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Down A Dark Hall By Lois Duncan
Why does the exclusive boarding school Blackwood have only four students? 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 Eh, whatever, let’s just do another Lois Duncan… … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1974, Author D, Back to School, Dell, Friendship, Gothic, High School, Lois Duncan, Thriller, Title D
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Summer of Fear By Lois Duncan
Rachel’s not jealous of her cousin. But she is afraid. Like many readers, I was saddened to hear about the sudden death of Lois Duncan last week, at the age of 82. Best known for her YA thrillers, she was … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1976, Author D, Coming of Age, Death, Laurel-Leaf, Lois Duncan, Mystery, Parents, Summer, Thriller, Title S
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Rhapsody in Orange and Brown: 15 Favorite Classic YA Covers
A few weeks back there was a something of a kerfuffle over Penguin’s 50th Anniversary cover of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I was a holder of the minority opinion that the new cover was kind of great… at least … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverly Cleary, Boys Series, Girls Series, Horror, Judy Blume, Julie Campbell, Lois Duncan, Mystery, Nancy Drew, Romance, Sunfire, Sweet Valley High, Thriller, Trixie Belden
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Ransom By Lois Duncan
Five students kidnapped, four families torn apart. Lois Duncan is best known for her YA thrillers that involve a supernatural twist, such as telepathy or psychic intuition or witchcraft. However, her earliest YA works are straightforward suspense and mystery titles … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged Author D, Dell, Divorce, High School, Kidnapping, Lois Duncan, Parents, Thriller, Title R
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Building Your Paperless Library: Digital YA Classics
I’m not shy about doing my reading for this space in public: that is what a commute is for. And so far, nobody has ever questioned me about why a grown woman is so intensely absorbed in, and furiously scribbling … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged ebooks, Girls Series, Judy Blume, Lois Duncan, Sweet Valley High, Whitman
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The Twisted Window By Lois Duncan
This will make the third Lois Duncan title reviewed here in the past year (there is a reason for that, which we’ll get to), this one coming a decade later than the others, but still dealing with dangerously charismatic hunks, … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1987, Author D, Dell, Divorce, High School, Lois Duncan, Mental Health, Mystery, Thriller, Title T
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When The Bough Breaks By Lois Duncan
Background: Lois Duncan is best known for her YA thrillers, which often involve a supernatural element, such as telepathy or psychic intuition, or witchcraft. However, her work from the late 1960s through the 70s also explicitly addresses how both the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1973, Author D, Divorce, Lois Duncan, Teen Pregnancy, Title W
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Killing Mr. Griffin By Lois Duncan
Is it back to school time already? Well, the important thing is to start the year with a good attitude: Ok, maybe not a good attitude. The important thing is to start the year with a cautionary tale! And nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged Author D, Back to School, Dell, High School, Juvenile Delinquency, Lois Duncan, Thriller, Title K
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