August 1949
1 Books and Beanies and Montgomery Clift
1(8)
September 1949
2 Sophie and the Trash Can
9(7)
3 Flowered Skirts and Paper-Doll Saints
16(5)
4 Lamb Chops a la Shoe Leather and Dinner at the Greens'
21(6)
October 1949
5 The Post Office, the Piggly Wiggly, and the Bomb
27(9)
6 Discovering Irony
36(5)
7 Fifteen Flavors of Butterfat
41(5)
8 Searching for a New, Popular Francine
46(6)
November 1949
9 Sophie's Speech and Francine's Unplumbed Depths
52(9)
10 Montgomery Clift!
61(5)
11 Pink Underwear
66(6)
12 Changes
72(8)
December 1949
13 Meeting Jacob Mandelbaum
80(6)
14 Hammering the Nail Back into Place
86(5)
January 1950
15 Miss Velma Says I Could
91(5)
16 Mr. Bowman Knows Irony
96(8)
February 1950
17 Francine and Sophie Talk About Life
104(7)
18 Mr. Roberts
111(5)
March 1950
19 Oklahoma! and Lepers and Mary's Maidens
116(7)
20 Joan of Arc
123(4)
21 Hooray for Hollywood!
127(8)
22 The Bum Shelter
135(5)
April 1950
23 The End of the Bum Shelter
140(5)
24 An Imaginary Dinner at the Greens'
145(4)
25 Class-Visit Day at the Sinless Academy for the Maidenly
149(8)
May 1950
26 May Day
157(5)
27 Mother's Day at Forest Lawn
162(6)
28 Father Chuckie and Sister Pete
168(6)
29 In Sister's Office
174(7)
30 Serious Trouble for Mr. Roberts, Mr. Mandelbaum, and Sophie
181(8)
June 1950
31 More Bad News
189(6)
32 Flag Day
195(10)
33 A Phone Call to the Pope
205(4)
34 Palm Trees Overboard
209(10)
Author's Note 219