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The Golden Cup (Werner Family Saga #2)
by Belva PlainHennie is the middle child of parents transplanted unwillingly from the reconstructed south. She feels unadored, a disappointment, to her parents. She is not captivating, and is shy and bookish. When she sees a young man rescue an old woman from a burning building, she is immediately entranced. Though her parents are unhappy with her interest in a man beneath her, they must, when he proposes to her allow them to marry. Seven months later she has a son. Throughout their marriage Hennie is concerned by her husband's tendency to be a flirt, but is happy for the life that they have. When his flirtations are proved not so harmless, Hennie's life falls apart. And World War I brings even more tragedy. This is a story of enduring love and determination.
The Great Mom Swap
by Betsy HaynesMOM, MEET YOUR NEW DAUGHTER. Lorna Markham and Scotti Wheeler are next-door neighbors and best friends. And they each share the same problem: their mothers. Lorna's mother nags her about her schoolwork, wondering why she can't be more like Scotti. And Scotti's mother nags her about her eating habits, telling her to follow Lorna's healthy example. The girls begin to think that, somewhere along the line, they ended up with the wrong mothers. And that gives them a terrific idea. They'll swap moms! What could be more perfect? Both mothers agree, and soon Lorna and Scotti are on a great new adventure with each other's families. Until a surprising thing happens-they each begin to suspect they've made a BIG mistake.
Junior High Jitters (Junior High #1)
by Kate KenyonFRIENDS, FEUDS, . BOYS, BOOKS. EIGHTH GRADE. Best friends Nora Ryan and Jennifer Mann have finally reached eighth grade, and their first day is crazy. Class nerd Jason Anthony is up to his usual gross tricks. Nasty Susan Hillard has an insult for everybody, and Tracy is acting dumb, as always. While Nora gets caught up in all the excitement, Jen wonders if things will ever be normal again. But eighth grade only gets more complicated. When Denise Hendrix, a sophisticated new student, suggests the girls invite boys to the Halloween Dance, Jen and Nora begin to worry. Dealing with eighth grade is hard enough. Can they deal with boys, too?
The Karate Kid Part II
by B. B. HillerIn a new adventure that begins where THE KARATE KID left off, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi travel to Okinawa-Mr. Miyagi's boyhood home. There, Mr. Miyagi is challenged to a karate duel-to-the-death by Sato, once his best friend. When Mr. Miyagi meets a long-lost love, Daniel meets a new girl friend, and then finds his courage tested to the limit in a confrontation with a vicious young karate expert who will stop at nothing to defeat him.
Thirteen
by Candice RansomBeing thirteen isn't easy. Just thirteen, best friends Kobie and Gretchen are having too good a summer vacation to worry about Madame Zaza's warning of "dark days ahead." There are boys to watch, lipsticks to try, record albums to hear. And a lifelong friendship to keep them busy. But when school begins, Gretchen starts making big changes. Suddenly she has the right looks, the right clothes, and all the right new friends. While Gretchen moves on, Kobie is stuck with her dream of being an artist and her favorite Top 40 songs to get her through eighth grade. Can Kobie survive the year if it means sharing Gretchen?
Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper Mystery #1)
by Gillian RobertsCaught Dead in Philadelphia introduces a sparkling, witty new mystery series featuring Amanda Pepper, schoolteacher and talented sleuth. Amanda lives in Philadelphia. It's a beautiful city, with its cobblestone streets and antique hitching posts. It can be noisy and even dangerous at times, but Amanda feels relatively happy and snug in her attractive little townhouse. If only her mother would stop lecturing her on the joys of matrimony, everything would be fine. Life's all right as it is--even minus men and cigarettes. Until one rainy morning in April! The day starts off routinely enough with feeding Macavity, the resident feline, and reading the paper. Then the trouble begins. It's not even eight o'clock when the doorbell rings. Amanda rarely receives uninvited guests for breakfast, so she's amazed when Liza Nichols shows up on her doorstep. Liza, a colleague at Philadelphia Prep, is more an acquaintance than a friend. She says she's exhausted; she's been walking for hours and has nowhere to go. Can she come in and rest? Why would the beautiful Liza, a talented amateur actress engaged to marry a wealthy politician, be walking the streets at dawn? Amanda can't imagine, but she has no time to probe. She's already late for school. Liza can stay for a nap and let herself out later. Liza stays, but what happens after that is something Amanda could never have guessed. It's no fun to come home to a body in front of your fireplace. And it's even less fun when the police assume you may have something to do with the unhappy event. Officer C. K. Mackenzie can be a Southern charmer, but he seems to doubt Amanda's story. Or does he? He sees through her in an unusual and discomforting way. And he reads Beowulf, always a suspicious sign in a cop. One thing's for sure: He needs her help in solving the case, but first she must gain his trust. In Amanda Pepper, author Gillian Roberts has created a stunning new mystery heroine--bright, clever, vulnerable, funny. Amanda and C.K. make a memorable investigative pair, and Philadelphia is the perfect setting for this exciting mystery debut. Bookshare has books 2, 3, and 4 in this series
Charles in Charge Again!
