Tag Archives: Author B

The Fabulous Five #13: The Christmas Countdown

Posted on December 20, 2022 by mondomolly

“I want a puppy for Christmas so badly. I’ll die if I don’t get one.”  I’ve had a few requests for The Fabulous Five series, Betsy Hayne’s spin-off from the Taffy Sinclair books, the first of which was reviewed here … Continue reading →

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I Gotta Be Me By Tammy Bakker (With Cliff Dudley)

Posted on November 19, 2022 by mondomolly

(Click here for information on the 2022 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. This week, the second selection, Tammy Faye [Bakker] Messner’s I Gotta Be Me)  There may be three feet of snow on the … Continue reading →

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Flips-ville/Squares-ville By Stan and Jan Berenstain

Posted on May 30, 2020 by mondomolly

A Hilarious New Concept in Humor Last week (actually 3 weeks ago because WHAT IS TIME???) we looked at one of the oddball teen-oriented projects of the legendary Charles Schulz, who, despite his success in writing from a child’s point … Continue reading →

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Trudy Phillips Headline Year (#2) By Barbara Bates

Posted on October 22, 2019 by mondomolly

“I swear I don’t know what this generation of teen-agers is coming to. No respect for order and safety at all!” If it is October, it must be Whitman girls series! We conclude this fall with a look at the … Continue reading →

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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Red-Headed Woman By Katharine Brush

Posted on October 2, 2018 by mondomolly

(Click here for information on the 2018 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 →

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Checking in with the Imaginary Summer Book Club: The Killing of the Unicorn By Peter Bogdanovich

Posted on August 21, 2018 by mondomolly

(Click here for information on the 2018 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 →

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Junior Miss By Sally Benson

Posted on July 29, 2018 by mondomolly

Judy is every teen-age girl. She personifies the realities and the fantasies of the in-between years, the joys and heartaches of growing up. Background: I was unaware of the pedigree of this book when I went looking for something older (chronologically … 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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Too Much In Love By Patty Brisco

Posted on May 5, 2017 by mondomolly

Then Holly tells Jeff that she’s going to have a baby… Most of romance writer Patricia Matthews credits under the pen name Patty Brisco appear to be in the Gothic and Mystery genres- this contemporary YA Romance/social problem novel for … Continue reading →

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