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Joe
by Larry BrownJoe Ransom, nearing fifty, lives hard and likes danger. A drinker, a gambler, a fighter, he's using up what little luck he has left. He drives his pickup too fast, draws his gun too quick. By day he's foreman of a crew of blacks who work in the north Mississippi woods poisoning trees for a lumber company. By night, he visits the whorehouses and gambling dens hidden in the woods back up off the road. Gary Jones estimates his own age to be about fifteen. Born luckless, he lives off discards and garbage. His father, an itinerant farmworker, is as evil as men come. His mother is insane from ancient grief. Their children have known only an endless road, daily hunger, and their parents' bestiality. It's up to the boy to provide, so he's looking for work that pays-and a truck to get to it. When their paths cross, Joe Ransom offers Gary Jones a chance just as his own chances have dwindled to almost nothing.
Julie's Outrageous Idea (The Party Line #10)
by Carrie AustenThis is just too much! Julie's been assigned to write a term paper on the rain forest, but she'd rather get lost in the woods! Still, if she doesn't do this report, her grade could become an endangered species. Then a funny thing happens. Once Julie gets started on her project, she just can't seem to stop. Not only is she fascinated by the rain forest, she becomes really involved in the environment. Her bike-a-thon idea gets her whole school pedaling for ecology. But now it looks as if The Party Line won't survive all of Julie's wild new ideas. Can they strike a happy balance between Julie's plans and their business? Or will they be up to their elbows in soapsuds forever? It's the craziest Party Line problem yet--soapsuds insanity! Get on The Party Line! Meet Julie, Allie, Becky, and Rosie in this fun-filled series about friendship, growing up, and having a good time!
Kate the Winner! (Sleepover Friends #34)
by Susan SaundersAnd the winner is ... Kate has won first prize in a raffle--six tickets to Wilderness World! And Kate's parents have offered to take the family and the Sleepover Friends for their upcoming spring vacation. But with four people in Kate's family, there are only two tickets left for the Sleepover Friends--so one of them won't be able to go! How can Kate choose between her best friends? Fortunately, the girls come up with a plan: They'll do odd jobs to earn money for one more ticket. But they only have two weeks. And raising the money turns out to be a lot harder than they'd expected!
Keeping the Beat (Girl Talk #18)
by L. E. BlairAre Randy and her band ready to go to the top of the charts? Randy and her band, Iron Wombat, are on top of the world after they win the battle of the bands contest. But when a slick record agent hires them to play at a surprise birthday party, Randy's not so sure Iron Wombat is ready for stardom. Read the other books about life in seventh grade with the friends Sabrina, Katie, Allison and Randy in the Girl Talk series including #1 Welcome to Junior High, #2 Face off!, #3 The New You, #4 Rebel, Rebel, #5 It's all in the Stars, #6 The Ghost of Eagle Mountain, #7 Odd Couple, #8 Stealing the Show, #9 Peer Pressure, #10 Falling in Like, #11 Mixed Feelings, #12 Drummer Girl, #13 The Winning Team, #14 Earth Alert!, #15 On The Air, #16 Here Comes The Bride, #17 Star Quality, and #19 Family Affair.
Lauren's Double Disaster (Sleepover Friends #33)
by Susan SaundersWhat a week! Lauren can't believe her bad luck. First, her teacher, Mrs. Mead, announces that everyone's expected to do a project for this year's art fair--and Lauren is a total art klutz! Then, she finds out she's got not one, not two, but three cavities! The rest of the Sleepover Friends try to help Lauren with her art project--and her dental problems. (They even agree to eat rice cakes and drink diet Dr Pepper instead of enjoying their usual sleepover treats!) But it isn't until their new friend, Hope, comes to the rescue that Lauren discovers maybe she's a better artist than she'd thought.
Mystery on October Road
by Jane Lawrence Mali Alison Cragin HerzigSomething very strange is happening in the house next door to Casey's. A mysterious man has moved in. He always wears a mask and a slouchy hat. He has two huge animals that stalk around his property. And what is he doing working in his yard in the middle of the night? Casey and her friends are determined to find out. Will their plan work?
