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Allie's Big Break (The Party Line #5)
by Carrie AustenWill Allie forget her friends once she's a star? The local TV station is sponsoring a big talent contest and Allie's decided to enter! Suddenly life seems really complicated. Allie's so busy practicing for her big debut--and being distracted by a cute boy in school--that she begins to neglect the Party Line. Her friends are convinced she doesn't have time for their business anymore. Is it all over for Allie and the Party Line? Get on The Party Line Meet Allie, Rosie, Becky and Julie in this fun-filled series about friendship, growing up, and having a good time!
Rosie's Popularity Plan (The Party Line #4)
by Carrie AustenRosie's hatching secret plans like crazy ... When Rosie agrees to have the Party Line do a party for Jennifer Peterson, her friends think she's lost her mind! Jennifer is crabby and mean, and no one likes her. This party is sure to be a major flop. The Party Line will never live it down. But Rosie has a plan--more than one, in fact. Can a secret friendship, a magic makeover and a surprise party save the day? You bet they can--especially when the Party Line's in on it! Get on The Party Line Meet Rosie, Becky, Allie and Julie in this fun-filled series about friendship, growing up, and having a good time!
Julie's Dream Date (The Party Line #6)
by Carrie Austen[From The Back Cover] Julie has the perfect dress, a great makeover, the best date and ... a broken leg! The big dance is coming up and Julie can't wait. She and Rosie are already planning stunning new outfits and complete makeovers. When it comes to the dance, Julie has a one-track mind. But Becky doesn't think it's such a big deal. She accepts a Party Line job for the very same day, and Julie is outraged! If she works at the party she'll never have time to get ready for the dance! That's just the beginning, though. The Party Line isn't the only thing getting in Julie's way Get on The Party Line Meet Julie, Becky, Rosie and Allie in this fun-filled series about friendship, growing up, and having a good time!
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?
Secret Crush (Cranberry Cousins #2)
by Christie WellsOPPOSITES ATTRACT. Deena has a secret crush on Ken Buckly. Ken's tall, blond, smart, athletic--and president of the ski club. And it's obvious that he and Deena have a lot in common. So why does Ken spend so much time with her dippy cousin Kathy on the school ski trip? Or ask her to his preppy friend's party? Deena's in a predicament. Should she confess her crush to her cousin--or keep her secret to herself ?
A Valentine for Patti (Sleepover Friends #32)
by Susan SaundersBe My Valentine? Patti has a lot on her mind these days. There's a new girl, Hope, who's in 5B and has joined the Quarks. Knowing how awful it is being new, Patti tries to make her feel at home--but Hope's even shyer than Patti! Is she hiding something, as Kate suspects? Meanwhile, Patti's little brother, Horace, has been moved up a grade, and he's having a hard time fitting in, too. But Patti's efforts to help him only make matters worse! And Valentine's Day is coming up! Should Patti make a special Valentine for a secret someone? Will she get one in return?
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.
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!
Family Rules (Girl Talk #29)
by L. E. Blair[From The Back Cover] "Aren't rules made to be broken? Randy can't believe it when her mother starts setting up house rules. What happened to the coolest, hippest mom in America? To make matters worse, when Randy's friend Sheck comes to visit, he thinks the rules are just fine." 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 starting from the beginning with book #1, Welcome to Junior High.
Whose Pet Is Best? (The Nancy Drew Notebooks #17)
by Carolyn KeeneWHAT'S ON TV? IS IT NANCY DREW? It's the Amazing Pet Contest, and the winner gets to go on Mr. Lizard's Funhouse . . . on TV! Katie's got a singing parrot. David's got a gross rat. And Nancy's got Chocolate Chip, her soccer-playing puppy. . . . But Chip won't do her trick. Something's wrong, and Nancy's afraid she's sick. She also thinks it just wouldn't be fair if Chip doesn't get to go on TV because somebody played a dirty trick on her!
River Marked (Mercy Thompson, Book #6)
by Patricia BriggsCar mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Mercy is a shapeshifter, a talent she inherited from her long-gone father. She's never known any others of her kind. Until now. An evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River--one that her father's people may know something about. And to have any hope of surviving, Mercy and her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam, will need their help ...
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!
Sam the Spy (McCracken's Class #7)
by Diana OliverMcCracken's Class, Can 33 fifth graders survive a whole school year with the toughest teacher on the face of the planet? Samantha Tillman is furious when her mother makes her leave Parkside Academy--and all her friends--to attend public school on the other side of the neighborhood. But Sam knows better than to argue with the principal of Martin Luther King, Jr., Elementary--and that's exactly who her mother is! Sam's sure her new classmates will call her a goody- goody principal's daughter. To show them they're wrong, she offers to spy on Ms. McCracken after school. She even tells the other kids she'll swipe the questions for an upcoming math test. Sam brags to everyone that she'll never get caught. Besides, how can she possibly get in trouble with Ms. McCracken if her mother is the principal? Sam may be about to find out!
The Great Kate (Sleepover Friends #19)
by Susan SaundersDo you believe in magic? Can people really bend spoons, beam messages from one place to another, and make plants grow faster just by thinking hard enough? Lauren, Stephanie, and even Patti believe it's possible. But super-sensible Kate laughs at the whole idea. So the Sleepover Friends decide to set up an experiment to trick Kate. But when things get out of hand, no one is really sure who's fooling whom!
