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Rosamond Du Jardin

    Rosamond du Jardin war eine Schriftstellerin, die zunächst Anerkennung für ihre humorvollen Beiträge zu Zeitungen und Zeitschriften erhielt. Ihre Karriere entwickelte sich weiter zu Romanen für Erwachsene und insbesondere zur Jugendliteratur, in denen sie Themen untersuchte, die für das Leben von Teenagern relevant sind. Sie verband sich tief mit ihren jungen Lesern, sprach oft in Schulen und respektierte Teenager als Individuen. Ihre Arbeit spiegelte oft ihren Glauben an das inhärente Interesse und die Zuverlässigkeit junger Menschen wider.

    Boy Trouble
    Showboat Summer
    Double Feature
    Someone to Count on
    • Someone to Count on

      • 188 Seiten
      • 7 Lesestunden
      3,0(1)Abgeben

      The summer of Twink's junior year at high school stretched ahead. She hoped for a job but so far none was in sight. After deciding that it was a mistake to "go steady" she broke it off with Ronny. Although there might be lonely evenings ahead, at least life would have more variety...and variety there was! First, Jay moved next door seeming cold and aloof. Then a series of incidents and the warmth of Twink's family broke down his wall of reserve. Twink grew fond of Jay, and thoroughly enjoyed his swimming pool and red Jaguar, but it was Gary who she really liked.... Would Gary only have eyes for pretty and sophisticated Lib?

      Someone to Count on
    • Double Feature

      • 182 Seiten
      • 7 Lesestunden
      3,9(11)Abgeben

      Pam and Penny's grandmother is marrying Lucius and now they must agree on which college to attend. Pam must also decide what to do about Randy's growing feelings for her. The twins choose Harwood, where Mike is also going and Pam decides to break things off with Randy who is heading east to go to school. At Harwood, Pam meets Cade, who plays the same game of hard-to-get that Pam is used to playing herself. But she also meets Jeff, who doesn't really belong to her crowd, but attracts her nonetheless. At the end, she must decide who is more important to her and also changes her ways as she learns more about what it is like to grow up and change.

      Double Feature