Books like Up in Seth's Room by Norma Fox Mazer
"Up in Seth's Room" follows a fifteen‑year‑old girl as she experiences her first love. In the process, she challenges her parents' expectations and begins to shape her own sexual values amid teenage confusion and longing.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: Coming of Age/Coming of Age Romance
Authors: Norma Fox Mazer
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