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Who's The Junior High Hunk? (Junior High #9)
by Kate KenyonIT'S TOO WEIRD FOR WORDS. Beautiful French exchange student Monique Gorgee has the eighth grade in an uproar. Everyone is crazy about her. But Jen is jealous because she thinks Monique is replacing her as Nora's best friend. Most of the girls copy everything Monique wears. They even believe bell-bottoms are back! And most of the boys just like to hang around her. Monique's style is definitely cool, but her taste in boys is not so hot. She's fallen for, "How do you say? A hunk!" Only he's the last person on earth a girl could like. What is going on at Cedar Groves Junior High?
Write On, Rosy! A Young Author in Crisis
by Sheila GreenwaldRosy doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up. That is, until Dr. Gormley, the headmistress at Read School, announces a Young Writers Program, and Rosy is sure she's found her lifelong ambition. After all, her family says she has a talent for telling the truth: why not put it to use? When Rosy's teacher suggests that Rosy write about someone important in her life it suddenly becomes clear--she'll write about the most important person at Read: the headmistress herself! Determined to find out everything there is to know about Dr. Gormley, Rosy pursues her subject with typical zeal, uncovering evidence that the headmistress may be leading a secret life. Does Dr. Gormley have something to hide? Watch out, here comes R. Cole, Investigative Reporter, on the case!
A Class Act (Cranberry Cousins #3)
by Christie Wells"LET'S MAKE A DEAL ..." That's what Kathy's guidance counselor tells her. Now Kathy has one month to improve her grades and her attitude--or else! And to make matters worse, Kathy is constantly being compared to her almost too-perfect cousin, Deena. Winning a part in the school play seems a perfect way for Kathy to prove her school spirit. But when take-charge Deena starts running the show, Kathy realizes her problems have just begun!
A Really Popular Girl
by Kathryn EwingHow much change can one girl take? Life hasn't been the same for Marcy Benson ever since her mom remarried. She's had to make a lot of adjustments - a new stepfather, a new town, and, of course, new friends. It's enough to make a girl just give up! But even Marcy has to admit she's handling it all quite well. That is, until Sheldon Weissman-Cobb comes into her life. No one in school likes Sheldon and he only likes Marcy! Will her friendship with Sheldon spoil her chances of being a really popular girl?
Babysitter Blues (Cranberry Cousins #6)
by Christie WellsWHAT A SUMMER! Running a play group at the inn isn't exactly Kathy's idea of a good time--and she wants out! So she gives Deena two weeks' notice. Deena keeps hoping her cousin will change her mind. But time is running out, and Deena can't handle the "little darlings" by herself. Furthermore, Deena's being hounded by a nerdy guy named Davey Findlay. Actually, Davey's O.K., and he and Deena even have fun together. But Deena doesn't want anyone to know they're friends. Between juggling the play group and her secret" friendship, Deena has a feeling it's going to be a long, complicated summer.
Bad Break (The Gymnasts #6)
by Elizabeth A. LevyCindi's never been so scared. After her broken leg heals Cindi's confidence is still shaky. The fear she feels every time she tries to do gymnastics is even more scary than breaking her leg. She's afraid she'll never be able to perform the way she used to. Does it mean Cindi doesn't have what it takes to be a gymnast?
Boys Are Yucko!
by Anna Grossnickle HinesWho needs boys? Cassie and her best friend, Agatha, have been friends with Jimmy all summer. Yet now that school is back in session, everything has changed. Some of Cassie's friends have started teasing her and saying that Jimmy is her boyfriend. But Cassie doesn't even like boys, at least not in that way. When Cassie begins to plan her birthday party, her friends insist that she invite boys. Now Cassie's in a real mess ... . Will her party be the disaster of the century? Or are boys not-so-yucko after all?
Boys Wanted (Pen Pals #1)
by Sharon Dennis WyethWhen Shanon, Palmer, Amy, and Lisa start attending an all-girls boarding school, they are unhappy that there aren't very many opportunities to socialize with boys. So, they decide to search out pen pals from the neighboring all-boys boarding school.
Captain of the Team (The Gymnasts #8)
by Elizabeth A. LevySomething's got to be done to save the Pinecones, and Darlene has to do it! Darlene can't believe what's happened to the team. They're missing practices, slacking off at meets, and sniping at each other. They just don't seem like the same Pinecones anymore. Where's their winning spirit? Something's got to be done to save the team-and fast. Now that Darlene's the captain, she's determined to find a way-but how?
Dangerous Games (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #4)
by Carolyn KeeneAMERICA'S HOTTEST TEEN DETECTIVES TEAM UP IN A SPLIT-SECOND RACE WITH TERROR. An urgent message draws NANCY DREW and her friends to the International Championship Games in California. It seems a mysterious figure called the Black Knight wants to force star athletes off the track and into the hospital. But when Nancy starts to dig for clues, the young sleuth finds she is a moving target in a high-risk event--where any mistake is fatal. Meanwhile... THE HARDY BOYS show up at the games to help beef up security and uncover a scandal. Along with acts of sabotage, there's evidence of illegal steroid use by certain athletes. But Frank and Joe's most critical problem is the Black Knight. The murderous phantom is about to deal a deathblow to the competition. And the brother detectives are top picks for the all-victim squad...
