Rosamond du Jardin

[2] Her work is of enduring interest in gender studies because it provides a useful view of 1950s norms and rites of passage.

She graduated from Morgan Park High School and married Victor du Jardin; they had three children and operated a book store in Glen Ellyn, IL.

[5] Du Jardin's teen series fiction was praised for showing "understanding of the young viewpoint,"[6] but like many novels for teen girls of the era (notably Betty Cavanna's and Anne Emery's, which are often discussed with du Jardin's), her plots favored romance and conformity.

[7] Perhaps her most popular series was her four-book set about Pam and Penny Howard, twins who need to learn to establish themselves as individuals.

She also wrote a historical novel, Young and Fair, and co-wrote a work of nonfiction about her daughter's college junior year abroad.