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Lizzie Skurnick
Lizzie Skurnick is the author of "That Should Be a Word," a compendium of words for the modern age, based on her New York Times Book Review column of the same name. She's also the author of "Shelf Discovery," a collection of essays on the best teen reading of her youth, based on her "Fine Lines"... show more

Lizzie Skurnick is the author of "That Should Be a Word," a compendium of words for the modern age, based on her New York Times Book Review column of the same name. She's also the author of "Shelf Discovery," a collection of essays on the best teen reading of her youth, based on her "Fine Lines" column on Jezebel.com, and the editor of Lizzie Skurnick Books, an imprint of Ig publishing, which reissues the best young adult books from the 30s to the 80s, including the popular "All-of-a-Kind Family" series. She lives in Jersey City, NJ.
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Kiwiria
Kiwiria rated it 14 years ago
An incredibly charming book! Not having grown up in an English speaking country, I'd read depressingly few of the books mentioned (only 18 in total, actually), but I have my own list of Teen Classics I've Never Stopped Reading, so though I might not recognize the exact books Lizzie Skurnick referenc...
Bright and Shiny Shiny
Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it 14 years ago
This book brought back memories of tons of books I loved growing up in the 70's-80's. Anyone who loves Madeleine L'Engle as much as I did rocks!! This is a must read for girls born between 1960-1970.
Bright and Shiny Shiny
Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it 14 years ago
This book brought back memories of tons of books I loved growing up in the 70's-80's. Anyone who loves Madeleine L'Engle as much as I did rocks!! This is a must read for girls born between 1960-1970.
anadvornik
anadvornik rated it 15 years ago
This is not deep literary analysis of young adult literature. It is an entertaining look at many of the books tweens and teens read before (ok, way before) vampires returned to pop culture.I admit that I skimmed through some of the essays about books that I didn't read the first time around, but I ...
florinda3rs
florinda3rs rated it 15 years ago
It's been too long since I've started reading a book within a day or two of buying it, but I couldn't wait to dive into this one. However, let me get a quibble out of the way first: the subtitle of this book, "The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading," is using a very loose interpretation of "teen...
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