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Accent on April (1960)Kathy McCall buried her face in her hands and collapsed in tears. Then unexpectedly, she began to laugh, a little hysterically. "Goodness," murmured her mother, "storms and sunshine. I'm certainly glad April isn't often." Mrs. McCall, of course, was thinking of the sudden storms of the teen-age years. Kathy, however, decided that for most of this past year the accent had been on April in their home. (inside flap) The Black Spaniel Mystery (1945) Two lost thoroughbred cockers . . . determined teen-agers . . . a faded old snapshot . . . a mysterious letter . . . a daring rescue . . . a surprise winner (back cover) Boy Next Door (1956) Everyone in town took it for granted that Jane Howard was Ken Sanderson's girl, but Jane felt that they were just good "pals." The night Ken tried to show her that he was not at all happy with is unromantic role, Jane instinctively rebuffed him. When her vivacious younger siste, Belinda, began to date Ken, Jane found herself going through a period of bitterness and jealousy. But with new interests at school and an exciting young English boy, Jane finally gained a greater understanding of herself and the world in which she lived. (back cover) Fancy Free (1961) Frivolous Francesca Jones decides on impulse to go with her archaeologist father to Peru for the sumer. Dr. Jones is taking a group of students on an expedition high in the Andes. Fancy begins to regret her decision as soon as she meets all these studious types, but by then the plan is in the air. Used to a kind of lazy life, Fancy, once in Peru, is amazed to find her mind stretching along with her muscles, as she learns the difference between a boy with charm and a boy with character; the care and feeding of a baby llama; and how not only to get along with eggheads, but to like them! (back cover) A Girl Can Dream (1948) "Tomboy" Loretta Larkin excels in sports, but privately envies her popular blonde high school classmate, Elsie Wynn. When the new local airport announces an essay contest with flying lessons as the tempting prize, Rette decides to enter--and wins! She finds that learning to solo can be a way to not-soloing the prom. (back cover) 
Going on Sixteen (1946)It should be a wonderful dress. It should be a dress that would transform her from the awkward, self-conscious Julie Ferguson into an entirely different girl. Fervently, Julie whispered to the mirror, "I hope." (back cover) 
Jenny Kimura (1964)Alan Carlisle is the first boy Jenny has ever dated. "You're different from American girls," he tells her. "So gentle and calm." But Jenny Kimura Smith--half Japanese, half American--soon discovers that not everyone feels that way. Alan's mother has forbidden him to see her again! (back cover) Lasso My Heart Cousins of different backgrounds learn to understand each other. (series listing) Love, Laurie (1953) When Laurie's mother dies suddenly, Laurie faces difficult decisions. (series listing) 
Paintbox Summer (1949)A summer on Cape Code, studying in Peter Hunt's studio! Beach parties, swimming, summer fun! A dream summer for any girl. Kate Vale, heroine of Paintbox Summer by Betty Cavanna, popular author for teen-agers, has just that. At Provincetown, on the tip of Cape Code, Peter Hunt established his colorful workshop, Peasant Village, where young people come to study. His gaily decorated furniture and novelties are known around the world. (back cover) Mystery in Marrakech (1968) The nine-hundred-year-old city of Marrakech appeared to Dizzy Driscoll very much as she had imagined it. Medieval ramparts and ten great gates. Mosques with green-tiled domes and the wail of the muezzins calling the faithful. Even though she was visiting her roommate's family, Dizzy found her strange surroundings made her feel somewhat apprehensive. Still, she was unprepared when her vague fears were fulfilled, and her friend Felicia was spirited away from the city. (inside flap) Passport to Romance (1955) Now that the farewells were over and the big ship was gliding out of New York harbor, Jody stood at the rail and wondered forlornly whether a year at school in Switzerland was really worth it after all. It's time you were on your own, her father had said, but she would miss his gay, easy companionship terribly. Her friends were sure she would meet some perfectly fascinating boy, but what good would it do her if he didn't speak the same language. Jody felt miserably alone and uncertain. (back cover) Scarlet Sail (1959) Andrea Pierce, spending her summer vacation on Cape Cod, is given a scarlet-sailed Turnabout. But she doesn't know how to manage a sail boat and, being uncertain of herself, she thinks she will never be able to learn. Then Mike, the boy who is to give her lessons, further dampens her spirits by saying that the red sail which she found so cute is actually a safety precaution . . . This is just the beginning of Andrea's conflict with Mike and with herself. But soon, through new-found determination, she takes second place in the boat race and wins the admiration of the people she loves . . . (back cover) Six on Easy Street (1954) The Sanfords spend an exciting summer running an inn in Nantucket. (series listing) Spring Comes Riding Meg Sanderson grows from "kid sister" into her own personality. (series listing) Spurs for Suzanna (1947) Oh, why couldn't she go off to a summer place the way her friends did? Why couldn't her family move to the suburbs? Why couldn't she do what she most wanted--ride horses? Why? Sue knows the answer. Her father is ill. Her mother must work. When the Ballantines invite her to the farm she discovers she has much to learn about riding--and other people. Another novel by a writer who is tops with teen-agers--Betty Cavanna. (back cover) 
Stars in Her Eyes (1958)Magda Page's family and friends had reduced her distinctive first name to just plain Maggie, but no one could tarnish the luster of her last name. Maggie, in her early teens, was a little too plump and not very sure of herself; but Maggie's father was the famous television personality whose show, "Peter Page Presents," was known from coast to coast. Maggie longed to look glamorous (though not enough to make her curb her appetite), to be attractive to boys (though she didn't quite know how to go about it), and, above all, to appear triumphantly on her father's television show. (inside flap) Two’s Company A modern girl from New York falls in love in Colonial Williamsburg. (series listing) Updated 11/23/06 Comments, questions, or suggestions? Email carly[at]carlytown.com. |
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