by Elizabeth FaucherCharles is back.... And is he in for a surprise! The family he worked for has moved to Seattle, and a new family, the Powells, is living in their house. The Powells have three kids who need him - shy thirteen-year-old Sarah, outgoing fourteen-year-old Jamie, and quiet twelve-year-old Adam. Can Charles do it all - keep up with college, have fun with best friend Buddy Lembeck, and provide a shoulder to lean on for the whole Powell family? You bet! Charles is in charge, again!
Class Crush (Junior High #2)
by Kate KenyonWILL CEDAR GROVES JUNIOR HIGH SURVIVE A CLASS CRUSH? Eighth-graders Nora Ryan, Jennifer Mann, and their girl friends are acting strangely, and the eighth-grade boys aren't sure why. The girls are doing a lot of whispering, and they're walking around all dreamy-eyed. But Steve Crowley and the other boys do finally figure out what's going on. The eighth-grade girls are madly in love--all with the same guy--their English teacher. Can the boys get Nora, Jen, and their friends to pay attention to them again? Or will Cedar Groves Junior High never recover from the incredible class crush?
The Day the Eighth Grade Ran the School (Junior High #3)
by Kate KenyonWHAT'S THE POINT OF BEING AN EIGHTH-GRADER, IF YOU CAN'T MAKE SOME CHANGES? When Nora Ryan makes a list of complaints about school, she and her best friend Jennifer Mann discover they are not the only dissatisfied eighth- graders. The Gripe Revolution they set off does get results. For ONE day the principal puts the eighth grade in charge of Cedar Groves Junior High School. It's wonderful! What could possibly go wrong? Nora and Jennifer find out, long before the end of the unforgettable day that the eighth grade ran the school....
Eighth Grade Hero? (Junior High #6)
by Kate KenyonTHIS IS THE WORST IDEA THEY EVER HAD. When Jason Anthony performs a daring karate move at school, gullible Jennifer and determined Nora see a chance to turn him from class nerd to class hero. Without telling him, they enter him in a karate competition. Stunned by the news, Jason confesses he's a karate klutz. But the two girls won't give up. There's only one problem. Jason is hopeless. Can anything save them?
Eighth Grade to the Rescue (Junior High #5)
by Kate KenyonHER SECRET CRUSH ISN'T A SECRET ANYMORE. Nora Ryan is puzzled by the strange, secretive behavior of her best friend, Jennifer Mann. Then she sees Jennifer with Tony Hendrix, the 16-year-old brother of their classmate, Denise. The two girls know that Tony thinks of Jennifer as a friend. But it isn't hard to figure out that Jennifer thinks of him as something more. With the help of the eighth grade, Nora and Denise concoct a wild plan to distract Jennifer before her heart is broken. But will the project. Make Class Nerd Jason Anthony Over, really work? No one expects the results they get!
Eva Luna
by Isabel AllendeBorn in the back room of the mansion where her mother toils, and herself in service from an early age, the enchanting and ever-enchanted Eva Luna escapes oppression through story telling.
First Born
by Doris MortmanSpanning twenty tumultuous years, and moving from the glittering world of Paris high-fashion to the headquarters of luxury hotel conglomerate, from the set of a prime-time TV sizzler to a major Senate race, First Born unfolds the lives of four fascinating women whose destinies compel them toward a violent clash of ambition and love.
