![]() ![]() In 2016, these books read like historical fiction, which may have contributed to their lapse into relative obscurity. Their love interests call them on the telephone, take them to formal dances, and ask them to wear their identification bracelets as a symbol of commitment. The protagonists have hobbies like sewing and flower arranging. But the fashion, foods, and family dilemmas in the First Love books are unmistakably dated. ![]() I don’t remember being aware as a child that Ramona was “born” in the 1950s, because her world was so similar to my own. /rebates/2fbook2f1635818302fFifteen&. ![]() ![]() Teen culture changes much faster than kid culture does, so Jean and Johnny’s story feels much more dated now than, say, Ramona’s. Encompassing the heart of her fictional world, this 15-volume collection of favorites for readers 9 to 12 (and nostalgic adults) includes Ramona the Pest, the. This is a running theme in all four books: Better to like an interesting boy who actually likes you back than to waste time pining after one who, like Johnny, is both too good and not good enough. At the end of the book, Jean rejects him just as his attentions are drifting away anyway. When I was a girl, Johnny’s attention to mousy Jean seemed thrilling as an adult, he comes with so many red flags he might as well be selling them. ![]()
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