Tag Archives: Cliques

That Certain Girl By Dorothea J. Snow

Posted on February 2, 2018 by mondomolly

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 →

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Daphne’s Book By Mary Downing Hahn

Posted on August 28, 2017 by mondomolly

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 →

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Barbie and Ken By Cynthia Lawrence and Bette Lou Maybee

Posted on July 28, 2017 by mondomolly

How these popular high school classmates solve their dilemmas makes for many hours of entertaining reading! Upon her introduction in 1959, Mattel’s Barbie doll was intended to be something of a blank slate: a glamorous avatar on which girls could … Continue reading →

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Donna Parker In Hollywood (#5) By Marcia Martin

Posted on October 14, 2016 by mondomolly

“So this is California!” Donna thought. Pools, studios, celebrities, blue skies! And, for a girl on her first trip west, more excitement, more fun than seemed possible. In our second installment of our 2016 Salute To Whitman Hardcovers, we again … Continue reading →

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The Girl Scouts’ Rivals (#5) By Edith Lavell

Posted on June 25, 2014 by mondomolly

“The jury finds the defendant guilty of breaking the first five Girl Scout laws and recommends her dismissal from the organization!” Background: Fictional series about Girl Scouting date back nearly to the organization’s founding in 1912; by the 1920s the sub-genre … Continue reading →

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Since That Party By Inger Brattström

Posted on May 28, 2014 by mondomolly

When it’s all over, Stella knows that nothing can ever be the same again. Not for Stella. Not for Christopher. And certainly not for Nicholas. Poor Nicholas. Oh, if only the plot could live up to the cover Scholastic slapped … Continue reading →

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Fridays By Patricia Lee Gauch

Posted on February 5, 2014 by mondomolly

For the girls at Calvin Junior High, looking for thrills could mean finding trouble… First off: this is a great cover. The scheming! The outsider! The lurking delinquents! The Mom Jeans! That hair. Aren’t you dying to find out what … Continue reading →

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