Tag Archives: Adventure

The Forest Fire Mystery (Wilderness Mystery #6) By Troy Nesbit

Posted on September 27, 2021 by mondomolly

“GET OUT! GET OFF THE MOUNTAIN!” Usually, fall means a look at the “girls’ series” published by Whitman in the 1940s through the 1970s: those thick, cellophane-clad hardcovers featuring teen girls sleuthing around Westchester County or California’s Bay Area. And … Continue reading →

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Movie Madness and/or Mania: Snowbound (1978)

Posted on April 9, 2020 by mondomolly

Welcome back, Constant Readers and thank you for casting a vote in last week’s poll to determine what ELSE we should look at inside a 42-year old issue of Seventeen magazine. With a full 50% of the vote, we shall … Continue reading →

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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: A Long Fatal Love Chase By Louisa May Alcott

Posted on November 3, 2019 by mondomolly

(Click here for information on the 2019 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature.  This week, the August selection, Louisa May Alcott’s postumously-published A Long Fatal Love Chase.)  Like her most famous literary creation, Little … Continue reading →

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High Trail By Vivian Breck

Posted on February 10, 2018 by mondomolly

Her father lay helpless, his leg broken. No other campers for miles around. How would she get help in time? This is a reader-request from so long ago I can’t find who requested it or in what context, but I … Continue reading →

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Baby Island By Carol Ryrie Brink

Posted on January 25, 2018 by mondomolly

What would you do if you were shipwrecked with four lively babies in the middle of the ocean? Continuing with Reader Requests this week, this title comes courtesy of my friend Carrie (author, bird enthusiast, endlessly patient soul in the face of my … Continue reading →

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