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Tag Archives: Summer Camp
Going To Camp Part 3: Little Darlings By Sonia Pilcer
The story of two innocent girls in a race not to stay that way! A one-sentence description of the plot (adapted from the screenplay of the notorious 1980 film) belies the sensitivity with which the subject is treated: two girls … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1980, Author P, Ballantine, Coming of Age, Novelization, Sex, Summer Camp, Title L
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Going To Camp Part 2: I Want To Go Home! By Gordon Korman
Rudy Miller hates Camp Algonkian Island so much he’ll do anything to escape…. Background: Canadian writer Gordon Korman retains a cultish appeal among a certain segment of Middle Readers, in part because (as stated in the Scholastic Book Services biographical … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1981, Apple, Author K, Humor, Scholastic, Summer Camp, Title I
9 Comments
Going To Camp Part 1: Fireworks (First Love From Silhouette #101) By Elaine Harper
Patti was a serious student; Spencer was an irresponsible playboy! Background: Is it a major holiday? You can bet that Elaine Harper and First Love From Silhouette have got us covered with another appropriately-themed teen romance set in the northern California … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1984, Author H, Blossom Valley, First Love, Girls Series, Romance, Silhouette, Summer Camp, Title F
12 Comments
Summer Theme Part 1: “Going To Camp”
Over the next few months, we’ll be looking at some books focusing on popular YA summer experiences. Part 1 will be “Going to Camp” and will commence the first week of July; in the meantime, you can check out some … Continue reading
Donna Parker: Mystery at Arawak (#6) By Marcia Martin
She really hadn’t meant to pry, but why did Helene seem so terribly upset and worried? What could be in the letters that was so important, and so private? She acted almost as though it were a matter of life … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1962, Author M, Donna Parker, Friendship, Girls Series, Marcia Martin, Mystery, Summer Camp, Title D, Whitman
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The Long Shot: A Kim Aldrich Mystery (#4) By Jinny McDonnell
It’s an adventure Kim will never forget, when she and Kevin, an attentive boys’ camp counselor, stalk a vicious kidnapper-killer through the mountain wilderness… Time to wrap up this year’s month-long look at vintage girls series published by Whitman in the … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1974, Author M, Girls Series, Kidnapping, Kim Aldrich, Mystery, Summer Camp, Title L, Whitman
6 Comments
No Coins, Please By Gordon Korman
How much trouble can six 11-year -old campers cause on a tour across the U.S.A.? Background: Canadian writer Gordon Korman retains a cultish appeal among a certain segment of Middle Readers, in part because (as stated in the Scholastic Book Services … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1984, Apple, Author K, Humor, Scholastic, Summer, Summer Camp, Title N, Travel
1 Comment
Love And Betrayal & Hold The Mayo! By Francine Pascal
Has Victoria’s summer ended before it’s begun? Background: Victoria Martin, Francine Pascal’s sophisticated Upper West Side teenager, previously appeared in Hangin’ Out with Cici (in which she traveled back in time to the 1940s to learn a valuable lesson about not … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1985, Author P, Dell, Francine Pascal, Friendship, Girls Series, Humor, Romance, Summer Camp, Title L, Victoria Martin
6 Comments