Jeanne Betancourt

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  • Bibliography:
    71 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1983
  • Latest Book:
    August 2011
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Full Series List in Order

Cheer USA!

1 - Go, Girl, Go! (Sep-1999)
2 - Fight, Bulldogs, Fight! (Nov-1998)
3 - Ready, Shoot, Score! (Nov-1999)
4 - We've Got Spirit! (Nov-1999)

Pony Mysteries

Penny & Pepper (Jan-2011)
The Clue in the Clubhouse (Aug-2011)

Pony Pals

1 - I Want a Pony (Nov-1994)
2 - A Pony for Keeps (Jan-1995)
3 - A Pony in Trouble (Mar-1995)
4 - Give Me Back My Pony (1995)
5 - Pony to the Rescue (Aug-1995)
6 - Too Many Ponies (Oct-1995)
7 - Runaway Pony (Dec-1995)
8 - Good-Bye Pony (Feb-1996)
9 - The Wild Pony (Apr-1996)
10 - Don't Hurt My Pony (Aug-1996)
11 - Circus Pony (Oct-1996)
12 - Keep Out, Pony! (Dec-1996)
13 - The Girl Who Hated Ponies (Feb-1997)
14 - Pony-Sitters (Apr-1997)
15 - The Blind Pony (Aug-1997)
16 - The Missing Pony Pal (Oct-1997)
17 - Detective Pony (Jan-1998)
18 - The Saddest Pony (Dec-1998)
19 - Moving Pony (Mar-1999)
20 - Stolen Ponies (Jun-1999)
21 - The Winning Pony (Aug-1999)
22 - Western Pony (Oct-1999)
23 - The Pony and the Bear (Dec-1999)
24 - Unlucky Pony (Feb-2000)
25 - The Lonely Pony (Apr-2000)
26 - Movie Star Pony (Jun-2000)
27 - The Pony and the Missing Dog (Dec-2000)
28 - The Newborn Pony (Feb-2001)
29 - Lost and Found Pony (Apr-2001)
30 - Pony-4-Sale (Jun-2001)
31 - Ponies from the Past (Aug-2001)
32 - He's My Pony! (Oct-2001)
33 - What's Wrong with My Pony? (Dec-2001)
34 - The Pony and the Lost Swan (Apr-2002)
35 - Magic Pony (Aug-2002)
36 - The Pony and the Haunted Barn (Oct-2002)
37 - No Ponies in the House! (Mar-2003)
38 - Ponies on Parade (Oct-2003)

Pony Pals Super Specials

1 - The Baby Pony (Jun-1996)
2 - The Story of Our Ponies (Jun-1997)
3 - The Ghost Pony (Feb-1997)
4 - The Fourth Pony Pal (Feb-2002)
5 - Pony Problem (Dec-2002)
6 - The Last Pony Ride (Mar-2004)

Three Girls in the City

1 - Self-Portrait (May-2003)
2 - Exposed (Oct-2003)
3 - Black and White (Mar-2004)
4 - Close-Up (Jul-2004)

Book List in Order: 71 titles

  • Am I Normal?

  • Dear Diary

  • Rainbow Kid

  • The Edge

    High school student Cassandra, who works as a technician for a company making music videos, suspects that a near-fatal accident during a concert by the rock group The Edge is really an attempted murder....

  • Turtle Time

  • Between Us

    Nothing has ever come between Carolyn and Christine Baird, 16-year-old identical twins, until a career seminar takes Chris from school for six weeks to work in a hospital pharmacy. While Chris gets involved with her job, Carolyn drifts further away, ...

  • Puppy Love

    A child of divorced parents, eighth-grader Aviva has to deal with her two families, a new baby brother, grief over her dog's death, a crush on an unattainable boy, and a troubled schoolmate who turns out to be a really good friend and strong support....

  • Sweet 16 and Never

  • Crazy Christmas



  • Home Sweet Home

    Tracy undergoes a drastic lifestyle change when her family moves from their New York City apartment to Grandmother Tilly's farm where she makes few friends until Anya, a foreign exchange student, arrives from the Soviet Union....

  • Valentine Blues

    Aviva's altruism gets the better of her when she persuades her parents to allow the cutest boy in the eighth grade--an orphan--to move into their home, and then overhears him rating her a mere two on a scale from one to ten....

  • Not Just Party Girls

    Consumed with guilt over the contrast between her comfortable life and conditions at the camp for migrant workers where she has been volunteering, sixteen-year-old Anne horrifies her two best friends by threatening to quit the moneymaking business th...

