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Rosamond du Jardin

Born

in Fairland, Illinois, The United States

July 22, 1902

Died

March 27, 1963

Genre

Young Adult, Children's, Fiction

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Rosamond du Jardin, née Neal, first wrote humorous verse and short stories for newspaper syndicates, then went on to sell approximately a hundred stories to such magazines as Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, McCall's and many other publications, abroad as well as in the United States. She also wrote five novels for adults before her first novel for teenagers, Practically Seventeen, which was published in 1949.

She was married to Victor Du Jardin on October 28, 1925. They had three children, Jacqueline Neal, Victor Junior, and Judith Carol, with whom she would later co-author Junior Year Abroad.

In addition to writing, Mrs. Du Jardin frequently spoke at schools, and students enjoyed meeting in person the creator of some of their favorite stor ...more

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Rosamond du Jardin’s books

Average rating: 4.03 · 2,156 ratings · 289 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	Practically Seventeen (Tobey Heydon, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 1943 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Double Date (Pam & Penny Howard, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 1952 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wait For Marcy (Marcy Rhodes, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 1950 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Class Ring (Tobey Heydon, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1951 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Double Wedding (Pam & Penny Howard, #4) 3.94 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 1959 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Showboat Summer (Pam & Penny Howard, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 1955 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boy Trouble (Tobey Heydon, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1953 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wedding in the Family really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 1958 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Real Thing (Tobey Heydon, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1951 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One of the Crowd 4.09 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1961 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Rosamond du Jardin (?)

“You really oughta warn a guy when you're going all glamorous on him, so he'd be prepared.”
― Rosamond du Jardin, Wait For Marcy

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“I jumped up and went around the table and hugged her. She really is swell. And then, rather to my own surprise, I gave Midge a hug, too, even after all the trouble she’d been to me. I just seemed to love everybody that morning.”
― Rosamond du Jardin, Practically Seventeen

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“First there are my mother and father, who are pretty old, both in their forties.”
― Rosamond du Jardin, Practically Seventeen

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