Author: Holly
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The Teen I Want To Be
The Teen I Want To Be: Secrets To Modeling, Make-up, Fashion, Hair Styles Green 1985 Submitter: The real title of this should probably be “The Teen My Mother Wants Me To Be.” She’s trying to claim this was a school project but judging from the writing inside I was in 6th…
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Friday Fiction: Chartbreaker
Chartbreaker Cross 1986 (First published in GB as Chartbreak, 1986) Submitter: Apparently, I need to call in the Ghostbusters. I just weeded fiction, but some gremlin keeps sneaking 80’s titles back on the shelf! A quick Google search shows attempts at updating the cover art. It’s already a challenge to keep…
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Doughnuts made me do it!
Diet, Crime, and Delinquency Schauss 1981 From the back of the book: “…demonstrates how ‘junk’ food diets, sugar starvation, vitamin deficiencies, lead pollution and food allergies can convert a normal brain into a criminal mind.” I love the picture on the cover. “Gimme your doughnuts, punk!” This is available in…
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Sticker Shock
Button Holed Logan 2011 Submitter: Our library has a standard place where we put all our barcodes – in the upper right hand corner of the front cover. I found this title on our New Shelf and proudly on display. The book is brand new & I don’t think it…
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What’s In a Name?
40,001 Best Baby Names Stafford 2003 Submitter: Baby name books can provide for hours of fun and a whole variety of drinking games. I love them as much as the next 27-year-old single librarian. But like any good thing, even baby name books can go bad. This one has gone…
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Fiction Friday: Night Club Nurse
Night Club Nurse Dana 1965 Submitter: I know sometimes you gals feature donations and couldn’t resist sharing this one. It was in one of six boxes of books and VHS tapes donated to us last night. The title and plot were so silly I couldn’t resist snagging it to submit…
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