A Promise for Joyce

1959 novel by Lois Duncan
A Promise for Joyce
First edition cover art
AuthorLois Duncan
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublishedSeptember 25, 1959[1]
PublisherFunk & Wagnalls
Pages214
Preceded byLove Song for Joyce 

A Promise for Joyce is a 1959 novel by Lois Duncan, under the pen name Lois Kerry.[2][3] It is a sequel to her debut novel, Love Song for Joyce (1958).[4]

Plot

After a tumultuous first year away from home at Denton College, Joyce enrolls for her sophomore year of classes, and finds herself troubled by her boyfriend's strenuous pre-med studies.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Library of Congress (1960). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1959: July-December": 1062 – via Google Books. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Open access icon
  2. ^ Writers Directory. Springer. 1983. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-349-03650-9.
  3. ^ "LOVE SONG FOR JOYCE by Lois Kerry". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lois Duncan". The Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature at Rhode Island College (ric.edu). February 9, 2006. Archived from the original on May 7, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
  5. ^ Drew, Bernard Alger (1997). The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies. Libraries Unlimited. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-563-08615-1.

External links

  • A Promise for Joyce at Fantastic Fiction
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Lois Duncan
Novels
Picture books
  • The Littlest One in the Family (1959)
  • Silly Mother (1962)
  • Giving Away Suzanne (1962)
  • The Terrible Tales of Happy Days School (1983)
  • Horses of Dreamland (1985)
  • Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher
  • The Birthday Moon (1989)
  • The Circus Comes Home (1993)
  • The Magic of Spider Woman (1996)
  • The Longest Hair in the World (1999)
  • I Walk at Night (2000)
  • Song of the Circus (2002)
Nonfiction
  • How to Write and Sell Your Personal Experiences (1979)
  • Chapters: My Growth as a Writer (1982)
  • Who Killed My Daughter? (1992)
  • Psychic Connections (1995)
  • One to the Wolves (2013)
Poetry collections
  • From Spring to Spring (1983)
  • Seasons of the Heart (2007)
Film adaptations
  • Summer of Fear (1978)
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
  • Killing Mr. Griffin (1997)
  • I've Been Waiting for You (1998)
  • Don't Look Behind You (1999)
  • Held for Ransom (2000)
  • Hotel for Dogs (2009)
  • Stranger with My Face (2009)
  • Down a Dark Hall (2018)


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