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Mary Stolz's books are not the kind that can be described by a brief plot summary for she is one of the few who write for teen-age girls as sensitively as they would for adults. Her heroine's thoughts and actions spring naturally from a complete background with a sense of past and future, and so do the people who surround her. [Who Wants Music on Monday?] begins with a familiar conflict, glamorous sister versus plain, sensitivity versus obtuseness. But gradually, skillfully, the emphasis seesaws until empty-headedness is pitted despairingly against intellect…. As in her other books Mary Stolz shows especially an understanding of the unconforming thinker, too sensitive about her appearance, too proud of her intellect, but very appealing for all that. (p. 137)
Pamela Marsh, in The Christian Science Monitor (reprinted by permission from The Christian Science Monitor; © 1963 The Christian Science Publishing Society; all rights reserved), November 14, 1963.
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