Fourteen year-old Kristin uses the pages of her diary to relate the turmoil of being a teenager in the 1970s, dealing with issues like her changing body, her Vietnam veteran brother, and everything in between.  (J,S)

B: Hello, is this Jeff? J: Yeah, Who's this? B: It's not important. I'm just a messenger. I've been asked to inform you that Viv doesn't want to go with you anymore. At all. Welcome to Barb and Dingbat's Crybaby Hotline. Jeff can hardly believe it when he gets the second-hand news that his girlfriend is dropping him. And what's with Barb anyway-why does she keep calling him, and why does he get the feeling she's not telling him the whole truth?  (J,S)

In 1975, life is not fair for fourteen-year-old Charmaine Upshaw, who shares a room with her brother, tries to impress a handsome classmate, and acts as caretaker for a rambunctious six-year-old cousin who has taken over the family.  (M,J)