Idol Talk

<p> In the midst of acne social anxiety and training bras are the teen idols that make adolescent life a little more bearable. Whether their cutouts are plastered on bedroom walls or hidden behind locker doors there is no denying the impact of these stars on young women.</p><p> This collection of new essays explores with tenderness and humor the teen crushes of the past 60 years--from Elvis to John Lennon to Whitney Houston--who have influenced the choices of women romantically or otherwise well into adulthood.</p>