New Year's Evil (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #11)
by Carolyn KeeneNANCY DREW heads for Quebec City to investigate sabotage on the set of the romantic TV thriller Dangerous Loves. But the action behind the scenes is far more chilling than anything on camera. Somebody is secretly determined to turn the film into a flop. The movie title adds an ominous twist to the case when Bess falls for its very attractive star -- one of Nancy's prime suspects! Meanwhile... FRANK and JOE HARDY are also in Quebec for the Winter Carnival's spectacular auto iceracing event. But they soon find themselves in a race of their own -- to catch a murderer! Racing champ Andre Junot has turned up dead. At the same time a photographer from the movie set has turned up missing. Nancy, Frank, and Joe form a single resolution: infiltrate the criminal conspiracy.
On the Air (Girl Talk #15)
by L. E. BlairCan Randy handle being the star of her own radio show? One of Randy's dreams comes true when her friend Spike asks her to help him out at the senior high school radio station. Then one day Spike lets Randy go on the air, and she becomes an overnight sensation. Trouble is, Randy's not so sure that all the attention is such a great thing!
Perfect Husband: The True Story of the Trusting Bride Who Discovered Her Husband Was a Coldblooded Killer
by Gary ProvostPerhaps there is no better example of how persuasive and charming Kosta Fotopoulos could be than the simple fact that Kevin Ramsey felt safe enough to go into the woods at night, stand by a tree, and let Kosta point a gun at him and ---fire Kosta assured him that he was no longer interested in killing Kevin. When they got to Williamson, Kosta pulled over. From the trunk of his BMW he removed an AK47 automatic rifle, an eight millimeter video camera, a flashlight, and a.22 caliber pistol with a silencer. The trio walked into the woods. When they wer far enough from the road, which was virtually untraveled at this hour, Kosta handed the.22 to Deidre. He pulled out some rope....
Perfect Match (Girl Talk #27)
by L. E. Blair[From the back cover:] "Katie, Sabrina, Randy, and Allison have designed the perfect computer program. It matches the right girl to the right boy! Katie and her friends think their computer class is the absolute pits! They've spent hours of precious sleepover time trying to tell a bit from a byte. But then one day, Katie, Sabs, Randy, and Al find a way to make computers fun--a program that puts the boys of their dreams right at their fingertips!" Once you get to know Sabrina, Allison, Katie and Randy you'll want to get in on all of their girl talk. There are more than 30 more books in the Girl Talk series in the Bookshare Collection so you can read them all beginning in the beginning with book #1!
Poems for Brothers, Poems for Sisters
by Myra Cohn LivingstonBig sisters, little sisters, big brothers,little brothers, brothers who bring home oranges, sisters who have blisters . . . Here are nineteen humorous and serious poems-some of them commissioned from Julia Cunningham, Emanuel di Pasquale and other contemporary poets- about siblings of all kinds.
Problem Dad (Girl Talk #22)
by L. E. BlairRandy's father is here from New York City! When Randy's father comes to film a commercial near Acorn Falls, Randy can't wait to introduce him to her friends. But Randy soon discovers that she's got a lot to learn about her father and her friends.
Rescue Josh McGuire
by Benjamin MikaelsenA Daring Rescue...or a Deadly Risk? Ever since Josh's older brother died, his father has been drinking too much and taking his anger out on Josh. But when he orphans a bear cub on a hunting trip, it's more than Josh can stand. Josh insists on bringing the defenseless cub home--only to find out he must surrender it to game officials. Knowing the cub will be given to researchers, Josh makes a defiant choice. Taking only his brother's motorcycle, the cub, and his dog, Josh runs away to the mountains, vowing to stay until the hunting laws are changed. But the mountains hold unexpected menace, and Josh's bid for justice soon becomes a battle to survive.
Rockin' Class Trip (Girl Talk #20)
by L. E. BlairThis class trip is going to rock n' roll! The seventh-grade class is totally psyched for their upcoming trip. It's first-class all the way, including a fancy hotel, great restaurants, a theater play--and a chance for Sabrina, Randy, Allison, and Katie to meet the rock star of their dreams!
Scared Stiff
by Jahnna N. Malcolm[From the back cover:] "The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out. Kelly and Chace's parents don't have normal jobs like other kids' parents. The Andersons are morticians. They work on dead people. Kelly thinks that this is totally gross. But to Chace, it's a kick. He likes taking kids on tours to see the "Stiffs." That is, until one night a body comes alive. And he's out for revenge, big time. It's the night of the living dead. Kelly, Chance and their friend Matt only have two choices: stop the stiff ... or become one. If you scare easily, steer clear of this book. The actual preparation of dead bodies for viewing and cremation are described in lengthy, precise detail.
