhouse was trying to tell Amy something… Just in time for Halloween: ghosts, an unsolved double murder and AN INAPPROPRIATE BURDEN OF RESPONSIBILITY! The Plot: Amy Treloar, just weeks away from her 13th birthday, struggles with her feelings regarding … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Apple, Author W, Friendship, Horror, Mystery, Scholastic, Thriller, Title D, Topical Issues
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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Heartburn By Nora Ephron
(Click here for information on the 2015 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 1983, 1986, Author E, Director N, Imaginary Summer Book Club, Movies, Random House, Title H
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The Day The Senior Class Got Married By Gloria D. Miklowitz
It’s never been done before! Background: Dell’s Young Love banner was used on both reissues of classic teen romances and originals of questionable merit, but in general the titles tended towards “breezy” and “fun”. So pity the poor teen who picked … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Author M, College, Dell, Divorce, High School, Parents, Title D, Young Love
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