http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4541 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 22:58:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4541&cpage=1#comment-27273 shannon Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:33:00 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4541#comment-27273 didn't read this one, or fifteen - but i'm being reminded of a tv show (movie?) called James at 15 about a boy coming of age and having his first sexual encounter in a freezing cold park (woods?) in a sleeping bag, and then the 2 of them regretting it. it stayed with me. and there was a tv show called family-something with kristy mcnicoll and she also had sex and regretted it. hmm. the things you remember... (more like the things we young girls were SUPPOSED to remember - after all, those shows had a purposeful message) didn’t read this one, or fifteen - but i’m being reminded of a tv show (movie?) called James at 15 about a boy coming of age and having his first sexual encounter in a freezing cold park (woods?) in a sleeping bag, and then the 2 of them regretting it. it stayed with me.
and there was a tv show called family-something with kristy mcnicoll and she also had sex and regretted it. hmm. the things you remember… (more like the things we young girls were SUPPOSED to remember - after all, those shows had a purposeful message)

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4541&cpage=1#comment-27153 girldetective Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:26:35 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4541#comment-27153 Alex, this one was new to me too, though Cleary's Fifteen, written about the same time I think, was one of my favorites. There was a lot in it that felt very old fashioned--anyone getting married at 18, boys with names like Tootie. Some of the themes and questions are timeless, but the details are solidly late 50's, early 60's. Alex, this one was new to me too, though Cleary’s Fifteen, written about the same time I think, was one of my favorites. There was a lot in it that felt very old fashioned–anyone getting married at 18, boys with names like Tootie. Some of the themes and questions are timeless, but the details are solidly late 50’s, early 60’s.

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4541&cpage=1#comment-27142 Alex Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:55:32 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4541#comment-27142 I don't think this made it over the Atlantic. I loved Cleary's Ramona books, as did the children to whom I read them, but this one I've never seen. I shall have to do some digging. I don’t think this made it over the Atlantic. I loved Cleary’s Ramona books, as did the children to whom I read them, but this one I’ve never seen. I shall have to do some digging.

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