Schoolgirl Reporter: Constance M. White, Hutchinson, this edition 1969

I rated the last book by White that I read, The Ballet School Mystery and made a mental note to look out for more books by her, but ( Read more... )

( What I thought of a Daisy Dalrymple mystery; a May Wynne historical novel; a Sally Baxter - girl reporter mystery; and a modern Cornish-set romantic suspense novel. )

The Morning Gift: Eva Ibbotson
The Venetian Affair: Helen MacInnes
At Risk: Stella Rimington
Junior Captain: Nancy Breary
Sally Baxter, Girl Reporter - Hong Kong Deadline
They Called it World's End: Nan Chauncy

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This is what happens when you don't do your googling before posting an overview of a subgenre. You have to do a follow-up post.

Here's an informative overview of the Sally Baxter series.

Article: Not Just for Children Anymore: Girls' Series Books
What many girls' juvenile series seem to have in common is that they posit the existence of a safe, ( Read more... )

I'm not quite sure what to call the subgenre that Sally Baxter and her ilk belong to (grandmother: Cherry Ames), which is part career girl story, part mystery tale. They're nearly always published by World Distributors, so they have a similar 'look', especially if the dust jacket is intact. Other examples are Vicky Barr, Shirley Flight and Sara Gay ( Read more... )