Category: Talkin ‘Bout My Generation
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Dating Tips for Teens
Love and Dating Eager 1994 This book looked older than 1994. I would have sworn late 1980s, tops. The advice is not that bad and mostly common sense stuff. The illustrations are awful and that alone would make it weed-able, in my opinion. (I can just imagine my teen patrons…
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Get Yourself Together
Get Yourself Together Schwab 1987 Show of hands: How many of you dabbled in these awesome late 80s fashions? Of course, I can’t believe it is still in a teen nonfiction collection. I can hear every modern teen girl going “Ewwww.” I am going to guess they don’t want to…
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Flappers 2 Rappers
Flappers 2 Rappers: American Youth Slang Dalzell 1996 Submitter: I could see this book being a valuable addition to a library dedicated to linguistics or even American history. In a public library, though, this particular book looks odd next to the dictionaries and other language manuals. It’s dated, it’s damaged,…
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Saved by the Bell
Behind the Scenes at Saved by the Bell Cruise 1992 Time for a step back to the early 1990s to hang with the cool kids on Saved by the Bell. Having never watched an episode, I am only slightly familiar with these actors. I have to shamefully admit I paid…
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Teen-Age Living
Blueprint for Teen-Age Living Menninger 1958 (original copyright) 1968 printing Of course this is out of date. I am happy to report that most of the WorlCat holdings are university libraries. However, there are enough school and public libraries out there with holdings that give me pause. Hopefully they are…
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Taking all the fun out of sex
Plain Talk About Sex For Christian Young People Orr 1950-1957(?) Sex is everywhere! Magazines, movies, television, and even athletics are ruining civilization. Girls, this is your responsibility. If you wouldn’t be so brazen in flaunting your lady parts, men would have more control. Boys, you have a responsibility too. You are…