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 Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:58 am Post subject: Happy 85th, Phyllis Anderson Wood! (YA novelist, "The Revolv |
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She lives in San Francisco.
www.phyllisandersonwood.com
"I began writing for young adults because as a teacher of high school
reading classes I was continually hampered by the lack of books that
appealed to students who hadn't yet formed a reading habit."
FOR YOUNG ADULTS
* Andy, Westminster, 1971, published as The Night Summer Began,
Scholastic Book Services, 1976.
"During the summer following high school graduation, eighteen-year-old
Andy discovers that the girl he has known all his life is someone
special."
* Your Bird Is Here, Tom Thompson, Westminster, 1972.
"Finding a seagull with a broken wing adds meaning and motivation to
the life of a problem teenager."
* I've Missed a Sunset or Three, Westminster, 1973.
"A boy with emotional problems finds his worries begin to diminish as
he helps two friends overcome their own fears."
* Song of the Shaggy Canary, Westminster, 1974.
"An eighteen-year-old divorcee with a baby and a young veteran hurt by
the war and a broken engagement want friendship without commitment,
but find themselves becoming committed to each other."
* A Five-Color Buick and a Blue-Eyed Cat, Westminster, 1975.
"Randy had a car-if you could call his fourteen-year-old home-
customized multi-colored Buick a car. Fred needed a summer job to make
money. So right there in the Kennedy High Employment Office they
formed a partnership, and went on to land the job with Palmer Pets.
With Laurie Palmer as the third team member, they were to transport
animals between the various Palmer Pet Shops. The job sounded too good
to be true. And it was. They never bargained for complications like a
parrot that used language that kids shouldn''t know, canaries that
nearly got cooked, and a Siamese cat with deep blue eyes, who was
absolutely certain that she owned A FIVE-COLOR BUICK."
* I Think This Is Where We Came In, Westminster, 1976.
"After adopting an injured, abandoned sheepdog, three teenagers find
their camping trip in the Sierras becoming a changed, more meaningful
adventure."
* Win Me and You Lose, Westminster, 1977.
"As they help their neighbor who is threatened by a deranged killer, a
seventeen-year-old boy and his recently divorced father become
reacquainted. At the custody hearing, Matt had been forced to choose
who he would live with."
* The Novels of Phyllis Anderson Wood: A Teacher's Guide, New
American Library, 1977.
* Get a Little Lost, Tia, Westminster, 1978.
"Jason, an exasperated but loyal brother, and his generous and
understanding girl friend join forces to help an immature younger
sister grow up. Still Jason often wishes Celia would pay less
attention to his sister and more to him. Tia, in his view, should 'get
a little lost.' When she does, Jason is heartsick."
* This Time Count Me In, Westminster, 1980.
"Peggy's anxieties about her new school fade when she discovers
friends among the students in her reading class."
* Pass Me a Pine Cone, Please, Westminster, 1980.
".........Seth's harassment as the new principal's kid surfaces when
he is targeted for "special attention" by a teacher who goes only by
the name "Laney", and who hates all administrators. As Halloween
approaches, some of Laney's followers plan to vandalize the tree
house, knowing it will earn them better grades from Laney. When Seth
hears of the planned attack, he decides he has to fight his own battle
without help from his dad or the local police......"
* Meet Me in the Park, Angie, Westminster, 1983.
"Teenage newlyweds, he a city gardener, she a waitress, struggle
through problems of unemployment, jealousy, threats against a pet, and
adjustment to each other."
* Then I'll Be Home Free, Dodd, 1986.
"The boy she'd always thought of as a pal comes to mean much more to
Rosemary after the death of her grandmother."
* The Revolving Door Stops Here, Dutton, 1990.
"The revolving door for Eric has been one foster home after another.
After being removed from his latest placement with an alcoholic,
losing another home with an elderly woman, and not knowing where he
will live next, he is taken in by his high-school counselor and his
wife. Eric adapts to a move to a rural area, and is excited about the
birth of a baby in his new family. He also faces a longed-for but
feared (and ultimately disappointing) reunion with the father he has
not seen since he was eight years old."
Lenona. |
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