SO YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT PROBLEMS I am a victim of heredity, to say nothing of circumstances. To some kids at Highland High School, a nose that resembles a pear is not such a disaster. One little nose job. But would my dad every agree to that? He'd s...
When a student in Lou Dunlop's high school English class disappears, Lou begins to wonder what happened to her. Urged on and assisted by Jessie Phillips, the missing girl's attractive and and exasperating best friend, he quickly discovers that this w...
Jennifer had a bad self image �" she’d be the first to admit that. So she devised a plan to make herself look better. Almost no food and lots of exercise. It was difficult, but she did it. The thinner she got, the better she felt about herself. Sh...
Ginny had always felt different from the other members of her family. She wasn’t as pretty as her sisters, and her brother was too young, and besides, he was a boy. She’d never really had a close friend. When they moved to a new neighborhood...
Doesn’t personality count for anything? Bet you don’t know about the war that started in California, sort of a a Beverly Hills rebellion. Well, one day my mom, Sharon Long �" you know, the glamorous movie star �" decided to declare war on ...
CHANGING PATTERNS When Cress's uncle died, her mother inherited his old, run-down house in the Shenandoah Valley. Cress was not too happy to learn that she would have to share the job of cleaning it and getting it ready for sale. The place was hopel...
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS Now that Erin was sixteen, everyone told her that it was time to give up her imaginary childhood companion and join the real world. But to Erin, he was as real as the many sketches she had done of him -- sketches that disturbed an...
Once in everyone’s life there comes the chance to speak up for truth. This happened to Brad in an unexpected way, through this friendship with K.C. K.C.was all that Brad admired. He was charismatic, smart, athletic. And most definitely on the ...
Dear Jennifer, The hardest part of this is knowing how much it will hurt you. You’ve helped me through some hard times, and I couldn’t have made it this far without you. When you think of me, and you will, be kind. Tea and Sympathy. Not quite ap...
LITTLE RED LIES Wow! Lydia had been chosen to play violin in the International Youth Orchestra. It was a dream come true -- a week in the Big Apple, meeting kids from all over the world. There was one cute Russian guy in particular! Lydia thought th...
Shy , introspective Faye wears a black feathered jacket despite the summer heat is nick-named ‘Crow’ but the residents of a retirement complex. No one understands Faye’s problem except maybe Gertie. But as Faye, absorbed in her struggle to...
What were these kids up to? Charles Wood �" a new student at North Hill Academy, who seemed to attract danger like a magnet. Maxwell Templeton- Charles’s roommate, an amateur detective and a very clever guy. Elaine Sharp �" Charles’s dream ...
A DATE WITH DEATH Jamie and Tom are in love. They've gone steady since junior high, and are planning to graduate from high school and attend college together. Them, of course, they'll marry. Everything is perfect until Tom breaks a date-and al...
Love, love, love. That's all Lucy heard about these days. She wasn't at all sure what it was, or even if she ever wanted it, now that everything around her had become so weird. Her mother had taken a house in the Hamptons for herself and Lucy, her fa...
You'll never believe what's happened to me. See, there's this crazy guy, Buddy. He's got a big - we're talking humongous, superduper - crush on me. And I don't even know him. Oh sure, he goes to my high school, but he only looks vaguely familiar. ...
Our English teacher gave us an extra credit assignment over summer vacation. We can write our own mystery story, you know, a whodunnit. She said to try and find a real-life mystery and then make up stuff whenever we need it. But I'm not making anyth...
Meet Val DeSantis, one cool dude. If anyone asked him how it was going, he’d say, “No problem, man.” He had an image to protect. The truth was, nothing was going right for Val. The police were hassaling him for skipping school. His mom was ...
My name's Langdon Devereux, but nobody calls me Langdon unless they're made at me. I'm a senior at Siler Galls High School, where the big concern right now is getting enough chicken wire for the prom decorations. I'm a pretty private person. I guess ...
April investigates the mysterious circumstances behind her grandfather's death when she and her mother spend the summer in Sand Canyon, a small town in the middle of the Majave Desert. ...
Teen reporter tells all. Allan Antottle, 16, has made all the right moves in starting his junior year at Ocotillo High. He got contact lenses - goodbye Frog Eyes - and has become feature editor of the school newspaper. He's also looking for a girlfri...
Who’s that guy? His name was Paul Weiser. He was new in town and he was gorgeous! Dark hair, lots of muscles and a sexy scowl. To Sara, he was the embodiment of all her romantic daydreams. Sara had never had a boyfriend, just a best buddy, Scot...