Everyone thinks of Isabel and Stuart as "just friends." So it's no big deal when their pals Ketti, Lois and Andria decide that Smart will be Ketti's next "love" target.No one suspects the truth: that Iz has always thought of Stuart as hers, and that it's
"What effect does [the climate of censorship] have on a writer?....It's chilling. It's easy to become discouraged, to second-guess everything you write. There seemed to be no one to stand up to the censors....so I began to speak out about my experiences.
New Yorker Jody has what she thinks is a very liberated view of sex, while Midwesterner Lyle still thinks love means having to say you're sorry. "The trauma and confusion of the sexual coming-of-age by a liberated woman is presented with skill and underst
WHEN YOU'RE NEITHER A GIRL NOR A WOMAN...Maggie and Caroline are both seniors in high school and suddenly everything that seemed simple has become complicated. Thinking about sex, wondering about college, planning for careers -- there are so many choices.
An unusual New York family deals with their 14-year-old daughter's success as a nymphet film actress and with her first affair, their 16-year-old daughter's wish to have one, and the breakup of the parent's marriage.