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Tag Archives: Boys Series
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
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
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
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
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
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1967, Author L, Boys Series, Christopher Cool, Cold War, Grosset & Dunlap, Spy Series, Title X
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