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Robin Kane (#4) The Candle Shop Mystery By Eileen Hill
“He can’t do that!” Robin exclaimed. “I’m no lawyer, Mr. Lodato, but this is the United States of America and no one can take anyone’s child away from him like that!” Background: Usually, fall means a look at the “girls’ … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1967, Author H, Girls Series, Mystery, Robin Kane, Title C, Travel, Whitman
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Love At First Sight (First Love From Silhouette #9) By Elaine Harper
How could nature have produced such virile perfection? Background: I am on the record about how I’ve turned around my opinion on Silhouette’s First Love romances (“AMERICA’S publisher of Contemporary Romance”), at least when it comes to Elaine Harper’s terminally … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1981, Author H, Blossom Valley, First Love, High School, Romance, Silhouette, Sports, Title L
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Robin Kane (#3): The Mystery Of Glengary Castle By Eileen Hill
“Heavens, so many things to worry about. I don’t want to tell Mom and Dad any of it. They’ll tell me to go to the Police. We don’t want to to that. Not yet anyway…” Striving for some semblance of … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1967, Author H, Girls Series, Mystery, Robin Kane, Title M, Whitman
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Sticks And Stones By Lynn Hall
One word was enough to destroy his life… “Bury your gays” is the trope in fiction which rules that gay characters die (frequently by their own hand) before the end of the story. Especially prevalent until the mid-20th century (when … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1972, Author H, Dell, Gay, High School, Laurel-Leaf, Title S, Topical Issues
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Light Of My Life (First Love From Silhouette #53) By Elaine Harper
Now real life would be an electrifying experience! Background: I am on the record about how I’ve turned around my opinion on Silhoutte’s First Love romances (“AMERICA’S publisher of Contemporary Romance”), especially Elaine Harper’s loopy Blossom Valley adventures, especially when they … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1983, Author H, Blossom Valley, First Love, High School, Romance, Silhouette, Title L
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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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Going To Camp Part 1: Fireworks (First Love From Silhouette #101) By Elaine Harper
Patti was a serious student; Spencer was an irresponsible playboy! 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 set in the northern California … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1984, Author H, Blossom Valley, First Love, Girls Series, Romance, Silhouette, Summer Camp, Title F
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The Truth About Fonzie By Peggy Herz
Whatever, Henry certainly looks happy. I’m a sucker for these cheapo paperback celebrity “biographies”, regarding them as VALUABLE CULTURAL ARTIFACTS of the zeitgeist of 1970-something, forever preserving the moment when whoever was the biggest star in the teenage galaxy. This … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Non-Fiction
Tagged 1976, Author H, Biography, Made-for-TV, Scholastic, Title T
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Soaps In The Afternoon By Lavinia Harris
This soap opera is no ordinary drama… So, two things: first, this is one of those especially weird attempts to market science fiction to teen girls by skipping the science part and just making goofy things happen with the explanation … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1985, Author H, High School, Mystery, Point, Scholastic, Sci-Fi, Soap Opera, Supernatural, Title S
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Robin Kane #2: The Mystery Of The Phantom By Eileen Hill
It was impossible to tell just what it was, but they were certain it wasn’t the rain this time. Something looking like a great black ghost moved stealthily, steadily through the studio… It’s still fall, and I still have a … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1966, Author H, California, Girls Series, Mystery, Robin Kane, Title R, Whitman
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