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It Happened in Riverdale
A fictional place in the 1960s
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It Happened in Riverdale (title story)
The Big Four
Banquet Night
In the Park
Trip to Pine Cove
Dawn of a New Day
On the Slope
Campfire
Christmas Eve in Riverdale
Epilogue: The Big Day
November Rain
The Acquaintance
A Friendship Begins
“November Rain”
Teenage Romance or Realism
Could This Be Love?
The Magic of Christmas
That Morgan Boy
Prologue
The Invitation
Drive to Oceanview
Lunch on the Cliff
The Morgans Arrive
Beach Walk
Coming Home
Fixing the Bike
“That Morgan Boy”
After Vacation
At Allen’s House
Saying Goodbye
Epilogue: Fifty-nine Years Later
Beach City Breakup
What’s the Good of My Caring?
Snow-Fire
The Blue Letter
So Short Was the Summer
Why Men Don’t Write
Beach City Arrival
Preparation Day
Searching to Find
Litany
The Real Breakup
After the Tears
Goodbye, Dear Allen—Goodbye
Looking Ahead
Escape From Fate
Going Separate Ways (Summer 1963)
In Their Own Worlds (Fall 1963)
Christmas Vacation in Riverdale (Winter 1963)
Spring Break (Spring 1964)
Back in Riverdale (Early June 1964)
Summer Fun Times (Mid-June 1964)
A Summer Storm (Late June 1964)
Fourth of July (July 1964)
August Anguish (August 1964)
A New Fall Semester (September 1964)
Looking Ahead
“Marvelous”
Julie Goes to Beach City
Julie and Allen Break Up
Julie and Bill on Rainbow Pier
Julie’s Ride Home from Beach City
After Julie’s Graduation
Julie Goes to College
Christmas Vacation in Riverdale
Bill’s Senior Prom
Going All the Way
Bill’s Summer Job
Bill Almost Dies
Bill Gets Drafted
Julie Meets Howard
Sandra Gets Married
Bill Proposes to Julie
Bill Goes to Vietnam
Julie’s Senior Year at College
Julie and Howard Graduate
How Did It Really End?
Afterword
More Riverdale Stories
“Men! They’re All Alike!”
The Christmas Rainbow
Holly Leaves
A Christmas Party
Remembering Mexico
Christmas Memories
Finding Christmas Love
Epilogue: Julie Scott Davidson
“And This Is Forever”
Bonnie and Jim
The Semi-finalists
The Blue Rose Dining Room
The Winners Announced
Jim’s Proposal
Anne’s Christmas Valentine
Christmas Eve
The Proposal
The Valentine
What Love Makes Right
Growing Up Together
Graduation
Trying to Understand
Rendezvous
Preparing for the Concert
After the Concert
Journey Home
Where Are They Now?
Songs
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