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Sweet Valley High #82: Kidnapped By The Cult! By Francine Pascal
She was right! Everyone was loved and happy except for her! With a strangled sob, Jessica burst into tears… So far this year, we’ve looked at books dealing with clinical depression, terrible parents, eating disorders, alcoholism and a wide variety … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1992, Author P, Bantam, Cults, Francine Pascal, Girls Series, High School, Romance, Sweet Valley High, Title K
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Cute Is A Four-Letter Word By Stella Pevsner
You are about to witness… The Year of the Clara! I wasn’t very impressed by Stella Pevsner’s Call Me Heller, That’s My Name, a pretty generic coming of age story about a tomboy becoming a young lady in the roaring … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Archway, Author P, Cheerleading, Family, Sports, Title C
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Finding A Dead Body In The Woods Part 1: Dreamland Lake By Richard Peck
Only when it’s too late do Brian and Flip realize that their search for the truth will change their friendship forever… It’s a short novel about finding a dead body in the woods! It features a group of middle-school boys … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1970, Author P, Coming of Age, Death, Dell, Friendship, Horror, Laurel-Leaf, Thriller, Title D
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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Stella Dallas By Olive Higgins Prouty
(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 Movies, Non-YA Fiction
Tagged 1923, Author P, Imaginary Summer Book Club, Title S
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Going To Camp Part 3: Little Darlings By Sonia Pilcer
The story of two innocent girls in a race not to stay that way! A one-sentence description of the plot (adapted from the screenplay of the notorious 1980 film) belies the sensitivity with which the subject is treated: two girls … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1980, Author P, Ballantine, Coming of Age, Novelization, Sex, Summer Camp, Title L
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Karen Simms, Private Secretary By Bernard and Marjorie Palmer
“I wanted to get into business where it’s exciting- where things happen.” In the past, I have been pleasantly surprised by the Palmers’ “Career Books” for the Moody Bible Institute, in that they present fairly progressive tales of young women pursuing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1963, Author P, Bernard & Marjorie Palmer, Career, Moody Press, Religion, Title K
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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Sheila Levine Is Dead And Living In New York By Gail Parent
(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
Posted in Movies, Non-YA Fiction
Tagged 1970, Author P, Imaginary Summer Book Club, Title S
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Sweet Valley High Super Edition: Special Christmas By Francine Pascal
It seems that nothing can spoil Jessica and Elizabeth’s holiday- until Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield announce the arrival of an unwelcome houseguest… Background: Sweet Valley High remains one of the most enduring series of its era, leading to numerous spin-off dealing with … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1985, Author P, Bantam, Christmas, Drugs, Girls Series, High School, Romance, Sweet Valley High, Title S, Topical Issues
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About David By Susan Beth Pfeffer
He didn’t think there was any other way… I have not compiled any statistics, but my general impression is that as YA fiction moved out of the 1970s and into the 80s, the subject matter tended less toward shock value … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Adoption, Author P, Death, Dell, High School, Laurel-Leaf, Mental Health, Murder, Parents, Suicide, Title A, Topical Issues
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Cher! By Vicki Pellegrino
The child bride turned vamp! Unlike the last week’s quickie celebrity biography, in which the subject had not yet done much of note, the author here has to contend with a subject that might just be (GASP!) washed up. With … Continue reading