The reading room
Keen Teens #4
"Dream Sister" by Kay Richards follows a narrator whose glamorous older sister Judy attracts boys effortlessly, causing the narrator's own romantic prospects to suffer. When a boy named Jimmy Clinton whom the narrator likes arrives at their home, Judy monopolizes his attention, leading the narrator to realize their dream of romance with Jimmy has been overshadowed by their sister's beauty and charm. The story explores the narrator's complicated feelings about being outshone by Judy and their attempts to navigate teenage romance in her shadow. A separate story depicts a teenage adventure involving characters following a Johnson Rocket airplane and chartering it for their own use, with scenes of the aircraft and the excitement of air travel.