Someone to Count On Author:Rosamond du Jardin Rosamond du Jardin, with her sure knowledge of teen-age life, has written another perceptive novel of a girl's relationship to her family and friends and of her own awakening maturity. — The summer of Twink's junior year at high school stretched ahead-two months of comparative freedom. She hoped for a job but so far none was in sight. She had d... more »ecided it was a mistake to "go steady" and had broken it off with Ronny. There might be some lonely evenings ahead, but at least her life would have a variety it had lacked for the past months.
The summer was full of variety. There was Jay who moved next door and who seemed cold and aloof until a series of incidents and the warmth of Twink's family broke down his wall of reserve. Twink grew fond of Jay and she certainly enjoyed his swimming pool and red Jaguar, but it was Gary who really meant everything to her. Gary, however, only had eyes for pretty and sophisticated Lib.« less