Looking for a book I read as a young teen. Early 1970’s, I expect it was written in the later 1950’s or 60’s.
The book was a young adult high school romance. I remember nothing except the girl was not one of the popular girls (she may have been new in school) and her name in the book is Beth (could have been Elizabeth but she was called Beth). The boy in the story line was the popular boy in school.
Outside of Little Women, the name Beth was not one found often in books and since it is my name the basic story stuck with me.
Could this be Now That I’m Sixteen by Margaret Maze Craig, 1959? Beth is a shy, serious girl with strict, overprotective parents. A cute boy called Chip likes her, but she doesn’t know how to lighten up, make small talk, and have fun.
Now That I’m Sixteen, Margaret Maze Craig