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Tag Archives: Dell
Hawaiian Christmas (Super Seniors #2) By Eileen Goudge
An island reunion of romance, surf and sun! The cover is telling: this book is just as busy and confusing yet generic as the graphic design choices. I had to defer to the folks at Fantastic Fiction over how to … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1986, Author G, Career, Christmas, College, Dell, Romance, Title H
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Zanballer By R.R. Knudson
Originally posted on Lost Classics of Teen Lit: 1939-1989:
A girl who would rather call the plays than lead the cheers… At the dawn of the Title IX era, fictional girl quarterbacks were briefly all the rage (even Sweet Valley…
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1972, Author K, Battle of the Sexes, Dell, High School, Sports, Title Z, Topical Issues
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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! By M.E. Kerr
Dinky isn’t addicted to heroin, but she does have a big problem… I hadn’t looked at the calendar when I planned this one, so I hope you’re ready for a big Valentine bummer, Constant Readers! Background: “M.E. Kerr” is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1972, Author K, Dell, Drugs, Fat, High School, Mental Health, Parents, Title D, Topical Issues
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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: The V.I.P.s By Marvin H. Albert
(Click here for information on the 2020 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. This week, the August selection The V.I.P.s by Marvin H. Albert) As I mentioned, I did not realize that this was … Continue reading
Posted in Non-YA Fiction
Tagged 1963, Author A, Dell, Imaginary Summer Book Club, MGM, Title V
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Flips-ville/Squares-ville By Stan and Jan Berenstain
A Hilarious New Concept in Humor Last week (actually 3 weeks ago because WHAT IS TIME???) we looked at one of the oddball teen-oriented projects of the legendary Charles Schulz, who, despite his success in writing from a child’s point … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1965, Author B, Dell, Family, Humor, Parents, Title F, Topical Issues
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Sticks And Stones By Lynn Hall
One word was enough to destroy his life… “Bury your gays” is the trope in fiction which rules that gay characters die (frequently by their own hand) before the end of the story. Especially prevalent until the mid-20th century (when … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1972, Author H, Dell, Gay, High School, Laurel-Leaf, Title S, Topical Issues
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Finding A Dead Body In The Woods Part 1: Dreamland Lake By Richard Peck
Only when it’s too late do Brian and Flip realize that their search for the truth will change their friendship forever… It’s a short novel about finding a dead body in the woods! It features a group of middle-school boys … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1970, Author P, Coming of Age, Death, Dell, Friendship, Horror, Laurel-Leaf, Thriller, Title D
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Emily’s Runaway Imagination By Beverly Cleary
When Emily gets an idea, nothing can stop her! Today Beverly Cleary celebrates her 103rd (!!!) birthday, and in tribute we are again looking at one of her early works. She is best known (do I really need to say … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1961, Author C, Beverly Cleary, Biography, Dell, Historical, Reader Request, Title E, William Morrow & Co.
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Mazes and Monsters By Rona Jaffe
These players… could be anybody’s kids; bright young college students sent out to prepare for life, given the American Dream and rejecting it to live in a fantasy world on invented terrors. Background: Rona Jaffe is best known for her first … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1981, Author J, College, Dell, Romance, Satanic Panic, Title M, Video Games
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