Paperback crush : the totally radical history of '80s and '90s teen fiction
Moss, Gabrielle2018
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This volume provides a hilarious and nostalgic trip through the history of paperback pre-teen series of the 80s and 90s. Every twenty- or thirty-something woman knows these books. The pink covers, the flimsy paper, the zillion volumes in the series that kept you reading for your entire adolescence. Spurred by the commercial success of 'Sweet Valley High' and 'The Babysitters Club', these were not the serious-issue YA novels of the 1970s, nor were they the blockbuster books of the Harry Potter and Twilight ilk. They were cheap, short, and utterly beloved. 'Paperback Crush' dives in deep to this golden age with affection, history, and a little bit of snark.
Main title:
Paperback crush : the totally radical history of '80s and '90s teen fiction / by Gabrielle Moss.
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Imprint:
Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2018].
Collation:
255 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781683690788 (pbk)1683690788 (pbk)
Dewey class:
809.8928 MOS
LC class:
PS374.Y57
Language:
English
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BRN:
332632