![]() Well, I find that these fictional accounts of our past give us a sense of what some teens of that day read and what might have been the general experience for some (definitely not all) youth of that time-period. Going back to older novels tends to bring a nostalgia for a time gone by and some readers may feel that the books are “dated” as if no longer relevant or of interest today. ![]() The books may be read in any order, for it is not a continuing character that binds them, rather it is the theme of “first love,” and “coming of age,” written in and set in the 1950s and early 1960s. ![]() It was a routine I had (aside from reading all the Amelia Bedelia books by Peggy Parish), and I remember thinking “oh, these are for the big people and I can’t wait to grow up and read them.” I LOVED the covers to these books and they really tugged at my imagination. ![]() As a child in the late 70’s and early 80’s, I vividly remember going to the old Pleasant Grove Library and looking at the original first edition covers to these Beverly Cleary books. Beverly Cleary’s “First Love” series encompasses four books: Fifteen (1956) The Luckiest Girl (1958) Jean and Johnny (1959) and Sister of the Bride (1963). ![]()
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