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Tag Archives: Author S
Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Endless Love By Scott Spencer
(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
Posted in Non-YA Fiction
Tagged 1979, Author S, Brooke Shields, Family, Imaginary Summer Book Club, Knopf, Mental Health, Movies, Parents, Romance, Stalker, Title E
13 Comments
How To Find A Husband In 30 Days By Wendy Stehling
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
Posted in Vintage YA Non-Fiction
Tagged 1985, Author S, Instructional, Pinnacle Books, Romance, Title H
6 Comments
Teen-Agers, Unite! By Charles M. Schulz
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
My Name Is Davy I’m An Alcoholic By Anne Snyder
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
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1977, Alcoholism, Author S, Death, High School, Signet, Title M, Topical Issues
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You Would If You Loved Me By Nora Stirling
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
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1969, Author S, Avon Flare, High School, Politics, Sex, Title Y, Topical Issues
9 Comments
Give And Take By Tricia Springstubb
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
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1981, Author S, Coming of Age, Dell, Friendship, High School, Reader Request, Romance, Title G, Young Love
11 Comments
That Certain Girl By Dorothea J. Snow
It had been common knowledge for several months that the Taylors were moving away from their home on Colfax Street to a big new mansion on Holly Tree Hill… Another title suggested by a couple of readers during last fall’s … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1964, Author S, Cliques, Coming of Age, Friendship, High School, Parents, Reader Request, Social Graces, Title T, Whitman
7 Comments
Project Boyfriend By Stephanie St. Pierre
Can Stacey capture Max’s heart, or is her downhill romance destined for a crash landing? This one came out in 1991, fairly late in the run of Bantam’s Sweet Dreams romance imprint, which I didn’t notice until I sat down … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1991, Author S, Bantam, High School, Romance, Sports, Sweet Dreams, Title P
11 Comments