Al's Blind Date

Al #6

by Constance C. Greene

Officially grown up and ready for her first blind date, Al and her best friend, Thelma, go to great lengths to make themselves beautiful for the big night out with Thelma's cousin Harry and his friend.

128 pages, Hardcover

First published October 30, 1989

About the author

Born on October 27th, 1924, Constance C. Greene, the daughter of newspaper reporters, published A Girl Called Al (Viking, 1969) the story about a very intelligent girl who is an under-achiever and latch key kid, although Greene says that at the time of the writing the term wasn't being used yet. Al was a likable character and other books followed.

One of Greene's most popular books, Beat the Turtle Drum (Viking 1976), came from personal experience. At the age of eleven, Greene's sister died. The story relates how a young girl learns to cope with the accidental death of her sister. The book was adapted for television in 1976 as Very Good Friends and was shown on the ABC After-school Special.

Greene also wrote other juvenile and adult novels, among them Nora: Maybe a Ghost Story and Isabelle the Itch.

—Leslie Greaves Radloff

Reviews

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's been great revisiting you, Al. Your stories and adventures are just as entertaining today as they were when I was your age! Thank you for the reminiscences.

[Ana]

I am a huge fan of the "Girl Called Al" series by Constance. I wish I had them onhand to share with my daughter so she may enjoy the funny stories of Al and her friend and their adventures living in a NYC high rise.