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These werent youre average educational games and were always fun to look at. Decline of mall civilization captures nostalgia of late 80s shopping. Malls have been a staple of american culture for decades, representing suburban consumerism in its most basic form. Deadlands by lily herne 1st book in mall rats series. Ya set in the 1980s this list is for ya that is set in the 1980s you can include books written then and also more recent books. Books set in the eighties score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The hidden art in mall sprawl in a new book, a brooklyn photographer documents shopping centers during a crosscountry trip. A shopping mall turns back time for stranger things 3. In 2020, more than 2,200 stores are already set to close across the united states. One of my favorite underappreciated ya books, gringolandia is set in the 80s, and needs to be for the politics described to make sense. Name city year opened stores retail floor area, sq.
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