The Classic Novels That Guided Us Through Our High School Years

My Darling, My Hamburger by Paul Zindel

I’m not sure if any author has ever triumphantly captured the essence of what it’s like to be a teenager, especially a female ne, like Paul Zindel did in this 1969 YA novel. This man wrote about sex, abortion, relationships, love, and somehow put it in a jazzy, non-graphic little novel for all teens to read and comprehend. Zindel captured the specific feelings that many teenagers nearing high school graduation dealt with, including that dreadful feeling of paving your own way after following a clear path your whole life. Each character in the novel, Liz, Maggie, Sean, and Dennis, represent different parts of the same whole that is the journey into adulthood. My Darling, My Hamburger is the realistic story of a teenagers life, one where not every problem is resolved, not everyone is honest, and sometimes you will be left by your lonesome.

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