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On Your Own By Brooke Shields
Of all of the things I’ve done, what I love the most is the freedom, the fun, the challenge of growing up and taking charge. I’ve filled these pages with everything I’ve learned to help you make the most of … Continue reading
Movie Madness And/Or Mania: Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971)
Back in 2014 I wrote about the 1967 teens-in-trouble classic Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones, in which author Ann Head (the penname for non-YA writer Anne Wales Christensen), tells the story of how two high school seniors cope with … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged 1971, Abortion, High School, Parents, Teen Pregnancy, Topical Issues
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I Never Asked You To Understand Me By Barthe DeClements
Stacy didn’t look like a reject, and I didn’t think I did either. We were just having too hard a time… I have reviewed a number of Barthe DeClements’s books over the past few years, starting with the not-quite-Lost Classic … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1986, Author D, Child Abuse, Drugs, High School, Parents, Point, Sex, Title I, Topical Issues
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Movie Madness And/Or Mania: My Mother Was Never A Kid [Hangin’ Out With Cici] (1980)
As this site concludes its tenth (!!!) year, we’re going to do a true Throwback Thursday, revisiting the very first title we reviewed, Francine Pascal’s time-traveling mother-daughter epic (and start of the Victoria Martin trilogy) Hangin’ Out With Cici. A … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1980, Afterschool Special, Francine Pascal, Movies, Parents, Time Travel, Victoria Martin
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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Endless Love By Scott Spencer
(Click here for information on the 2021 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. This week, the second selection, Endless Love By Scott Spencer) Starting with a peak behind the blog-curtain: one of the more popular … Continue reading
Posted in Non-YA Fiction
Tagged 1979, Author S, Brooke Shields, Family, Imaginary Summer Book Club, Knopf, Mental Health, Movies, Parents, Romance, Stalker, Title E
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The Best Little Girl In The World By Steven Levenkron
The idea came to her with a flash of excitement. Francesca was fat. Francesca was dead. I feel like this is one of those titles that for a couple of decades was as widely-known and widely-read as Are You There … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1978, Anorexia, Author L, Family, Mental Health, Parents, Title B, Topical Issues, Warner Books
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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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The Fourth Grade Wizards By Barthe De Clements
Jack and Marianne are always in trouble. So how can they become fourth grade wizards? Back to school! Appropriately late this year, but with a cast of characters who have been really familiar to me and this blog over the … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1988, Author D, Back to School, Death, Parents, Puffin, Title F, Topical Issues
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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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Dear Mom, You’re Ruining My Life By Jean Van Leeuwen
You always say parents and children should trust each other. Well, I trusted you. This is the most mysterious book I have picked up for this project. While there are certain titles that the back-cover copy gives the potential reader … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1989, Author V, Friendship, Parents, Title D, Trumpet Book Club
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