  • More Than Meets the Eye

    Elizabeth's romantic interest in an Asian American student angers a prejudiced bully named Brad....

  • Kate's Turn

  • My Name Is Brain Brian

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    Brian may be a class clown, but he's no dummy. Brian's friends think a lot of the things he does in school are really funny, like writing his name as "Brain." But he's not joking around. Brian tries hard, but nothing comes out right. He feels just...

  • I Want a Pony

    Pony Pals - 1

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Lulu wants a pony. If only she had a pony, then staying with her grandmother while her father is away would not be so bad. If she had a pony, she could ride with Pam and Anna. And then they could be friends -- Po...

  • A Pony for Keeps

    Pony Pals - 2

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Anna loves her pony, Acorn. She knows that he is perfect for her. But her parents think Acorn is the reason why she is doing badly in school. If she doesn't get better grades, they will take him away. Pam and ...

  • Give Me Back My Pony

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy
    Pony Pals - 4

    Lulu has fallen in love with the beautiful pony Snow White, and when the pony's snobby owner returns from boarding school, the Pony Pals realize that Lulu and Snow White belong together and come up with a plan. Original....

  • A Pony in Trouble

    Pony Pals - 3

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Pam's father is a veterinarian, so she is used to being around sick animals. But when her own pony gets sick, Pam needs her Pony Pals more than ever. Her Pony Pals, Anna and Lulu, try to figure out what is mak...



  • Pony to the Rescue

    Pony Pals - 5

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Anna, Pam, and Lulu are planning a camping trip with their ponies. Anna is excited about the overnight trip and trail riding with her pony, Acorn. But the trip turns out to be a bigger adventure than the Pony Pal...

  • Too Many Ponies

    Pony Pals - 6

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Pam Crandal has a great new job. She is helping to school two new ponies. Pam loves training the ponies, but she must work long hours. Pam worries that her pony, Lightning, doesn't understand why Pam is spendi...

  • Runaway Pony

    Pony Pals - 7

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Lulu's pony, Snow White, is sick. Snow White has strangles and must be kept apart from the other ponies. But the pony does not like being alone at the Baxter farm. The night of a big snowstorm, Snow White gets...

  • Good-Bye Pony

    Pony Pals - 8

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Ms. Wiggins asks the Pony Pals to take care of her old pony while she is away. Anna loves Winston and is happy to watch over the sweet pony. But Winston is very old. The poor pony is very sick. Anna is upset a...

  • The Wild Pony

    Pony Pals - 9

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! When Pam is trail riding, she sees a pony in a field near a vacant house. The pony looks skinny and has not been groomed. Has someone moved and left the pony behind? Pam and her Pony Pals, Lulu and Anna, want ...

  • The Baby Pony

    Pony Pals Super Specials - 1

  • Don't Hurt My Pony

    Pony Pals - 10

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! On the Wiggins trail, Lulu's pony gets her hoof stuck in an animal trap. Why would someone be setting traps on the trail? Who would want to hurt Lulu's pony? The Pony Pals have to solve this mystery. All of th...

  • Circus Pony

    Pony Pals - 11

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! The circus is in town! All the Pony Pals are excited, especially Anna. Anna loves the circus and wants to spend all her time at the big top. When Anna finds out the circus pony can't perform, Anna knows that A...

  • Keep Out, Pony!

    Pony Pals - 12

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Pony Pal Trail is special to all the Pony Pals. The trail connects Pam's backyard to the pony paddock Anna and Lulu share. The shortcut lets the girls see each other and their ponies all the time. But now ever...

  • The Ghost Pony

    Pony Pals Super Specials - 3

    This story is about two girls named LuLu and Anna who discovered a horseshoe and other objects from the late 1800's on a trail they were exploring. There was a strange noise and their ponies were spooked. Now they were beginning wonder if there coul...



  • The Girl Who Hated Ponies

    Pony Pals - 13

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Lulu's father asks the Pony Pals to spend time with a friend's daughter. Though Melissa Prince is the same age as the Pony Pals, they have nothing else in common. Melissa is from the city and cares about her hair...

  • Pony-Sitters

    Pony Pals - 14

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Anna and her friends have a new job. When the Klines ask the Pony Pals to take care of Mimi and her new pony, Anna is so excited. Mimi is very cute and her pony is adorable! But Mimi doesn't like doing pony ch...

  • The Story of Our Ponies

    Pony Pals Super Specials - 2

  • The Blind Pony

    Pony Pals - 15

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Kim and her Dartmoor pony, Dandy, are visiting Wiggins. When Pam and Lightning meet Kim and her pony, they both sense something is wrong. Pam thinks that Kim's pony is blind! Kim doesn't want anyone to know ab...