Freshman, Class of '88 (Class of '88, #1)
by Linda A. CooneyIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was a time of wishes, hopes, hurts, fears, and loves. It was their first year of high school. Five friends. Nick the golden boy, Celia the beautiful, Sean the thinker, Allie the wild, Meg the brave Brand-new Redwood High holds a different promise for each of them. Celia could be popular for the first time in her life-if she stops being Allies friend. Nick could be a campus star-but only if he plays by someone else's rules... rules that don't include Sean. Meg has a chance to be a leader... and to be passed over by the boy she loves. Together, they could have faced anything. but after freshman year, they may never be together again.
Froggett's Revenge
by K. M. PeytonDenny Froggett wouldn't mind being so small, he wouldn't even mind being called names, if it weren't for one person -- Wayne. The trouble is that Wayne is twice his size and he's a real bully. In fact his favourite hobby seems to be tormenting Denny when he's least expecting it. He makes Denny's whole life a misery -- until, that is, Froggett's Revenge comes along and then the tables are turned in a most satisfactory way.
The Haunting of Cabin 13
by Kristi D. Holl[from the cover flaps: "Was "Eleanor" really a ghost? When Laurie, her family, and her best friend Jenny arrive at Cabin 13 in Backbone State Park for a week's vacation, the mysterious notes left in the cabin don't really alarm her. Laurie thinks it's just a prank to scare campers. After all, there were also eerie bobbing lights said to be seen floating out over the lake. Soon Laurie discovers that "Eleanor"--the signature on all the notes--was the name of a young girl who had stayed in Cabin 13 the previous summer and had died in an accidental drowning. The ghostly notes become more frequent and alarming, and Laurie finds she can't get Eleanor off her mind. Although Jenny is more interested in meeting boys, she reluctantly agrees to help Laurie track down the truth. Their investigations become terrifying when their canoe sinks--was it deliberately sabotaged?--and Laurie is tricked into meeting the "ghost" late one night at the park's cave. But Laurie persists, and as she does she learns more about the rich history of the Backbone Trail. She also becomes convinced that Eleanor's death was no accident. Will Laurie be the next victim of the haunted Cabin 13?" The cover illustration is described.
The Haunting of Frances Rain
by Margaret BuffieSince deserted Rain Island is forbidden because of its treacherous, rocky coast and reputation of sorrow and mystery, sixteen-year-old Elizabeth thinks it's the perfect place to go to avoid her sneering older brother, sniveling younger sister and bickering parents. As she continues to investigate the island, her family situation gets worse and her feelings for a local boy blossom. Among the rocks and moss, she unearths a ruin of a cabin, inhabited by the ghosts of a sickly young girl and a lonely woman. Though she is both sickened and terrified by the restless spirits from long ago, Elizabeth is also curious and determined to do more than watch helplessly as the ghostly tragedy and that of her family, unfolds.
The House on Bostwick Square
by Velda JohnstonIt was in the 1880s that Laura Harmon, adopted daughter of a Brooklyn evangelist, eloped with a young Englishman, Richard Parrington. Richard was handsome, high-spirited, and charming. He was a "remittance man," paid a monthly sum by his rich London parents to stay out of England. He told Laura his family had lost all patience with him because of his periodic gambling-a weakness that, he felt sure, he could conquer for her sake. As much as she loved him, Laura gradually sensed that some unnamed evil-something far worse than a compulsion to gamble-hovered over him and their otherwise happy marriage. And when Richard died in a mysterious plunge from the tracks of an elevated Manhattan railway, she felt that the shadowy evil finally had claimed him. Alone in the world and unable to find a safe place to leave her six-year-old daughter Lily, while she worked at whatever low-paying jobs were open to her, Laura turned to her little daughter's rich grandparents for at least temporary refuge, even though they had never acknowledged Laura's existence. From her meager funds she booked third- class passage for herself and Lily, and sent a telegram to Sir Joseph Parrington announcing their arrival. She was unwanted and unwelcome, but she was determined to survive in spite of her enemies. Here in London she could search for the reason that lay behind her husband's exile and suicide -the secret that had marked her for murder.
