Coyote Rick wrote: "But, my most secret book was Valley of the Dolls. Banned in our quasi Ozzie and Harrietish household, at about age 9 or ten, I struck gold when I saw our neighbor's, the divorced Mrs. Teal with painted toenails, copy in the alley trash can. I sneaked it inside to my room and read it every night. I never got caught. It was so sexy - at least what I understood, which wasn't a lot. "
Rick, so glad I'm not the only list member who came to adolescence in the late 60's/early 70's and remembers sneaking peaks at "Valley of the Dolls" as a rite of passage! I was 12 when I read the whole darn thing, but didn't have to visit Mrs. Teal's trash can: it was sitting right there on my parents' bookcase. I strongly suspect that my mother knew, but she never said a word. <g>, Mary P.
