Jack and Angie remains chaste, the novel addresses the topic of sexuality and desire in a way that had not been done before in a work of adolescent fiction. It also portrays underage drinking and smoking, both of which were considered highly improper in the 1940s. See also Fifteen, 1956 novel by Beverly Cleary Splendor in the Grass, 1961 film starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty Forever... , 1975 novel by Judy Blume References 1942 American novels American romance novels Young adult romance novels American young adult novels Novels set in Wisconsin Dodd, Mead & Co. books