Tag Archives: Wildfire

Sing About Us By Winifred Madison

Posted on April 9, 2023 by mondomolly

How could a dream become a disaster?  Background:  Not to be confused with the similar-looking Sweet Dreams, First Love or Caprice paperback romances of the 1980s, Scholastic’s Wildfire tends to have a better quality of writing (Caroline Cooney and Ann M. Martin are a few … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Love By Kathryn Makris

Posted on February 3, 2017 by mondomolly

He’s the only one she wants. Desperately in search of some light reading, this nonetheless turned out to be a weirdly timely choice: the issue of the economic interdependence of the U.S. and Mexico backgrounds this rather low-stakes teen romance. … Continue reading →

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Kisses For Sale By Judith Enderle

Posted on February 12, 2015 by mondomolly

She’s giving up boys forever… again! Good old Wildfire, always good for a Valentine’s Day-themed title, right? The Plot:  Actually, this is not up to the imprint’s usual level of competent writing-meets-wacky-cover. In fact, there is so little going on … Continue reading →

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Love Comes To Anne By Lucille S. Warner

Posted on September 18, 2014 by mondomolly

Originally posted on Lost Classics of Teen Lit: 1939-1989:
The last Wildfire title that appeared in this space, Recipe for Romance,  was basically a stupid story that was well-written. This one is just a stupid story that is badly written. Whereas that…

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Holly In Love By Caroline B. Cooney

Posted on December 17, 2012 by mondomolly

This is, thankfully, one of those times that there is a surprisingly pleasant story lurking in the mass-market paperback behind the photographic cover, complete with likeable protagonists, wacky sidekicks, and parents who are SO EMBARASSING. As I recently mentioned, I … Continue reading →

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Working At Love By Judy Baer

Posted on November 19, 2012 by mondomolly

If it were up to me, I’d be on my way to the beautician’s right this minute to copy the spikey, Billy Idol-inspired look of this week’s cover model onto my own head. Sadly, the amount of peroxide it would … Continue reading →

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Love Comes To Anne By Lucille S. Warner

Posted on June 25, 2012 by mondomolly

The last Wildfire title that appeared in this space, Recipe for Romance,  was basically a stupid story that was well-written. This one is just a stupid story that is badly written. Whereas that title at least had a gimmick, a main character … Continue reading →

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Recipe For Romance By Terri Fields

Posted on May 28, 2012 by mondomolly

I know what this looks like… …but while the story was extremely silly and far-fetched, it was well written. It has a beginning, middle and end, a goal-driven main character, and some nice touches of local color that brings the … Continue reading →

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