Skylark
by K. M. PeytonWhen Ben finds mysterious footprints in the grass next to the pool, he knows someone is living in the woods. But Ben's not at all sure he wants to investigate: it's dark and creepy in there and the thought of it makes him all trembly. Then, early one morning, while watching from the safety of his bedroom, he spots her. She looks normal enough but who is she and why is she living out there? Ben knows now that he must explore. And so begins his secret and magical friendship with Elf the mystery girl.
Star Quality (Girl Talk #17)
by L. E. BlairWhat happens when a TV game show comes to Acorn Falls? It's one hilarious situation after another when Sabrina's favorite television program, a lip-synching game show, comes to Acorn Falls. Sabrina and her friends are ready to do anything--even try out against Stacy the Great and her group--for a chance to be on TV!
Sunset Island (Sunset Island #1)
by Cherie BennettI definitely made the right decision--working here as a summer nanny. I'm away from my messed-up family, the island is beautiful, Samantha and Carrie are here, and we're all working for terrific families. Then there's Kurt. He's handsome, sensitive, down to earth. What if Kurt finds out the truth about me? Everything's going so great, I'd hate to have anything wreck it now. Wish me luck, OK? -Emma
The Christmas Killer
by Patricia WindsorAt Christmastime, as young girls are disappearing, Rose is having disturbing dreams that reveal where their dead bodies can be found.
The Flock
by Joan Frances Casey Lynn WilsonWhen, as a twenty-six-year-old married graduate student, Joan Frances Casey awoke on the ledge of a building ready to jump, she did not know how she had gotten there. And it wasn't the first time she had blanked out. This time, she thought she would give therapy another try. After only a few sessions, Lynn Wilson, an experienced psychiatric social worker, was shocked to discover that Joan had MPD-Multiple Personality Disorder. And as she came to know Joans distinct selves, Lynn uncovered a nightmarish pattern of emotional and physical abuse, including rape and incest, that nearly succeeded in smothering the artistic and intellectual gifts of this amazing young woman. In an extraordinary move that challenged the medical establishment-many of whom believe MPD does not exist-Lynn embarked on a radical program of reparenting therapy to bring out and individually treat Joans twenty-four separate personalities: Missy, the five-year-old artist; Jo, the scholar, Rusty, the motherless boy, Renee, the people pleaser; Josie, the self-destructive toddler; Joan Frances, the perfect one; and all the other deeply scarred members of The Flock that had been helping Joan Frances Casey function, despite tremendous psychic pain, since she was a child.
The Gadget War
by Betsy DuffeyMEET THE GADGET WHIZ.. Kelly Sparks has forty-three inventions to her credit -- and she's only in third grade! Just name a problem, and in no time Kelly will come up with a gadget to solve it. But when Albert Einstein Jones walks into Kelly's class, he becomes Kelly's stickiest problem yet! Albert's been to Young Inventor's Camp, and he's determined to prove who the real gadget whiz is. This is sure to be a mastermind fight to the finish!
The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear
by Susan Richards ShreveLife can seem awfully confusing for a young girl turning 13. Suddenly the things young Eliza wants most, like a role in the school musical, seem hopelessly out of reach. Then Eliza starts teaching her friend Lucy--who has been deaf since birth--to sing, and her confusion begins to dissolve.
The Latchkey Kids
by Carol StanleyLatchkey kids of the world, unite! Tory's baby-sitter is moving to California. At eleven years old, Tory thinks she's old enough to stay by herself until her mother comes home from work. But her mom disagrees. So they try Plan A: the Happy Hours after-school program. Then, Plan B: a meditation group at Crystal's Peaceful Garden. And, then, Plan C: a grueling survival-training program called KidSkills. Tory hates all three, and, finally, her mom agrees to try out Tory's plan: being a latchkey kid. But Tory soon learns that being on her own in the afternoons can get awfully lonely. That's when she decides to form a club: The Latchkey Kids Society International!
The Winning Team (Girl Talk #13)
by L. E. BlairSabrina is running against Stacy for class president, and she's going to need all the help she can get! Stacy and Sabrina are running for class president. Everyone's sure that Stacy is going to win-after all, she is very popular (and the principal's daughter), but Sabrina is not about to give up-and neither is her twin brother, Sam!
There Are No Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings
by Kenn AmdahlThis book explains electricity in ways that the least scientific-minded of people will understand.