Paperback Crush

The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction

Gabrielle Moss

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QUIRK BOOKS
29 October 2018

Literary studies: post-colonial literature; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Children's literature studies: general; Humour; Media Reference

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. Readers will discover (and fondly remember) girl-centric series on everything from correspondence (Pen Pals and Dear Diary) to sports (The Pink Parrots, Cheerleaders, and The Gymnasts) to a newspaper at an all-girls Orthodox Jewish middle school (The B.Y. Times) to a literal teen angel (Teen Angels- Heaven Can Wait, where an enterprising guardian angel named Cisco has to earn her wings ""by helping the world's sexist rock star."") Some were blatant ripoffs of the successful series (looking at you, Sleepover Friends and The Girls of Canby Hall), some were sick-lit tearjerkers

la Love Story (Abby, My Love) and some were just plain perplexing (Uncle Vampire??) But all of them represent that time gone by of girl-power and endless sessions of sustained silent reading.

In six hilarious chapters (Friendship, Love, School, Family, Jobs, Terror, and Tragedy), Bustle Features Editor Gabrielle Moss takes the reader on a nostalgic tour of teen book covers of yore, digging deep into the history of the genre as well as the stories behind the best-known series.

By: Gabrielle Moss
Imprint: QUIRK BOOKS
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9781683690788
ISBN 10: 1683690788
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 29 October 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Gaby Moss is a Features Editor at Bustle and the author of GLOP- Nontoxic, Expensive Ideas That Will Make You Look Ridiculous and Feel Pretentious (HarperCollins, 2016). A self-proclaimed ""elderly tween,"" her writing has appeared in Slate, GQ.com, The Hairpin, and many other fine publications. She lives in New York with a massive collection of BSC books."

Reviews for Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction

A humorous and nostalgic ode to favorite YA series of the era, from The Baby-Sitters Club, Sweet Valley High, and beyond. --Publishers Weekly Part history, part snark, part love letter to the past, Paperback Crush is the hilarious pop culture history book millennial readers have been waiting for. --Bustle