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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.
Tumbling Ghosts (The Gymnasts #7)
by Elizabeth A. LevyHalloween will be a real treat... unless Jodi loses her temper. The Pinecones are having a Halloween party and Jodi's been put in charge. She wants it to be the best party ever, but that famous temper of hers keeps getting in the way. Becky, the wicked witch of the gym, makes a bet that Jodi can't handle the job. If Jodi loses her temper one more time, Becky will win the bet, and the party will be ruined. Can the team help Jodi learn to keep cool before Becky tricks her into blowing her top?
Death Turns a Trick (Rebecca Schwartz Mysteries #1)
by Julie SmithIt's one thing to represent hookers in court and quite another to play piano for fun at a feminist bordello. So when San Francisco attorney Rebecca Schwartz barely escapes a police raid, she has only herself to blame. But it's not over yet. By the time she gets back to her apartment, Rebecca discovers the bludgeoned body of beautiful Kandi, a college student and part-time prostitute. Rebecca is beginning to feel besieged-as indeed she soon is-by a killer. For a nice Jewish girl from staid Marin County, life is becoming much too complicated.
High Flyer! (The Secret World of Alex Mack #14)
by Patricia Barnes-SvarneyUp, Up, and Away! Alex may have some unusual powers, but one thing she can't do is fly. So when her new friend Chris invites Alex and her friends to the soaring fields where his dad flies glider planes, she leaps at the opportunity. Everyone has a great time, and when Chris tells them about his dad's plan to start a flying school on the fields, they offer to help. Someone, though, is out to stop them. First, the fields are mysteriously damaged. Then one of the planes is sabotaged. Alex knows she shouldn't, but using her GC-161 powers is tempting. How else can she stop the creep who's trying to ground the sailplanes for good? ?
The Ghost in the Graveyard (Sweet Valley Twins Super Chiller #2)
by Jamie SuzanneIs Sweet Valley haunted? Strange things have been happening to Sam Sloane ever since he moved from San Francisco to Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield's neighborhood in Sweet Valley. He can't figure out why everything in town looks so familiar-or why he's mysteriously drawn to a crumbling old mansion in town. When he visits a cemetery in the dead of night and sees a ghost who looks just like him, he turns to Elizabeth and Jessica for help. At first the twins think Sam is imagining things. After all, who believes in ghosts? But the more the girls get to know their new friend, the more they feel he's telling the truth. Something is out there. The twins are going to have to do a little ghost hunting of their own. But what happens if they do discover a ghost? Or, worse, what happens if it discovers them?
The Mystery of the Silver Spider (Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators #8)
by Robert ArthurCancel the coronation! That's what the prince of Varania will have to do if he can't find the royal badge of office-a jeweled silver spider. No prince can be crowned without it. But the silver spider has been stolen! Luckily for the prince, his friends The Three Investigators are on hand. They've had a lot of experience in finding lost and stolen items. But never before have they tried to outwit dangerous political enemies-enemies who want to do away with the prince!
Broken Hearts (Lizzie McGuire #7)
by Kiki ThorpeStop kissing my frog!" Love-bugged! Gordo's always been there for Lizzie-a true best friend. But when he starts secretly dating pretty Brooke Baker. everything changes. Now Gordo's making up stupid excuses to ditch Lizzie. He's not sitting with her at lunch, and in science lab he actually leaves her holding a squid. Eeeauww! The whole thing is freaking Lizzie out! Gordo's a frog. not a prince-certainly not boyfriend material. So Brooke must be two-timing him. Lizzie advises Gordo to dump Brooke before he gets hurt. But is Lizzie truly worried about Gordo's feelings-or is she just trying to protect her own?
The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods
by Ann Cameron<P>From the day Amanda Woods traded right hands with Lyle Leveridge, she knew things were going to change for her. There are some things in life you just can't change, like who your parents are or the way your sister treats you, but she is determined to change what she can. <P>To begin with, she's not going to be just plain Amanda Woods anymore, she's going to be Amanda K. Woods-someone who is proud and strong and sure of herself. <P>Amanda K. Woods is discovering that the person other people think she is and the person she really is are different people. She doesn't quite want to be herself, an eleven-year-old girl who her mother thinks is "average," but then she doesn't want to be like her mother, whose expectations are always high and mighty. <P>She feels closest to her father, but doesn't quite want to be like him, either. She certainly doesn't want to be like her older sister, Margaret, even though her mother thinks Margaret's perfect in almost every way. <P> There is more to Amanda than anyone else can see, and there are things about Amanda that Amanda herself doesn't even know yet. <P>- With the help of a new friend and the borrowed right hand of an old one, Amanda begins to find the secret person who lives inside herself.
