Cart, Michael (1996) From Romance to Realism: 50 Years of Growth and Change in Young Adult Literature New York: HarperCollins Topic YA/teenage romance Betty Cavanna Rosamond du Jardin Mary Stolz
Litton, Joyce A. (1994) "From Seventeenth Summer to Miss Teen Sweet Valley: Female and Male Sex Roles in Teen Romances, 1942-91 " Images of the Child 19-34 Topic YA/teenage romance gender Rosamond du Jardin Betty Cavanna Maureen Daly family