Pauline Lester wrote the Marjorie Dean series for her young readers. There are 4 High School books, 4 College books and 6 post college books. Each year of High School Marjorie and her friends must fend of the plots of the snob girls. These girls will keep trying to smear the reputations of Marjorie and her friends. Marjorie's honor and ethics will see her through. In the college years Leslie is added to the books. Leslie comes to an unhappy end. The post college volumes have Marjorie and her friends gong out into the world and growing up.