"Playin' It Cool," Mousy 16-year-old Laurie comes out of her shell and begins dating Rajah, a "wild" young man; Her parents dont approve, and they prevent her from eloping with him.
"The Necklace" one-page story, Dons mother, a "society queen," gives him a necklace so he can propose to Cecile, even though shes "from a poor family."
"Heartbreaker," Jill is the "campus queen," who flirts with boys and breaks their hearts; She becomes interested in new student Ron and thinks shes found true love at last.
"Lovers' Quarrel," Marie and Alan have broken up, but she signals that she wants him to call her by leaving her makeup compact (in the shape of a telephone dial) on a soda fountain counter.
"Too Young To Marry?" text story.
"Hello Beautiful"; Amy was unable to have a social life for years because she was caring for her invalid mother; When her mother recovers, Amy decides to rebel against her "nice girl" image.
"Love Call," Ruth begins to date co-worker Tom, but breaks up with him when she sees him in the company of another woman; She walks away and Tom calls her back: its actually a talking mynah bird he bought her as a present, but thats good enough.
"A Good Life"; A dog is jealous when his owner meets a woman in the park; However, the woman has a French poodle and the dog thinks "this may not be so bad."
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