Tag Archives: Grosset & Dunlap
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
Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Red-Headed Woman By Katharine Brush
(Click here for information on the 2018 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
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
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
Better Living Through Girls Series Books, Part II: The Nancy Drew Cookbook- Clues to Good Cooking
This week we will continue looking at the non-fiction spin-offs of popular Girls’ Series, with a tie-in to the most famous Girl Detective of all time. Does it make sense to learn how to cook from Nancy Drew? While “gourmet … Continue reading
Better Living Through Girls Series Books, Part I: Cherry Ames’ Book of First Aid and Home Nursing
Eventually, most of the really long-running series would seem to run out of ideas for a new installment in the adventures of the titular plucky girl-heroines and, wanting to keep that cash cow producing delicious green paper milk, would turn … Continue reading
Lost Classics of Teen Lit: 1939-1989 