The Trouble with Patti (Sleepover Friends #22)
by Susan SaundersThe girls are up to something! Patti's Uncle Nick is staying at her house for a few weeks while her parents are away. He's been miserable and depressed ever since his girlfriend dumped him, and he's making Patti's life miserable, too. So the Sleepover Friends set out to fix up poor Uncle Nick with a date. But they just can't seem to make a match. Meanwhile, Patti has another problem. Mrs. Mead's out sick, and the substitute teacher chooses Patti as her pet. Patti is mortified, so she decides to do something about it. But her plan has some unexpected results!
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.
Lauren's Treasure (Sleepover Friends #8)
by Susan SaundersBuried treasure! The Sleepover Friends are going on a "dig" with their class! Scientists from a nearby town have uncovered some valuable old artifacts, and they've asked the kids from Riverhurst to help out with the digging. Stephanie isn't thrilled about crawling around in the dirt, but Kate thinks it sounds like fun. Who knows what they might find? The boys in 5B want to dig up a skeleton. Stephanie hopes to find something more useful--like jewelry. But poor Lauren's been having a bad week. She's sure the dig will be a disaster, too--until she finds real treasure!
Phoenix Rising
by Karen HesseNyle Sumner is an orphan. And in spite of the fact that she and her grandmother live a good life on a Vermont sheep farm, she cannot forget that her father abandoned her. She cannot forget that her mother died in the back room of the farmhouse when Nyle was six. And she cannot forget that her grandfather died in that same room, just a few years ago. When there's an explosion at a nearby nuclear plant, a woman and her fifteen-year-old son seek refuge in Nyle's house. Ezra Trent has been severely poisoned with radiation, and Nyle is sure that he will die in the back room, just like the others. She'd rather not get to know him; rather not let his death affect her. But somehow inside, Nyle knows she must try to help this person--that his life depends on it.
Patti's New Look (Sleepover Friends #4)
by Susan SaundersPatti's always been quiet and shy. But then one night the Sleepover Friends take a personality quiz ... and it says Patti's too boring. The girls tell her it's only a dumb test. But Patti believes it, and she decides it's time for a new Patti. First she goes out and buys some crazy clothes. Then she becomes friends with Karen, who's completely boy-crazy. And suddenly everything is "awesome" and "intense"! If Patti keeps changing, she may start thinking that sleepovers are for babies. Have the girls lost their sleepover friend forever?
Lauren in the Middle (Sleepover Friends #20)
by Susan SaundersWhat if your old friends don't like your new friend? Lauren thinks the new girl in town, Ginger Kinkaid, is really neat--from her moviestar-sounding name to her sophisticated southern drawl. And she and Ginger have so much in common! They both love the color blue, prefer math to history, and think TV star Kevin DeSpain is the cutest man alive. But Kate and Stephanie aren't impressed with Ginger. In fact, they think she's a total fake, who'll say or do anything to win a friend. Are Lauren's Sleepover Friends being unfair? Or is Ginger trying a bit too hard to become Lauren's best--and only--friend?
Kate's Camp-out (Sleepover Friends #6)
by Susan SaundersGhost Busters! When Kate's family invites the Sleepover Friends to camp-out on Spirit Lake, nothing goes the way Kate expects it to. There are mice in the cabin, spooky stories about the lake, and two dumb boys who love playing practical jokes--on girls! Kate's sure this will be their worst sleepover ever, but Patti, Lauren, and Stephanie are determined to make the best of it. After all, who wants to sit around roasting marshmallows when there are ghosts to be found?
Cher's Furiously Fit Workout (Clueless Series)
by Randi Reisfeld Amy HeckerlingHere's an all-new novel based on the new ABC-TV prime-time series, and written by Randi Reisfeld, creator of the hit movie Clueless starring Alicia Silverstone.
Center Stage (Girl Talk #28)
by L. E. BlairSometimes great ideas get a little out of control! When Sabrina decides to start a seventh-grade drama club at Bradley Junior High, everyone thinks it's a great idea--even the principal, Mr. Hansen. But when Sabrina tries to be the producer, director, writer, and star, everyone thinks it's a disaster--even Sabrina!
Veronica Knows Best
by Nancy K. RobinsonVeronica has advice for everyone, but she doesn't have all the answers. She doesn't know how to keep her real friends and make new ones. She doesn't know how to get attention from her divorced parents, her mother who is busy staying young and her father who lives far away in California and doesn't answer her letters. She doesn't get jokes and doesn't tell the truth half of the time. She doesn't know how to make her daydreams come true, like spending Christmas with the father she barely remembers and teaching a popular girl in school, who sounds like a broken police car siren, how to sing well enough to star as Maria in the school play, "The Sound of Music." Some kids actually run away when they see Veronica coming and some are nice to her because they feel sorry that she gets into so much trouble. Her biggest project backfires and Veronica's lonely life gets even lonelier. There's one thing about Veronica that makes all the difference. She doesn't give up. You'll laugh and cringe as Veronica's sorry messes become the beginning of much happier days to come.
Swallow, the Star (High Horse #3)
by K. M. PeytonSwallow looked boldly at the film people and the wind blew his heavy mane up over his crest. Swallow the star! When a film company asks for a 'difficult' pony to appear in their new film, Swallow - Rowan's beautiful but very high-spirited pony - is everyone's first choice. But it is Rowan's talented friend Hugh who is picked to ride Swallow - not Rowan. And as Rowan watches Swallow put on a splendid performance for the cameras - throwing one enormous buck after another - she begins to have terrible doubts. Can she ever ride well enough to control her bold young pony?