Deadly Summer (Sweet Valley High Super Thriller #4)
by Kate WilliamRevenge . . . Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are working as summer interns at The Sweet Valley News when they hear that a patient has escaped from a nearby psychiatric hospital. Assigned to research the man's past for an article, the twins discover that Donald Redman was once a student at Sweet Valley High. They learn that his fellow students tormented him and that after a disturbing incident involving one of those students, Redman was expelled. He vowed to get revenge for his humiliation. Now a fugitive, Redman sees Elizabeth and mistakes her for the popular, beautiful girl who hurt him most all those years ago. When their paths cross in the deserted high school stadium, he knows he finally has his chance to get even! Can he be stopped before it's too late?
Decision Traps: Ten Barriers to Brilliant Decision-Making and How to Overcome Them
by J. Edward Russo Paul H. SchoemakerFrom the Book Jacket: Make Every Decision Your Best Decision Executives rate decision-making ability as the most important business skill, but few people have the training they need to make good decisions consistently. Becoming a good decision-maker is like training to be a top athlete: Just as the best coaches use training methods to help athletes develop proper techniques and avoid mistakes, Dr. J. Edward Russo and Dr. Paul I. H. Schoemaker have developed a program that can help you avoid "decision traps"-the ten common decision-making errors that most people make over and over again. Dr. Russo and Dr. Schoemaker have improved the decision- making skills of thousands of Fortune 500 executives with this program. Now you can use their decision-making techniques to make sure that your last bad decision was your last bad decision.
Dirty Work
by Larry BrownDirty Work is the story of two men, strangers-one white, the other black. Both men were born and raised in Mississippi. Both fought in Vietnam. Both were gravely wounded. Walter James stepped into cross fire and lost most of his face. Braiden Chaney was hit by machine gun bullets and lost all four limbs. Now both men lie in adjacent beds in a veterans' hospital. Over the course of a day and a night, Walter James and Braiden Chaney talk. Their talk, from one bed to another, is of memories: how Walter's mother once made him take on the school bully; how Walter's father once beat a mule to death; how Braiden killed his first Viet Cong. They talk, too, of the movies that haunt them both: The Young Lions, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, johnny got his gun. And of their fates: Whose loss is greater? What is the value of their time, their money, of life itself? Who can they love? Walter tells of the woman he has found. Braiden introduces Diva, the nurse, the black angel. Jesus visits. Much ground is covered; a bridge is built over an abyss; the distance between the beds is crossed.
Hal's Own Murder Case
by Lee MartinWhen Fort Worth Police Detective Deb Ralston comes home to find a cryptic note from her sixteen-year-old son Hal announcing that he and his girlfriend, Lorie, have decided to spend their spring break in Los Alamos, she is furious. Hal has always been a bit scatterbrained, but this is the first time he's ever pulled a stunt like this-and Deb is determined it will be the last. Wanting to kill Hal, the pragmatic Deb realizes that she must first find him and fetch him back to Fort Worth, and so, disregarding the fact that she is eight and a half months pregnant, Deb is soon hot on his trail. But in the small town of Las Vegas, New Mexico, that trail comes to an abrupt and bloody end, as Deb discovers that Lorie is missing. The body of a murdered teenager has been found in Lorie's sleeping bag, and Hal is in jail on suspicion of murder. Desperate to find Lorie and determined to exonerate her son, Deb joins forces with Las Vegas Police Chief Alberto Salazar to discover the identity-and the killer-of the murdered girl, and to find out what happened to Lorie.
Hit and Run (The Fabulous Five #11)
by Betsy HaynesHAS JANA LOST RANDY--FOR GOOD? Jana Morgan, Melanie Edwards, Beth Barry, Christie Winchell, Katie Shannon... they're The Fabulous Five. They started out as a club whose secret purpose was to keep up with snobby Taffy Sinclair. Now these five best friends are in the seventh grade--are they ready for the ups and downs of junior high? HIT AND RUN When Jana overhears Laura McCall talking in the hallway at school, she's convinced that Laura wants to steal her boyfriend, Randy Kirwan, away from her. And when she spots them together at Bumpers, it's the last straw! Angry and hurt and anxious to get away, Jana dashes out of the restaurant. She never sees the oncoming car as she blindly runs into the street. But Randy does, and as he pushes Jana out of the way, he is hit instead. Now they're both in the hospital, and Randy is in serious condition. Jana realizes she was wrong about Laura and Randy, but will it now be too late to tell him?
Kate's Sleepover Disaster (Sleepover Friends #12)
by Susan SaundersFour little monsters! It's the Sleepover Friends' turn to be exchange students with their new friends at Walden Elementary for a week, and everyone's looking forward to the reunion. There's plenty to do out in the country-lots of clean air, good food. ..and Sleepovers, too! Then Kate discovers that the girl she's staying with has four brothers and sisters who are total terrors. They're rude and rowdy, and they love to make a mess... out of her things! Poor Kate-this is one Sleepover exchange she'd like to change back!
