"It is a wonderful  
story and for those  
who know the 1960's  
only from hearsay  
and books, I  
recommend this book. 
It's a look into the  
lives of two young  
women and how far  
we have come from  
those times, and a  
human look at the  
larger than life figure  
that many knew as 
Jack Kennedy.  
Excellent story,  
it brought back 
memories and even  
tears. I loved it!" 

Reviewed by Louise Riveiro-Mitchell  
for The Romance  
Studio, 5 HEARTS 

 
   Hi, gang!  I want you to meet the three girls who helped JFK win the Presidential Nomination at the DNC in LA in 1960. 

THE KENNEDY GIRLS 

 

Afton--a wannabe surfer girl whose father coined the term "racist." 
Louise--a black girl from Alabama who can "pass" and wants more than anything to go to college.  
Gillian--a Philadelphia society girl who will do anything to get what she wants, even murder.  

 What do Bill Clinton and The Kennedy Girls have in common? 

(See answer below) 

"Ms. Bacarr manages 
to take three  
fictionalized  
characters and place  
them into historical  
fact, not always an  
easy task, but she  
accomplishes the feat  
with a deft hand and  
a true voice..." 

Reviewed by Linda  
Alexander for The  
Romance Studio,  
4 HEARTS 

The Kennedy Girls is the story of two girls.  

One white. One black, passing for white.  

It was the summer that changed their lives forever.  
 

When Senator John Kennedy was nominated for President at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles in 1960, the young women who worked at the convention were known as "Golden Girl" hostesses.  

The girls who worked for Kennedy Headquarters were called Kennedy Girls. The Kennedy Girls wore flip hairdos, white gloves, and plastic pop-it beads. The term "Ms." didn't exist.  
 

What if one girl was passing for white so  
she could get into college?  

What if?  And you have  
THE KENNEDY GIRLS

"The dreams of three women and one  
country are evidenced  
in this superb novel  
from Jina Bacarr.  

Download  
THE KENNEDY GIRLS  
for a bit of historical exhilaration." 

Liz Ragland-Thompson, Romance Reviews  
Today  
 

THE KENNEDY GIRLS has also reached as high as # 19 on Fictionwise in Mainstream.  

2008 isn't so far away! First, it's time to revisit the historic convention back in 1960  with THE KENNEDY GIRLS.

       They all shook the hand of  John F. Kennedy when they were  
       teenagers.  

        I didn't get to shake their hands, but I did receive a letter from  
        Former President Clinton when he was in the White House for  
        my work with teens.  Very cool!