-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Archives
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
Categories
Meta
Tag Archives: Author R
Kathleen (Sunfire Romance #8) By Candice F. Ransom
There were times she wished she’d never come to America… Background: Scholastic’s Sunfire series is a cautionary tale about judging a YA Romance by its cover. Lurking behind the overheated cover art and melodramatic taglines are some of the best stories and most … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1985, Author R, Historical, Romance, Scholastic, Sunfire, Title K
7 Comments
Emily (Sunfire Romance #11) By Candice F. Ransom
Born to enormous wealth, she longed for something that money couldn’t buy… Background: Scholastic’s Sunfire series is a cautionary tale about judging a YA Romance by its cover. Lurking behind the overheated cover art and melodramatic taglines are some of the best stories … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1985, Author R, Career, Historical, New York, Nurse, Romance, Scholastic, Sunfire, Title E
2 Comments
Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: My Face For The World To See By Liz Renay
(Click here for information on the 2020 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. This week, the July selection, My Face for the World to See By Liz Renay.) When I announced this title, I … Continue reading
Baby-Sitting Is A Dangerous Job By Willo Davis Roberts
I could have never predicted what would happen next… Background: Willo Davis Roberts was one of the more prolific writers toiling away in the YA/Middle Reader vineyards of the 1970s and 80s, authoring YA Romances (3 titles in the Sunfire series), social-problem books … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1985, Author R, baby sitting, Child Abuse, Fawcett Juniper, Kidnapping, Thriller, Title B, Topical Issues, Willo Davis Roberts
5 Comments
Night of the Twisters By Ivy Ruckman
Tornado Alert! Tornado Alert! Left in charge of your baby brother while your parents are out for evening when a tornado blows down your house and now it is up to you and your BFF to escape from the rubble … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1984, Author R, Coming of Age, Harper Trophy, Natural Disaster, Parents, Title N
4 Comments
A Billion For Boris By Mary Rodgers
Enclosed please find a detailed account of a most unusual experience recently undergone by me, my brother and a friend of mine who lives upstairs in our apartment building… Background: Broadway composer Mary Rodgers (daughter of composer Richard, mother of composer … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1974, Author R, Friendship, Harper & Row, New York, Supernatural, Title B
17 Comments
Ode to Billy Joe By Herman Raucher
Now, years after the whispers and rumors, the muddy Tallahatchie River gives up its secrets- the secrets within the haunting ballad that swept America. This week, another case of “What the hell did I just read?” Background: Well, to start … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1976, Author R, Dell, Gay, Novelization, Romance, Sex, Suicide, Title O
7 Comments
Don’t Hurt Laurie! By Willo Davis Roberts
Laurie’s been keeping a secret for as long as she can remember, a secret that she’s afraid to tell anyone else… Willo Davis Roberts was one of the more prolific writers toiling away in the YA/Middle Reader vineyards of the … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1977, Atheneum, Author R, Child Abuse, Divorce, Parents, Title D, Topical Issues, Willo Davis Roberts
14 Comments
Green Eyes By Suzanne Rand
Will Julie’s crazy jealousy destroy the love she waited so long to find? I may have been too quick to judge the photographic covers of Bantam’s Sweet Dreams YA romances as being “bland”. While they don’t have the wacky appeal … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1981, Author R, High School, Romance, Sweet Dreams, Title G
2 Comments