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Boy Crazy: The Secret Life of a 1950s Girl
Enjoying rock 'n' roll, dancer Angela grows up before the pill, computers, and cell phones. Boy Crazy is a humorous, touching 1950s secret diary-turned-tell-all novel. LOTS OF LAUGHS AND A FEW WELL-EARNED TEARS A TIME-BOUND TALE WITH TIMELESS APPEAL Angela's home life forces her to grow up too fast. A popular school leader and "closet nerd," Angela responds by enshrining carefree fun as a virtue when it comes to the opposite sex. Bart Aikens, filmmaker, The Vampire's Dance How does a good girl coming of age in 1950s Albany, New York, play the field when boys control the dating game? The boys who like Angela aren't always the ones she pines for in her diary. Angela is dismayed that boys look down on the girls they have pushed to go all the way. She wants to avoid a fast reputation but yearns for no-strings-attached flirtations and slow dances with as many cute guys as she can juggle. Angela confides in and treasures her emancipated, artistic mentor. Sparks fly when her parents bar Angela from acting on her dating preferences. The events of one summer night forever color Angela's family relationships but cannot diminish her boy-crazy ways. The secret thrills in Angela's Boy Crazy diary harken back to the days when Elvis was young and cell phones, computers, and the sexual revolution had yet to change American life.
316 pages, Paperback
First published April 29, 2015
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August 6, 2015
I loved this autobiographical novel, which came out this spring!
As a reviewer wrote, it's "lots of laughs and a few well-earned tears."
The diary format and many old 1950s photos from the author's collection lent authenticity to the book, which is based on the author's childhood journals.
The combination of light-hearted fun and serious issues for girls growing up in the 1950s appealed to me.
I recommend this book highly, especially for women of all ages. Men who want to understand women better and are interested in 20th Century history will also find the book appealing. Angela, the main character, often describes her reactions to the books she reads, music she enjoys, and movies she sees while growing up in Albany NY.
P.S. I enjoyed the web site: www.boycrazybook.com.
As a reviewer wrote, it's "lots of laughs and a few well-earned tears."
The diary format and many old 1950s photos from the author's collection lent authenticity to the book, which is based on the author's childhood journals.
The combination of light-hearted fun and serious issues for girls growing up in the 1950s appealed to me.
I recommend this book highly, especially for women of all ages. Men who want to understand women better and are interested in 20th Century history will also find the book appealing. Angela, the main character, often describes her reactions to the books she reads, music she enjoys, and movies she sees while growing up in Albany NY.
P.S. I enjoyed the web site: www.boycrazybook.com.
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