The Vine: October 23, 2009
Submitted by Sarah D. Bunting on October 23, 2009 – 12:53 PM6 Comments
Hey, Sars. I’m looking for a young-adult book that probably came out in the mid- to late ’80s.I remember very little about the book, but the details, I think, should stand out to anyone who’s read it: the main character is involved with her high school paper and refers to two girls as “Sure” and “Fine,” because that’s pretty much all they ever said.
She has a thing for a (new?) guy who is also on the paper, and thinks one of the “Sure and Fine” girls is her rival for his attentions.I’ve tried in other places where I was positive I’d get an answer, but still nothing.Help?
Allie
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I don’t recall the two girls, but the protagonist in “Dear Lovey Hart, I Am Desperate” by Ellen Conford works for her school paper and crushes on the editor.
Oh my goodness, I think I read this and now I’m blanking on the title. Is the girl obsessed with Burt Reynolds?
Is it Don’t Blame the Music by Caroline B. Cooney? “Sure” and “Fine” sound vaguely familiar, and I think the main character in that book was on the school newspaper. There was a romantic subplot, but I can’t remember if the guy was on the newspaper or not.
I can’t provide anything useful, but I so want to read the book Becca suggests.
Natalie: Someone’s suggested that to me before and I’m pretty sure that’s not it, but I’ll grab it from my library this week to be sure.
Becca: MAYBE! My spide–er, book sense is tingling!
Katie: According to Amazon, _Don’t Blame the Music_ sounds…like something I wouldn’t forget. This book was totally fluffy, like Jill and Toni fluffy. That book doesn’t sound fluffy at all. But I’ll see if the library has it.
No, Don’t Blame the Music definitely wasn’t fluffy. And actually, after looking it up on Amazon, it was the yearbook, not the newspaper.
“Sure” and “Fine” sound really familiar, though. I feel like I’ve read that book, too, so I’m dying to know what it is!