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The Truth About Mary Rose By Marilyn Sachs

Posted on March 19, 2023 by mondomolly

Was Aunt Mary Rose really a hero? Or has Mary Rose been living up to a lie? Background: Marilyn Sachs is best known for a number of interconnected middle-reader books set in a pre-Robert Moses South Bronx in the early … Continue reading →

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Rod Serling’s Night Gallery

Posted on July 20, 2022 by mondomolly

Don’t miss television’s most imaginative show… If it’s summer, it must be time for watching reruns on TV and checking out novelizations of movies and TV shows out of the local library! (What? Isn’t this everyone?) A few summers back … Continue reading →

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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Endless Love By Scott Spencer

Posted on October 11, 2021 by mondomolly

(Click here for information on the 2021 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature.  This week, the second selection, Endless Love By Scott Spencer)  Starting with a peak behind the blog-curtain: one of the more popular … Continue reading →

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How To Find A Husband In 30 Days By Wendy Stehling

Posted on August 24, 2020 by mondomolly

By the author of the multi-million copy bestseller Thin Thighs in 30 Days… It is my intention to return to our regularly scheduled programing (and on a regular schedule!) in the next few weeks, but I could not resist pulling … Continue reading →

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Teen-Agers, Unite! By Charles M. Schulz

Posted on May 8, 2020 by mondomolly

The “Peanuts” Gang Grows Up! A Great New Collection of Riotous Cartoons By Charles M. Schulz I don’t even remember where I picked up this oddball collection- the generic hand-lettered price tag only tips me off that it was NOT … Continue reading →

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My Name Is Davy I’m An Alcoholic By Anne Snyder

Posted on February 10, 2019 by mondomolly

Davy Kimble didn’t have a friend in the world- until he discovered booze and Maxi… Is it the late 1970s? Then it must be time for yet another social-problem novel about the dangers of (checks notes)… DRINKING! But first can … Continue reading →

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You Would If You Loved Me By Nora Stirling

Posted on February 3, 2019 by mondomolly

She realized that a lot of other girls would give anything to be in her shoes. ANYTHING. And that was the problem… Background: It’s noted that at the time of the publication of the Avon-Flare edition, this title had “Over 725,000 … Continue reading →

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A Place And A Time By Barbara Schoen

Posted on January 27, 2019 by mondomolly

Two years in the life of Josie Frost, Everygirl. Not a girl, but not yet a woman… not a short story collection, yet not quite a novel.  10 vignettes cover two year in the life of WASPy Westchester teen Josie … Continue reading →

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Amy Moves In By Marilyn Sachs

Posted on April 22, 2018 by mondomolly

“They’re laughing at me, those stupid girls. I hate them!” Amy decides. I often point out how a good YA historical never fails to address the disease and death that lurk around every corner in the 19th century… but even … Continue reading →

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Give And Take By Tricia Springstubb

Posted on March 4, 2018 by mondomolly

New loves… old friends… Does growing up mean choosing between them? This is a recent reader-request, but also a book that I’ve picked up probably 20 times in the past two years, before rejecting it and throwing it back on … Continue reading →

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