Freshman Dreams (Freshman Dorm #5)
by Linda A. CooneyWinnie's summer love is in town. Can she choose between him and Josh? Faith is happy with her life, until her ex-boyfriend shows interest in her roommate. Lauren is taking her life into her own hands. Can she handle the responsibility? KC is thrilled to pose for the university calendar Will the Instant fame change her life? (The girls of Freshman Dorm are back in Freshman Dreams, the gripping fifth book in the new series about three best friends and their freshman year in college
Freshman Games (Freshman Dorm #6)
by Linda A. CooneyKC's a star in the university calendar. She can join any sorority, date any guy. Now that she can have just what she wants, can she make the right choices? Winnie's heart belongs to Josh, but Travis won't take no for an answer. Lauren's mother has cut her off financially, so she's got to get a job, and somehow, forget that she is still hung up on Dash. Faith is consumed with the details of preparing her play for production. And she's got to get used to her high school boyfriend dating Winnie's roommate.
To Walk the Sky Path
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorTen-year-old Billie, a Seminole Indian, is caught between the cultures when his family moves away from the Florida Everglades and nearer the white man's civilization. -- Card catalog description Billie Tommie, a ten-year-old Seminole Indian, lives with his family in a chickee on a mangrove island in the Florida Everglades. Billie is the first in his family to attend school. Now he walks in two worlds--the traditonal world of his ancestors and the modern world of teachers, tourists, and schoolmates. Billie's grandfather, Abraham, tells him the legends, stories, and rituals that are important to the Seminole people. Abraham says that an honest man who leads a good life will walk the path to the city in the sky when he dies. But Billie wants to learn more about the white man's ways. Caught between two cultures, which path will Billie take? Ages 9-12
War Birds
by R. M. MeluchWORLDS AT WAR Tannia, Erde, and Occo-Earth's farthest- flung colony worlds. Long forgotten by the mother planet, each had found its own path to survival. Occo, an isolated planet of mystery ... Tannia and Erde, twin colonies that had coexisted for 192 Earth years-but far from peacefully. Twenty years earlier, the world had come under Tannia's sway, and Anton Nordveldt, shot down on Tannia, became first a prisoner of war, then a professor of the classics, attempting to civilize his former enemies. Then he met the beautiful Maggie, a fighter pilot. Drawn together by love, they were eventually driven apart by Nordveldt's past loyalties-until Tannia and Erde were attacked by a new deadly foe, Occo! And suddenly old enemies became uneasy allies, and Anton and Maggie flew the skies together in a desperate struggle to save both their worlds. . . .
Racing Hearts (Sweet Valley High #9)
by Kate WilliamLove on the run... Roger Barrett has always had a hopeless crush on glamorous, wealthy Lila Fowler. The only attention Lila ever pays to him, though, is to make fun of him in front of her friends. But why shouldn't she, he thinks. After all, he's clumsy and shy and works secretly as a janitor after school. When Roger wins the qualifying heat for a big race, he becomes a school celebrity overnight. And to his surprise, even Lila starts to chase after him. But Roger knows if he runs in the race finals, he'll lose his job. Will Lila still notice him when he's no longer a star?
Stephanie and the Magician (Sleepover Friends #18)
by Susan SaundersThey'd like to make a certain magician disappear! Mandrake the Magician dresses all in black, . wears a mask, and is putting the Sleepover Friends' children's party entertainment business out of business. Who is Mandrake? Stephanie is convinced that if they just find out, the Sleepover Friends can do a little magic of their own... but finding out the answer is harder than they thought. Because whoever the magnificent Mandrake is, he-or she-doesn't want anyone else to know!
Where's Patti? (Sleepover Friends #27)
by Susan SaundersWhat's wrong with Patti? The Sleepover Friends are off to Crab Island for a weekend with Stephanie's grandmother. There's a festival going on, with all sorts of contests. But when the girls meet the Tyler twins- two bratty fifth-grade boys-they know they've got some serious competition. Then Kate, Lauren, and Stephanie begin to notice something strange. Every time they turn around, Patti is missing. Is she just trying to avoid the twins? Or is something else bothering her? The girls will have to find out if they want to win!
Big Sister Stephanie (Sleepover Friends #30)
by Susan SaundersStephanie has had it with her baby brother and sister. All they do is sleep, cry, and eat - but for some reason everyone thinks they're adorable. Kate knows exactly how she feels, since she has to put up with her own little sister, Melissa the Monster. But then the Sleepover Friends notice something strange is going on. Stephanie starts spending a lot of time with Melissa - styling her hair, taking her shopping for clothes, teaching her how to dance. And Kate wants to know why Stephanie is suddenly trying to be the perfect big sister - to her little sister!
Kate the Boss (Sleepover Friends #29)
by Susan SaundersThe Sleepover Friends are fed up with bossy Kate! The homecoming parade is in a few weeks, and the Sleepover Friends are going to build the best float of all! Kate, of course, immediately takes over as "director" of the float. Then the girls find out they have to work on the float with snooty Ginger Kinkaid! Worse yet, Ginger's got her own ideas about how to design the float. But Lauren, Stephanie, and Patti discover they actually like Ginger's ideas better than Kate's. What happens when the Sleepover Friends get tired of being bossed around by Kate?
