This collection of insightful essays reflects on young adult literature written from the 1960s through the 1980s. Some of the essays are expanded editions of works that first appeared in author Lizzie Skurnick "Fine Lines" column on the web site Jezebel.com, while others are written by such contributors as Meg Cabot, Jennifer Weiner, and Cecily von Ziegesar. Many of the titles discussed, such as ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET, HARRIET THE SPY, and JULIE OF THE WOLVES, give the essayists the opportunity to reflect on how these "girl-centric" works contributed to their own personal development.

An analysis of the literary genre that focused on adolescent girls and evolved between the 1960s and 1980s considers the achievements of such authors as Beverly Cleary, Lois Duncan, and Judy Blume, in a collection of essays in which contributing writers remember the ways in which favorite books changed their lives. 50,000 first printing. Original.

An analysis of the literary genre that focused on adolescent girls and evolved between the 1960s and 1980s considers the achievements of such authors as Beverly Cleary, Lois Duncan, and Judy Blume, in a collection of essays in which contributing writers remember the ways in which favorite books changed their lives. 50,000 first printing. Original.

An analysis of the literary genre that focused on adolescent girls and evolved between the 1960s and 1980s considers the achievements of such authors as Beverly Cleary, Lois Duncan, and Judy Blume, in a collection of essays in which contributing writers remember the ways in which favorite books changed their lives. 50,000 first printing. Original.

An analysis of the literary genre that focused on adolescent girls and evolved between the 1960s and 1980s considers the achievements of such authors as Beverly Cleary, Lois Duncan, and Judy Blume, in a collection of essays in which contributing writers remember the ways in which favorite books changed their lives. 50,000 first printing. Original.