Pages 1, 27, 112, 120 and 156 contain a character's exclamation of either, "Oh, God" or ohmygod or "God". In the USA there are over 247 million Christians, over 6 million Jews and over 2.6 million Muslims. Christians and Jews are admonished in Exodus 20:7 to "not take the Lord's name in vain", ...
Twelve-year-old Cassie has a lot to cope with when her father moves "out of the picture." Her mom's constantly working overtime, her teenage sister's going AWOL, and her little brother seriously needs attention. It's up to Cassie to prevent total chaos at home -- or so she thinks. She can't cont...
Hanna and Olivia were standing on my doorstep, belting the Green Girls theme song—or anyway, one of them—at the top of their lungs. They were carrying backpacks and what looked suspiciously like sleeping bags. “Um, hi?” I said, confused. “We’re serenading you,” Hanna explained, laughing. “Thanks,...
“I completely agree, the mudroom is hopeless,” she was saying. “And my professional advice is, get rid of that wall. Yup. Just rent a bulldozer and knock the whole thing down.” She noticed me. “Dinner in ten minutes,” she mouthed. I nodded, which made the earrings jiggle. So I immediately stopped...
But Emma is fantastic, and I want you to know, Mari, that I hope you two will stay best friends forever. In reality, though, today is the second time Mom “forgot” to tell me that Emma had called. (The first time was the day we moved; I found out about it when Emma e-mailed me about a week later.)...
The three of us had just sat down to start eating when the kitchen phone rang. We looked at each other. When Mom was here, she refused to let us answer the phone at dinnertime. It’s probably just a telemarketer, she would say. If it was a real person, then he or she should learn to respect our di...