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The Truth About Mary Rose By Marilyn Sachs

Posted on March 19, 2023 by mondomolly

Was Aunt Mary Rose really a hero? Or has Mary Rose been living up to a lie? Background: Marilyn Sachs is best known for a number of interconnected middle-reader books set in a pre-Robert Moses South Bronx in the early … Continue reading →

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Teen-Agers, Unite! By Charles M. Schulz

Posted on May 8, 2020 by mondomolly

The “Peanuts” Gang Grows Up! A Great New Collection of Riotous Cartoons By Charles M. Schulz I don’t even remember where I picked up this oddball collection- the generic hand-lettered price tag only tips me off that it was NOT … Continue reading →

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Trudy Phillips Headline Year (#2) By Barbara Bates

Posted on October 22, 2019 by mondomolly

“I swear I don’t know what this generation of teen-agers is coming to. No respect for order and safety at all!” If it is October, it must be Whitman girls series! We conclude this fall with a look at the … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Fonzie By Peggy Herz

Posted on June 16, 2019 by mondomolly

Whatever, Henry certainly looks happy. I’m a sucker for these cheapo paperback celebrity “biographies”, regarding them as VALUABLE CULTURAL ARTIFACTS of the zeitgeist of 1970-something, forever preserving the moment when whoever was the biggest star in the teenage galaxy. This … Continue reading →

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Trying Harder By Suzanne Zuckerman

Posted on March 10, 2019 by mondomolly

If it hadn’t been for Mark, Jenifer would have never been asked out by Cliff Moore, the captain of the football team… Each of the major mass-market teen paperback romance imprints (Sweet Dreams, Wildfire, First Love) carved out their own … Continue reading →

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Twink By John Neufeld

Posted on September 2, 2018 by mondomolly

Her family had been warned of the awesome responsibility they were all accepting… her “preppie” step-brother Harry felt sick the first time he saw her. The 1960s and 1970s (and into the ‘80s) saw a new wave of YA Fiction … Continue reading →

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This Place Has No Atmosphere By Paula Danziger

Posted on May 13, 2018 by mondomolly

In the year 2057, zits and cliques are still around, but people live in malls, take classes in ESP, and get detention from robots! Paula Danziger is best remembered for The Cat Ate My Gym Suit, a bright and funny book about … Continue reading →

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To All My Fans, With Love, From Sylvie By Ellen Conford

Posted on April 1, 2018 by mondomolly

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 →

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Teenage Marriage: Coping With Reality By Jeanne Warren Lindsay

Posted on February 16, 2018 by mondomolly

If you know a married teenager, you will know someone who will read Teenage Marriage: Coping With Reality… Did you overdose on Valentine’s candy? Well, no fear, I am here with the antidote! Although, to be honest, this book isn’t … Continue reading →

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That Certain Girl By Dorothea J. Snow

Posted on February 2, 2018 by mondomolly

It had been common knowledge for several months that the Taylors were moving away from their home on Colfax Street to a big new mansion on Holly Tree Hill… Another title suggested by a couple of readers during last fall’s … Continue reading →

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