Tag Archives: Title J

Just The Beginning By Betty Miles

Posted on February 22, 2021 by mondomolly

Three hundred and sixty-five days a year for thirteen years makes about five thousand days. And this one is the worst of all… Background: This will be the third time author Betty Miles work has been featured here, most memorably in … Continue reading →

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Junior Miss By Sally Benson

Posted on July 29, 2018 by mondomolly

Judy is every teen-age girl. She personifies the realities and the fantasies of the in-between years, the joys and heartaches of growing up. Background: I was unaware of the pedigree of this book when I went looking for something older (chronologically … Continue reading →

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John Travolta: An Illustrated Biography By Suzanne Munshower

Posted on July 16, 2016 by mondomolly

TV’s most popular Sweathog and one of today’s most promising actors! Pity the poor celebrity biographer, charged with turning out a quickie mass-market paperback on a star that may turn out to be HUGE, but at the moment is a … Continue reading →

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Jean and Johnny By Beverly Cleary

Posted on April 8, 2016 by mondomolly

It all starts the night Johnny Chessler asks Jean to dance… Beverly Cleary celebrates her 100th birthday on Tuesday, and so OF COURSE we are looking at another of her early YA titles today! Best known (do I really need … Continue reading →

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Jennifer By Zoa Sherburne

Posted on January 14, 2016 by mondomolly

That’s why I’ve never asked Griff or any of the other kids to come here- because I’m ashamed of her! Happy New Year! Here’s to another 52 weeks of enigmatic and tricky Scholastic Book Services covers! The Plot:  Over the … Continue reading →

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Just Like A Dream By Eileen Stacy

Posted on November 20, 2015 by mondomolly

Kari knows it won’t be easy, and she has to do something before her true love rides off into the sunset! I never pass up the opportunity to pick up Tempo’s Caprice romances when I see them- for whatever reason, … Continue reading →

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Jay’s Journal By Anonymous

Posted on March 5, 2015 by mondomolly

Helplessly fascinated, he plunged into a world of Ouija boards and witchcraft, animal sacrifices and Satanism… into a black abyss from which there seemed no escape. Man, some days you just hit the jackpot when it comes to the Teen … Continue reading →

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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Jaws By Peter Benchley

Posted on August 21, 2014 by mondomolly

(Click here for information on the 2014 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. As all of the four five selected titles have filmed adaptations, we will be looking at the movie versions as we go along. … Continue reading →

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Imaginary Summer Book Club Update

Posted on June 16, 2014 by mondomolly

It has come to my attention that the July selection of Imaginary Summer Book Club, No Bed of Her Own By Val Lewton is hard to come by, and despite having been reissued in 2006, cost-prohibitive to obtain. In light of that … Continue reading →

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Just Friends By James Knudsen

Posted on April 30, 2014 by mondomolly

Three was never a crowd before… The Plot: Suburban Chicago high school junior Blake Webb has been desperately lonely since his best friend moved away at the end of the 8th grade, and he has spent his entire high school career … Continue reading →

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