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Christopher Cool TEEN Agent #3: Department of Danger By Jack Lancer
The Department of Danger! There was something about the words that sent a faint chill down Chris’s spine. Background: It is somewhat comforting that (for at least a few more volumes) I know I can always fall back on Jack … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1967, Author L, Boys Series, Christopher Cool, Cold War, College, Grosset & Dunlap, Mystery, Title D
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The Forest Fire Mystery (Wilderness Mystery #6) By Troy Nesbit
“GET OUT! GET OFF THE MOUNTAIN!” Usually, fall means a look at the “girls’ series” published by Whitman in the 1940s through the 1970s: those thick, cellophane-clad hardcovers featuring teen girls sleuthing around Westchester County or California’s Bay Area. And … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1962, Adventure, Author N, Boys Series, Title F, Whitman
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Mission: Moonfire By Jack Lancer (Christopher Cool TEEN Agent #2)
The daring TEEN agents’ hunt for Dr. Death and his political plotters plunge Chris and Geronimo into a dangerous chase in an eerie cone-studded volcanic valley which holds a fantastic treasure and a world-terrifying secret! Background: So, it’s been a … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1967, Author L, Boys Series, Christopher Cool, Cold War, Grosset & Dunlap, Spy Series, Title M
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Rhapsody in Orange and Brown: 15 Favorite Classic YA Covers
A few weeks back there was a something of a kerfuffle over Penguin’s 50th Anniversary cover of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I was a holder of the minority opinion that the new cover was kind of great… at least … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverly Cleary, Boys Series, Girls Series, Horror, Judy Blume, Julie Campbell, Lois Duncan, Mystery, Nancy Drew, Romance, Sunfire, Sweet Valley High, Thriller, Trixie Belden
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James Budd #1: The Mystery of the Madman at Cornwall Crag By Dale Carlson
Background: The only reason why I even know about this short-lived series is because in the mid-1980s it was advertised in the back of Golden’s Trixie Belden paperbacks (presumably because both series involve a sidekick named Honey): Meet cool, dashing, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, Author C, Boys Series, Golden, Mental Health, Mystery, Title M
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Christopher Cool TEEN Agent #1: X Marks The Spy By Jack Lancer
“Cool. Christopher Cool. TEEN Agent.” “I’m not calling you that.” Following a request for more “Boy Books” after a long run of girl-books, I dug up this Stratemeyer Syndicate/Grosset & Dunlap series from the mid-1960s. And, oh boy, I did … Continue reading
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Tagged 1967, Author L, Boys Series, Christopher Cool, Cold War, Grosset & Dunlap, Spy Series, Title X
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