  • The Missing Pony Pal

    Pony Pals - 16

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! After a bad fall practicing for gymkhana games, Lulu feels guilty about hurting Snow White. She is afraid to ride and doesn't want to be a Pony Pal anymore. Pam and Anna thought that they would all be Pony Pal...

  • Detective Pony

    Pony Pals - 17

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! In the middle of the night, Anna hears Acorn's whinny in the Crandal paddock. There is a fire in Dr. Crandal's animal clinic. All the animals are in danger! The Pony Pals notice that a stray cat who was stayin...

  • Fight, Bulldogs, Fight!

    Cheer USA! - 2

    BIG GAME. BIG RIVALRY. BIG TROUBLE. Emily is nervous about cheering at the big football game. Did she get picked for the squad just because of her family connections? Jean's parents are way too strict. They don't know what the cheer squad does ...

  • Ten True Animal Rescues

    A gorilla takes care of a little boy who falls into her cage at the zoo; a cat saves an infant''s life; a dolphin rescues a drowning woman. These and more exciting true stories offer the best in real-life drama for animal lovers....

  • The Saddest Pony

    Pony Pals - 18

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Pam and Lightning discover an old pony in a farmhouse shed. The pony appears neglected. Lulu and Anna, Pam's Pony Pals, agree. This is the saddest pony they have ever seen. Who owns the pony? And why aren't they ...

  • Moving Pony

    Pony Pals - 19

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Lulu feels sorry for Sandy Nation. It's hard moving to a new place and leaving your friends behind. But why does Sandy suddenly change her mind about going on a trail ride with the Pony Pals? When Sandy disapp...



  • Stolen Ponies

    Pony Pals - 20

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! One day while the Pony Pals are at their secret hide-out they hear thunder and it starts to rain. Anna goes to check on the ponies and discovers that all three ponies are missing! The ponies may be in great da...

  • The Winning Pony

    Pony Pals - 21

    Pam doesn't like competing in horse shows. She enjoys helping her Pony Pals give riding lessons to Rosalie and Mimi so they have a chance of winning. But after some lessons from her mother's friend, Olympic champion Eleanor Morgan, Pam changes her ...

  • Go, Girl, Go!

    Cheer USA! - 1

    This first installment in the new cheerleading series follows four fiercely determined seventh-grade Florida girls as they give their all in the challenging tryouts for the Claymore Middle School cheerleading team. Original....

  • Western Pony

    Pony Pals - 22

    After coming home from vacation, Lulu is upset to learn that her beloved horse, Snow White, is missing and becomes even more enraged to learn that she had been ridden by a strange boy without her permission while she was away. Original....

  • Ready, Shoot, Score!

    Cheer USA! - 3

    Even though she is excited for the Regional Cheer USA competition in Miami and to see her old friends, Melody wonders if they will get along with her new friends, while Emily and Joan try to cope with problems of their own. Original....

  • We've Got Spirit!

    Cheer USA! - 4

  • The Pony and the Bear

    Pony Pals - 23

    Anna is on night watch during a Pony Pals camp out when she hears a rustling sound and her pony Acorn gets restless, but she's not sure whether it's a bear or just Tommy and Mike playing tricks. Original....

  • Unlucky Pony

    Pony Pals - 24

  • The Lonely Pony

    Pony Pals - 25

  • Movie Star Pony

    Pony Pals - 26



  • The Pony and the Missing Dog

    Pony Pals - 27

  • The Newborn Pony

    Pony Pals - 28

  • Lost and Found Pony

    Pony Pals - 29

  • Pony-4-Sale

    Pony Pals - 30

    When Pam discovers that an entertainer called Maggie the Magician seems to be mistreating her pony, Cloud, Pam and her friends in the Pony Pals decide to help, and discover that Cloud's previous owner lives in the area....

  • Ponies from the Past

    Pony Pals - 31

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Lulu and Snow White find an old letter hidden in a jar. The mysterious letter is from one young girl to another. The girls seem to like ponies as much as the Pony Pals. But something tragic kept them from riding. L...

  • He's My Pony!

    Pony Pals - 32

    After the Pony Pals teach Christine, who has cerebral palsy, to ride, Anna becomes jealous when she starts to think that her pony likes Christine better and when Christine comes up with better face-painting designs....

  • What's Wrong with My Pony?

    Pony Pals - 33

    Pam is concerned when her pony starts behaving strangely and stops eating, and Pam wonders if Lightning's behavior is because the pony is mad at her, or maybe she has grown to tall to ride her pony, or maybe Lightning is physically ill....

