Going Steady #3

Midge Lyons is caught between childhood and something more when her best friend Lisa points out how much she's changing—and how little the boy next door, Peter Dawson, seems to notice. A chance encounter with Pete leaves Midge confused and emotional, forcing her to confront feelings she's not sure how to handle. As she grapples with growing up faster than the people around her, Midge finds herself caught in the bittersweet space between who she was and who she's becoming.

Midge Lyons is tired of her parents treating her like a baby and controlling every aspect of her life—so when she meets a charming soldier named Bob Parker while dressed up in her mother's outfit, she sees a chance to prove her independence by dating him without her family's permission. As she sneaks around to see Bob and claims he's her "steady," her well-meaning parents struggle with how to handle their headstrong teenager's rebellion. Will Midge learn that some rules exist for good reasons, or will she insist on making her own mistakes?

When a new girl named Eve Harmon arrives at school, the boys' heads turn so fast the girls' steadies are in serious danger—so a group of resourceful young women launches Operation Save Our Steadies to pair Eve off with the handsome and unattached Vic Powers before he's stolen away for good. What starts as a determined campaign of orchestrated encounters, skating rink passes, and a strategic school dance invitation becomes a lesson in how the best-laid plans can backfire in the most unexpected ways.

A young woman insists on going steady with Blinky, her devoted boyfriend, but her parents have other plans—especially when a wealthy new arrival in town, Ronnie Ralton, invites the whole family to an exclusive beach club picnic. Forced to attend against her will, she finds herself caught in a water-skiing accident that reveals exactly who truly cares about her when it counts most. By the time the dust settles, she and Blinky have their answer about what going steady really means.