Practically Seventeen by Rosamond du Jardin

You can read more about these authors books on their respective pages, as well as a few more outstanding authors of fifties teen romances.Ĭomments? Questions? Suggestions? Email me at . Rosamond du Jardin Practically Seventeen Paperback Januby Rosamond Du Jardin (Author) 6 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover from 64. Two authors who combine romantic drama with lighthearted family complications and the character's personal growth are Janet Lambert, author of a long and complicated series involving two army families who repeatedly intertwine and marry, and Beverly Cleary, children's author whose Fifteen is practically the perfect fifties teen romance. In Helen Dore Boylston's novels, the heroines are dedicated to achieving their desired career plans either as nurse or actress, but there's always time for the tall, dark and handsome love interest. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community.Life in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. These books contain slightly more angst and less humor than du Jardin's, but are chockful of fifties sensibility. In Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning classic, twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. (And if part of a series, second love.) The authors had their. Books by Betty Cavanna tend towards the introspective heroine who learns something about herself. Written from the 1940s to the mid-1960s, they tracked a teenage protagonist as she navigated the obstacle course of first love.

Rosamond du Jardin, whose Practically Seventeen was the first book that I remember reading in this genre, tends to specialize in the romantic troubles of charming, fully drawn characters. She also wrote five novels for adults before her first novel for teenagers, Practically Seventeen, which was published in 1949. The Malt Shop - Authors of Fifties Teen RomancesĪlthough there must be hundreds of these teen romance novels which have faller into obscurity over the last few decades, the work of a few authors seems to live on in fans and collectors' hearts.

Practically Seventeen by Rosamond du Jardin