  • The Fourth Pony Pal

    Pony Pals Super Specials - 4

    After arriving at the jumping clinic, Pam, Anna, and Lulu are upset that they will be separated, and the situation becomes even more disturbing when they discover that something may have happened to Pam's roommate's pony....

  • The Pony and the Lost Swan

    Pony Pals - 34

  • Magic Pony

    Pony Pals - 35

    Anna stars in a play with Lulu's pony. But someone is trying to sabotage her! She may need a little magic and a lot of help from her own pony to learn her lines on time.

    Anna is going to star in a play with Lulu's pony, Snow White.
    But she'...

  • The Pony and the Haunted Barn

    Pony Pals - 36

    Is the Pony Pals new secret hideout haunted by the spirit of a long-ago pony?

    Pam and her Pony Pals have found the perfect new hideout...or so they think. The mysterious barn they discover while exploring a new trail in the woods near an old g...

  • Pony Problem

    Pony Pals Super Specials - 5

    Snow White and Acorn are fighting and it's ruining the girls' freindship. Can Pam figure out what's going on with the ponies before Anna and Lulu decide they no longer want to be Pony Pals?

    Snow White and Acorn are fighting. They bite each oth...

  • No Ponies in the House!

    Pony Pals - 37

    There's no mystery too big (or too small) for three best friends and their ponies to solve! Lulu and Snow White play detective when a funny mishap leads the Pony Pals on a crazy, fun-lovin adventure.

    It's a mystery! When 5-year-old Rosalie sto...

  • Self-Portrait

    Three Girls in the City - 1

    THREE GIRLS, THREE FRIENDS? NOT SO FAST. JOY: My name means happiness. Yeah, right. MAYA: Friends are people you like. So what am I doing with these two? CAROLYN: Home is where the heart is. So why am I living in New York City? Someti...

  • Exposed

    Three Girls in the City - 2

    From award winning author Jeanne Betancourt the 2nd in the series about Maya, Joy and Carolyn, 3 unlikely friends who meet at a photo-workshop in Greenwich Village, NYC.

    Joy: Now living at her mom's full time. She thinks she'll have more freed...

  • Ponies on Parade

    Pony Pals - 38

    Anna's pony float is sure to be the main attraction at the town's Pony Parade...until one of Tommy Rand's pranks goes too far.

    Anna has a great idea for the town's first ever Pony Parade. Ten lucky artists get to paint a lifesize copy of a pon...

  • Black and White

    Three Girls in the City - 3

    The 3rd in the series about three very different New York girls who meet at a photo workshop and unexpectedly learn that they are friends. New series from award winning author Jeanne Betancourt.

    Carolyn can't bear the thought that her father i...

  • The Last Pony Ride

    Pony Pals Super Specials - 6

    Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! Pam, Anna, and Lulu thought they'd be Pony Pals forever, but all that is about to change. Lulu's dad wants her to live with him in Africa, and Anna and Pam are growing too tall for their ponies. Now the girls have...

  • Close-Up

    Three Girls in the City - 4

    In this 4th book about New York City girlfriends Maya, Joy and Carolyn , a dramatic city-wide blackout teaches the girls about courage, cooperation and the meaning of friendship.

    Joy, Maya and Carolyn have finally figured out the basics of the...

  • Ava Tree and the Wishes Three

    The morning of Ava Tree's eighth birthday begins the same as always . . . only different. Today, Ava makes wishes and they come true. It's A for Amazing! First, she wishes that her pet rabbit, Tibbar, will use the toilet instead of his messy, anno...

  • Penny & Pepper

    Pony Mysteries
    Scholastic Reader: Level 3

    Penny is visiting her grandparents out in the country for the summer. They have a surprise for her--a pony named Pepper! Along with their new friends, Tom and Tina, Penny and Pepper solve mysteries in the neighborhood, and rescue a frightened kitten!...

  • The Clue in the Clubhouse

    Pony Mysteries
    Scholastic Reader: Level 3

    An early reader series for every horse lover and mystery fan! Penny, Tina, and Tom get permission to make the old shed into their clubhouse. After they clean it up, Tina and Tom's mom comes to them with a mystery: where did she lose her keys? With...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jeanne Betancourt has published 71 books.

Jeanne Betancourt does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Clue in the Clubhouse, was published in August 2011.

The first book by Jeanne Betancourt, Am I Normal?, was published in January 1983.

Yes. Jeanne Betancourt has 5 series.
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