Katie's Dating Tips (The Fabulous Five #12)
by Betsy HaynesWILL KATIE'S TIPS FOR DATING BACKFIRE? Jana Morgan, Melanie Edwards, Beth Barry, Christie Winchell, Katie Shannon... they're The Fabulous Five. They started out as a club whose secret purpose was to keep up with snobby Taffy Sinclair. Now these five best friends are in the seventh grade--are they ready for the ups and downs of junior high? When Katie Shannon notices that her mother has been spending more and more time at home alone, she's determined to put some excitement into her mother's life. And when Mrs. Shannon begins teaching a course at Wakeman Junior High, Katie gets her chance. She gives her mother all kinds of tips about dating, and soon Mrs. Shannon has a date with an English teacher from school. But will he turn out to be Mr. Right...or all wrong?
Keeping Secrets, Keeping Friends (Forever Friends Club #3)
by Cindy SavageHi! I'm Aimee. Almost everything in my life has been going really great. Party Time, the business that my friends Linda Jean, Joy, and Krissy, and I started, is booming. School is fun. And I even help out after school at the TV station where my dad works. The best part, though, has been Graham. He works with me at the station. He has a great sense of humor and a contagious smile. I think he likes me, too. But lately Graham has been acting weird. He keeps pushing his cue card job off on me. I didn't mind doing it at first, but now he's become so demanding about it. Graham now insists that I help him with his algebra word problems and read him all our assignments at work. What's the matter with him? It's almost like Graham can't read or something! I mean, everyone can read. Can't they?
Lauren's Sleepover Exchange (Sleepover Friends #10)
by Susan SaundersLauren, Patti, Kate, and Stephanie are each having an exchange student from Walden Elementary stay with them for a week. It's going to be a great time! Stephanie and her new friend are going to shop till they drop. There's going to be a big party for the Walden kids...and of course, Patti's organized an eight-girl sleepover! Then Patti finds out she won't be hosting someone. And Lauren's visitor could not care less about making friends. The sleepover exchange sure looks like a washout...until Lauren decides to take charge!
Love Letters (Cranberry Cousins #5)
by Christie Wells[From The Back Cover] HE'S THE LOVE OF HER LIFE! Deena's sure she's in love the minute she sees Doyle, a handsome, young reporter who has come to stay at the inn. But does he feel the same about her? When Deena finds a love letter Doyle has dropped, she's positive that he cares. But Deena's bliss turns to fury when she discovers that the letter was meant for "a raven-haired beauty." Who else could it be but her annoying cousin Kathy! No wonder Kathy's been so secretive lately. Deena's not about to give up without a fight--and the Cranberry Inn may never be the same!
No More Promises (Cranberry Cousins #4)
by Christie WellsIT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE! Chairperson of the spring dance--it's music to Deena's ears. But everything goes sour when the committee members absolutely hate her "creative" suggestions. And, to complicate matters, a surprise visitor arrives at the inn and turns Deena's emotions inside out. Why can't things go easily for Deena, the way they do for her cousin Kathy? Kathy could help a lot--but can Deena really count on her? For once the Cranberry Cousins put aside their differences and work together. And Deena isn't the only one surprised by the results!
Patti's Secret Wish (Sleepover Friends #13)
by Susan SaundersPatti's hiding something! Ever since that day Patti had to stay after school, she's been acting weird. She won't do anything with her friends. But the excuses she gives aren't the truth-because Kate, Stephanie, and Lauren have seen her somewhere else! And in the company of a cute older boy. But even a game of Truth or Dare doesn't force Patti to tell her secret. What is Patti up to? Her Sleepover Friends are determined to find out, even if it means spying on her!
Playing the Part (The Fabulous Five #10)
by Betsy HaynesBeth Barry has finally gotten her big break--a chance to star in the school play. But when she tells her boyfriend, Keith Masterson, how busy she'll be with rehearsals, he doesn't seem to understand. Soon Keith is going out with Christie Winchell, one of Beth's best friends, and Beth faces the most difficult acting job of her life. Will Beth be able to pretend she doesn't care at all?
Rival Roommates (Cranberry Cousins #1)
by Christie WellsMEET THE CRANBERRY COUSINS Deena Scott comes from Boston. She is neat as a pin, listens to classical music, adores angora sweaters, and enjoys studying for exams. Kathy Manelli comes from San Francisco. She is as messy as a junk yard, listens only to hard rock music, and avoids textbooks like the plague. No wonder it's war when Deena and Kathy find themselves stuck together at the Cranberry Inn, the Victorian home being restored by their mothers. Will these rival roommates ever be able to put aside their differences long enough to become friends?
Sam the Sham (Pen Pals #5)
by Sharon Dennis WyethIS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE? Palmer and Shanon are tutoring children as part of their school's community-service requirement. Shanon loves it, but Palmer can't keep her mind on her young pupil, Gabby -she'd rather think about her new pen pal. His name is Sam O'Leary, and his letters are wonderful! But Palmer has a lot to learn about priorities-and about Sam. Gabby really looks up to Palmer, and is devastated when Palmer disappoints her. And it seems there is no Sam O'Leary at Ardsley. But if that's true, who's been writing to Palmer?