How Dumb Can You Get (Junior High #4)
by Kate KenyonCAN NORA REALLY FIX ANYTHING? From the class dunce in shop, Nora has become the class star. Now that she understands mechanics, she can fix anything, except the attitude of her handsome shop partner, Brad. Did he really only like her when she couldn't tell a nut from a bolt? Spacey Tracy advises Nora to be dumb again to regain Brad's interest. Nora's best friend, Jen, is disgusted by the advice, but Nora is not so sure. Then on a class trip, an emergency puts Nora to the test: Is it really smarter to play dumb?
How to Fight a Girl
by Thomas RockwellBilly Forrester is Back Again from HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS. Billy Forrester was really proud of himself after he won the bet from Alan Phelps and actually ate fifteen worms. He used the money to buy a minibike and then traded that in for his trailbike. But Alan and his friend Joe O'Hara were bound and determined to get even with Billy. They finally hatch a plot with the help of Joe's sister Rena and her friend Amy Miller. As the plot thickens, to discredit Billy he suddenly finds himself with an unlikely ally-a girl! But it's all-out war and Billy will use any and all weapons to defend himself. Billy must protect his reputation and his good name and even more importantly, he has to get a reprieve from his mother and save his trailbike. After all, he ate all those worms to get it in the first place.
Junior, Class of '88 (Class of '88 #3)
by Linda A. CooneyFive friends. Nick the golden boy, Celia the beautiful, Sean the thinker, Allie the wild, Meg the brave. Nick's wasting his time with girls who don't care, and cutting himself off from other people. Sean's about to do the same ...if Celia has her way. Allie just came back from a semester in New York City, and she can't talk to anybody; maybe it's time for her to get out of Redwood Hills. And Meg's going out with the catch of the school.... Too bad she thinks he's second best. They're supposed to know where they're heading by junior year. But what if where they're heading isn't where they want to go?
One of the Gang (Sweet Valley Twins #10)
by Francine Pascal Jamie SuzanneWinning and losing... Jessica Wakefield has always been the center of everything at school. And Pamela Jacobson has always spent her time on the sidelines, especially in gym. When Jessica hurts her ankle, she starts to feel left out, too. Suddenly, the two girls have something in common. Jessica, who is chairman of the Mini Olympics, can hardly get to and from class, let alone run the committee meetings. And bossy Lila Fowler begins to take advantage of Jessica's injury to gain more power so she can run the Olympics her way! That's when Jessica comes up with a plan. With Pamela's help, it might just put both of them in the winner's circle!
Senior, Class of '88 (Class of '88, #4)
by Linda A. CooneyFive friends. Nick the golden boy, Celia the beautiful, Sean the thinker, Allie the wild, Meg the brave. Meg and Nick have stayed away from each other for four years. Finally they want to be together... and someone's stopping them. Celia andAllie are trying to be friends again. But they both have a date for the prom-with the same guy. Sean is a BMOC and valedictorian, yet he still wants revenge for freshman year. In high school they lost some hopes, some dreams, some fears. Now they have to hold on to the one thing they've got left-each other.
Sophomore, Class of '88 (Class of '88 #2)
by Linda A. CooneyFive friends. Nick the golden boy Celia the beautiful, Sean the thinker, Allie the wild, Meg the brave. Celia flirts outrageously with Redwood High's # 1 b-ball star. She's not really using him... she's just trying to get ahead. Meg's got a new guy, too. So what if Nick thinks he's too wild for her? Nick doesn't know everything about Meg. He doesn't know everything about his buddy Sean, either. Sean sees more than people think he does- especially about what's happening between L.P. and Allie. When five friends make it this far together, why should sophomore year tear them apart?
Those Crazy Class Pictures (Junior High #7)
by Kate KenyonSMILE. PLEASE? Boy-crazy Tracy isn't crazy about the way the eighth-grade boys start following her around when her photograph mysteriously appears all over school. Worse, one photo shows her with the boy Nora likes. Tracy's new fame even attracts the attention of Jen's friend Tony, and Mia thinks Andy is a little too interested in Tracy as well! Tracy is famous but friendless, until weird photos of her classmates start appearing, too. Who is taking those crazy class pictures? And why?