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The process of growing up and passing through adolescence has been characterized by great inner turmoil, uncertainty, and tremendous pressures from family, close friends, and peer groups. Certainly, in our complex society, the problems youths now face seem more marked than ever before.
Teresa and Janey are teenagers embarking on their own special journey into adolescence. They find themselves plagued with powerful emotions, sometimes becoming angered over youthful misjudgments. It is only through a series of rather explicit encounters while on a vacation that they manage to put their worlds into perspective and can begin coping with new feelings and responding to new situations.
HOT PANTS NIECE — the story of typical young American girls coming of age. A lesson to us all and a reminder that the journey to adulthood is not easy.
“I think you know why I have to get Teresa out of town for a while,” Mrs. Henderson said, wiping her hands on a dishtowel. Jane didn’t look up from her tea. It embarrassed her to hear her mother carry on about Terry. It had been like that for some years now. Terry was an embarrassing girl to have around. “Are you listening, Janey?”
“Sure, mom.”
“I wish Teresa took after you more,” her mother went on. “Never asking for anything, never causing any trouble. But she isn’t like that. And ever since your father disappeared, I knew this day was coming. I can’t seem to get her to obey me at all anymore. And now this dating business comes up and her wanting to strut around with that Carson boy.” Mrs. Henderson shook her head. Jane nodded to let her know she was still listening.
“Well, we all know who Bobby Carson is… and what he is.”
“Yes, Mama.”
“I’ll feel much more at case with you taking Terry up to Uncle Nat’s place for the summer. You can keep an eye on her that way. And Nat having that place in the country, I guess it’ll take her out of circulation some.”
Fictional reading for entertainment purposes only.
Note: This story is the same as catalog number GR-2039 in the original publications (a duplicate).