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Fast Times At Ridgemont High: A True Story By Cameron Crowe

Posted on September 30, 2019 by mondomolly

These kids are, uh, the future of America. Back to school! Slightly late, both in that it is the end of September and that Cameron Crowe is doing it uncover at the age of 22. Like Lyn Tornabene before him, … Continue reading →

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Emily’s Runaway Imagination By Beverly Cleary

Posted on April 12, 2019 by mondomolly

When Emily gets an idea, nothing can stop her! Today Beverly Cleary celebrates her 103rd (!!!) birthday, and in tribute we are again looking at one of her early works.  She is best known (do I really need to say … Continue reading →

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Letter Perfect By Charles P. Crawford

Posted on March 24, 2019 by mondomolly

“What a perfect crime!” So, how old would you say the kids on the cover are? 10? 11? Well apparently they are high school upperclassmen, and some particularly nasty ones at that. The Plot: …is a pretty pulpy knock-off of … Continue reading →

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Ginny Gordon And The Mystery At The Old Barn (#3) By Julie Campbell

Posted on October 7, 2018 by mondomolly

“A hillbilly singer with an accordion! Oh no, John. We are ruined.” As fall continues, so do we with a selection of girls’ series published by Whitman in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. This week, we revisit Julie Campbell’s OTHER schoolgirl shamus of Westchester … Continue reading →

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To All My Fans, With Love, From Sylvie By Ellen Conford

Posted on April 1, 2018 by mondomolly

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 →

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Robin West: Nurse’s Aide By Louise Christopher

Posted on June 16, 2017 by mondomolly

The pretty nurse’s aide becomes involved in the strange life of a beautiful debutante… It’s easy to see why nurse books were so popular amongst young, female readers of the 20th century: nurses got to actually do things: live away … Continue reading →

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Sister of the Bride By Beverly Cleary

Posted on April 25, 2017 by mondomolly

Barbara will be in on all the fun… Does our centenarian national treasure really need an introduction? Probably not, but maybe her early Young Adult novels do! Beverly Cleary’s YA romances from the 1950s are less well-known than her later … Continue reading →

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Couples #18: Kiss and Run By M.E. Cooper

Posted on December 10, 2016 by mondomolly

Was their kiss the end of a perfect friendship or the beginning or something special? Somehow I failed to notice that I was picking up #18 in a series (I think I assumed that “Couples” was a Scholastic imprint, like … Continue reading →

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Margaret (Sunfire Romance #27) By Jane Claypool Miner

Posted on September 15, 2016 by mondomolly

Can her worst student teach her the most important lesson of all? Back to school! Time to start the year with a good attitude cautionary tale wacky scheme inspirational message epic wish-fulfillment fantasy  slightly anachronistic feminist career romance! Background: Scholastic’s … Continue reading →

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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Lace By Shirley Conran

Posted on August 15, 2016 by mondomolly

(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 →

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