NOVELS

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Beyond the Magic Sphere
Harcourt Brace, 1994; Avon, 1996/ages 8-12
ISBN 0-15-200193-X
*Junior Library Guild selection

S.B. wonders how she’ll ever survive the summer with her country cousin in Upstate New York. Then she meets Cally, a strange girl who draws S.B. into her fantasy world.

"An appealing coming-of-age story.”  ~Booklist
" A pleasant novel with a cast of strong, eccentric characters.” ~Hornbook

The Two-Ton Secret
Avon, 1989/ages 8-12
ISBN 0-380-75904-7

Seth’s sister is the victim of a hit-and-run driver.  Seth thinks he knows who the guilty party is—someone with plenty of money...and plenty of muscle to stop anyone who tries to get to the truth.

If Phyllis Were Here
Houghton Mifflin, 1987; Avon, 1989/ages 8-12
ISBN 0-395-43667-2
*Bowker Best Books for Children

When her beloved Grandmother Phyllis moves to Florida, Libby is left to cope with two busy parents, trouble with her money-making scheme, and a new housekeeper who throws out her valuable comic book collection.

“Excellent point/counterpoint in plot structure.”  ~Booklist
“Clever and economical use of words and dialogue makes for a highly readable style.”  ~School Library Journal

That Special Someone
Berkley Publishing, 1985/young adult
ISBN 0-441-80531-0

Jeffi is tired of listening to her friends talk about “that cute Kurt Erickson.” To her, Kurt is nothing more than new competition for her position as smartest sophomore. Is she in for a surprise!

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