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Tag Archives: Bullying
Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You By Barthe DeClements
But what will it take to get herself out of trouble when she’s been in it so long? Barthe DeClements introduced Elsie Edwards as the class fatty-pariah in Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade, and followed her development into an insecure … Continue reading →
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
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Tagged 1985, Apple, Author D, Bullying, Learning Disability, Parents, Scholastic, Title S
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6 Comments
Amy Moves In By Marilyn Sachs
“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 →
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
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Tagged 1964, Author S, Bullying, Friendship, Historical, New York, Reader Request, Scholastic, Title A
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22 Comments
The Girl With The Silver Eyes By Willo Davis Roberts
Katie KNOWS she’s different but she’s never tried to hurt anyone… Happy New Year! I am starting off 2018 by digging in to my list of reader requests- if there is a book you’d like to recommend (…or remind me … Continue reading →
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
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Tagged 1980, Apple, Author R, Bullying, Parents, Reader Request, Scholastic, Supernatural, Title G, Willo Davis Roberts
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37 Comments
Daphne’s Book By Mary Downing Hahn
Jessica thinks she’ll be laughed off the face of the earth… Mary Downing Hahn may be best known for her YA suspense novels, especially the deeply creepy, deeply beloved ghost story Wait Till Helen Comes. But sprinkled throughout her bibliography are … Continue reading →
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
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Tagged 1983, Author H, Bantam Skylark, Bullying, Cliques, Coming of Age, Friendship, Mary Downing Hahn, Title D, Topical Issues
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Wrapping Up The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Carrie By Stephen King
(Click here for information on the 2016 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. As all of the four selected titles have filmed adaptations, we will be looking at the movie versions as we go along. … Continue reading →
Posted in Movies, Non-YA Fiction
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Tagged 1974, Author K, Bullying, Child Abuse, Doubleday & Co., High School, Horror, Imaginary Summer Book Club, Supernatural, Title C
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23 Comments
Buddies By Barbara Park
How could just one person ruin an entire summer vacation? Summer Camp stories usually are usually either given a paramilitary setting, with demerits and saluting and color wars, or just leave the fictional campers completely unsupervised and let them do, … Continue reading →
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
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Tagged 1985, Author P, Avon Flare, Bullying, Fat, Friendship, Summer Camp, Title B
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6 Comments
The Against Taffy Sinclair Club By Betsy Haynes
It was bad enough when snobby Taffy Sinclair was just a pretty face. But now, she’s gone an developed you-know-whats… I read this one as a pre-teen, and remember not being able to relate to it because the protagonists are … Continue reading →
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
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Tagged 1976, Author H, Bantam Skylark, Bullying, Coming of Age, Divorce, Girls Series, Parents, Title A
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12 Comments
Veronica Ganz By Marilyn Sachs
“Peter Wedemeyer, Peter Wedemeyer, I’ll get you, Peter Wedemeyer!” So, this is one of those books where you think you know exactly what you’re going to get, then it turns out to be something completely different, and then it still … Continue reading →
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
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Tagged 1968, Author S, Bullying, Child Abuse, Coming of Age, Dell, Divorce, Parents, Title V
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27 Comments
Upchuck Summer By Joel L. Schwartz
What promised to be Richie’s best summer ever is turning into one giant disaster thanks to A-Number-One Nerd, Chuck. So, the basic questions I start with when writing these pieces is “How does this story reflect the time in which … Continue reading →
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
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Tagged 1983, Author S, Bullying, Dell, Sex, Summer Camp, Title U
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2 Comments