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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
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Tagged 1985, Author R, Historical, Romance, Scholastic, Sunfire, Title K
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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
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Tagged 1985, Author R, Career, Historical, New York, Nurse, Romance, Scholastic, Sunfire, Title E
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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
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Tagged 1985, Author R, baby sitting, Child Abuse, Fawcett Juniper, Kidnapping, Thriller, Title B, Topical Issues, Willo Davis Roberts
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged 1977, Atheneum, Author R, Child Abuse, Divorce, Parents, Title D, Topical Issues, Willo Davis Roberts
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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
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Tagged 1981, Author R, High School, Romance, Sweet Dreams, Title G
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