Lauren's New Address (Sleepover Friends #28)
by Susan SaundersWho wants to live in Nightmare Mansion? Lauren's family is moving to a new house! Her father has found a big, old, run-down place that he hopes to transform into a beautiful home. Lauren is miserable! Moving to "Nightmare Mansion" means being farther away from Patti, Stephanie, and, worst of all, Kate, who's been her almost-next-door-neighbor all her life. But there's no time for moping. Stephanie has gotten the Sleepover Friends involved in tracking down an orphaned princess-who looks suspiciously like Lauren's new neighbor! Is little Maya Jones really Princess Marina of Osterburg?
When Moms Attack (Lizzie McGuire #1)
by Kim OstrowTwo intertwined stories about Lizzie and her mom. Sometimes Lizzie's mother drives her crazy, but other times she is kind of cool. In one story, Lizzie's mom goes on a camping trip with her daughter's class. In the other story, Lizzie and her best friend, Miranda, want to buy bras at the mall, but Lizzie's mom insists on coming along! From the Back Cover My mom just highfived my best friend. And the worst part is she actually thinks she's being cool. Lizzie McGuire is psyched for her class camping trip... until she finds out that the new chaperon is her mom! To make matters worse, it's boys against girls in a big camping contest. And if Mrs. McGuire can't rally the girls to victory, they'll all end up digging in the dirt to refill the class worm farm. Gross! All Lizzie has to do is help her mom win over the other girls. There's only one problem-her mom is driving her crazy! Can Lizzie make peace with her mom... before she dies of embarrassment?
New Kid in School (Lizzie McGuire #6)
by Jasmine JonesSomebody. wake me up! Please, anybody, wake me up from this horrible nightmare! Lizzie can't believe it--her crush boy Ethan Craft actually wants to have lunch with her! Not only that but she'll also get to meet his new friend, a mysterious kid who just transferred from Fiji. He's already made a movie with Steven Spielberg, skipped three grades, and taught Britney Spears how to dance. Talk about instant popularity! But wait ... the new kid looks awfully familiar! it couldn't be ... could it?
Picture This (Lizzie McGuire #5)
by Jasmine JonesIt's Picture Day. and Lizzie's parents have pressured her into wearing the unicorn sweater her grandmother gave her for Christmas. it's so dorky that when Lizzie gets on the school bus, one kid laughs so hard that milk squirts out of his nose. Not exactly the fashion statement Lizzie was going for! Lizzie knows its dumb to care about what other people think. But she really doesn't want to be remembered in the yearbook as the Girl in the Unicorn Sweater either. Will Lizzie be able to come up with a plan to find a new outfit ... before three o'clock?
Emma's Turn (No Way Ballet #3)
by Suzanne WeynLost at Lincoln Center? Emma Guthrie never wanted to leave New York City and move to Eastbridge. Even though she has two good friends, Charlie and Lindsey, in her ballet class at Miss Claudine's, she misses the city and her friend Kerry. When Miss Claudine's class visits the city to see the Nutcracker Suite ballet, Emma makes plans to meet Kerry. But the reunion doesn't work out as expected-and a disappointed Emma decides she's not going to the ballet performance. Now it's up to Charlie and Lindsey to follow her and save the day. But in doing that, all three girls are in for more adventure-and more ballet-than the rest of the class.
Holiday Mischief (Sweet Valley Twins Super Edition #2)
by Jamie SuzanneThe Sweet Valley Middle School Choral Group is off to Washington, D.C., to compete in the national choral championship. Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield and their friend Anna can't wait to go. For the twins, it's their first big trip away from home. For Anna, it's her chance to find her long- lost sister Leslie, who she has just discovered is living in Washington, D.C. Jessica comes up with a brilliant plan to bring Anna and Leslie back together again. But it will mean sneaking out after dark from their hotel to a foreign embassy. If the girls get caught, the whole choral group might be sent home. They know it's dangerous but they don't realize that their escapade is about to become an international news event! And the biggest, most wonderful surprise is that Anna's long- lost sister is not at all what-or who-anyone expected.
Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys
by Kate BrianWhen she was nine, Megan Meade met a group of terrible, mean, Bitter, Popsicle-goo-covered boys, the sons of her father's friend-the McGowan boys. Now, seven years later, Megan's army doctor parents are shipping off to Korea and Megan is being sent to live with the little monsters, who are older now and quite different than she remembered them. Living in a house with seven boys will give Megan, who has never even been kissed, the perfect opportunity to learn everything there is to know about boys. And she'll send all her notes to her best friend, Tracy, in . . . Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys
How I Survived Being a Girl
by Wendelin Van DraanenDuring the summer before sixth grade, Carolyn struggles with being a girl. She likes digging forts in the yard, riding her bike, spying on the strange neighbours. She hates dolls, dresses, and ribbons in her hair. But Carolyn learns that there can be advantages to being a girl, and that she can make being a girl work to her advantage. Near Christmas, Caroline gets a gift that she wasn't even aware that she wanted.