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Tag Archives: Historical
Kathleen (Sunfire Romance #8) By Candice F. Ransom
There were times she wished she’d never come to America… Background: Scholastic’s Sunfire series is a cautionary tale about judging a YA Romance by its cover. Lurking behind the overheated cover art and melodramatic taglines are some of the best stories and most … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1985, Author R, Historical, Romance, Scholastic, Sunfire, Title K
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Emily (Sunfire Romance #11) By Candice F. Ransom
Born to enormous wealth, she longed for something that money couldn’t buy… Background: Scholastic’s Sunfire series is a cautionary tale about judging a YA Romance by its cover. Lurking behind the overheated cover art and melodramatic taglines are some of the best stories … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1985, Author R, Career, Historical, New York, Nurse, Romance, Scholastic, Sunfire, Title E
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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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Wrapping Up The Imaginary Summer Book Club: The G-String Murders By Gypsy Rose Lee
(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
Posted in Non-YA Fiction
Tagged 1941, Author L, Girls Gone Bad, Historical, Imaginary Summer Book Club, Mystery, Romance, Sex, Simon & Schuster, Theater, Title G
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Dawn Of Love #2: Wild Prairie Sky By Cheri Michaels
How could she fall in love… with a young man as wild as a mountain lion and as free as the prairie wind? I’m a big fan of Scholastic’s Sunfire series- in which orphaned teenage girls have to choose between … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1985, Archway, Author M, Dawn of Love, Historical, Orphans, Reader Request, Romace, Title W
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To All My Fans, With Love, From Sylvie By Ellen Conford
For Sylvie, movies weren’t just stories. They were a way out. A few years ago I reviewed Conford’s And This Is Laura, and recalled it as pleasant, but largely unremarkable. So I was surprised to find Sylvie a much more sophisticated piece of work, … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author C, Child Abuse, Historical, Little Brown, Movies, Orphans, Reader Request, Runaway, Sex, Title T, Travel
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Hollywood Daughters #3: Encore By Joan Lowery Nixon
Erin Jenkins, teen star, feels closer to her show-biz parents than to her real ones, who don’t approve of her television career… Background: The first volume of the Hollywood Daughters series dealt with former child star Abby “Cookie” Baynes and her … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1990, Author N, Bantam, Career, Girls Series, Historical, Hollywood Daughters, Romance, Title E
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Margaret (Sunfire Romance #27) By Jane Claypool Miner
Can her worst student teach her the most important lesson of all? Back to school! Time to start the year with a good attitude cautionary tale wacky scheme inspirational message epic wish-fulfillment fantasy slightly anachronistic feminist career romance! Background: Scholastic’s … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1988, Author C, Back to School, Career, Girls Series, Historical, Romance, Scholastic, Sunfire, Title M
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Darcy (Sunfire Romance #32) By Mary Francis Shura
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is the wind of change… Background: Scholastic’s Sunfire series is a cautionary tale about judging a YA Romance by its cover. Lurking behind the overheated cover art and melodramatic taglines are some of the best … Continue reading
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Tagged 1989, Author S, Girls Series, Historical, Natural Disaster, Romance, Scholastic, Sunfire, Title D
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