Ya fiction from 70s or 80s jane falls in love with popular boy Johnny

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Ya fiction from 70s or 80s jane falls in love with popular boy Johnny

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1amandac88
Edited: Apr 16, 2014, 7:19 pm

Story is about a girl named jane who falls for a popular boy Johnny and does things to try and get him to notice her. It mentions that she has a friend named Elaine and also a sister. In the end jane finds out that Johnny was just using her and she ends up falling for Johnny's
Friend Elmer, who ends up taking her to prom. Story also mentions things like Jane wearing glasses, being a bit poor, volunteering for a talent show to watch Johnny be the host, walking by Johnny's house to try an get a glimpse of him, and Johnny standing her up on a date.

2SylviaC
Apr 16, 2014, 8:44 pm

Sounds very much like Jean and Johnny by Beverly Cleary.

3amandac88
Apr 16, 2014, 9:12 pm

Yes thank you so much!

4SylviaC
Apr 16, 2014, 9:40 pm

You're welcome!