Angela Weiss

During JFK's Presidency, Angela at long last has escaped from repressive parents and is living it up at college, taking full advantage of exciting NYC -If only Barnard didn't require so many hours in the library, she could date all the smart Columbia men she finds attractive. -Enjoying her precious independence, Angela still longs for guidance from her lost mentor. -Angela is grateful for Roomie Carina and Mascot Pithy as she faces stressful family and love challenges. Chock full of the exuberant tone and period detail of the first two Boy Crazy novels, this sequel includes light-hearted fun and heartbreaking tragedy.

At the dawn of President Kennedy's New Frontier, Angela is trying to squelch her brainy image and date the few appealing boys who have her parents' approval, a major challenge -Struggling for social and scholarship success, she is haunted by a dear friend's mysterious disappearance. -Angela fantasizes about slow dancing with a forbidden young man in a romantic night spot which won't admit him. -Even when Angela is with a boy acceptable to her parents, her controlling mother pushes her favorite onto Angela. -Missing her mentor, Angela must journey to womanhood using remote role models Jackie Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn. -A connection to her mentor (and a secret killing) lead Angela to an episode too shocking to risk recording in her diary. Chock-full of the exuberant tone and period detail of Boy Crazy: The Secret Life of a 1950s Girl www.boycrazybook.com, this sequel, Boy Crazy 1960-1962: The High School Diary replaces liking Ike with going all the way with JFK www.boycrazy60s.com