Betsy Haynes books

Taffy Sinclair and The Secret Admirer Epidemic (1988)

Jana Morgan has been receiving love notes from a secret admirer! And when Taffy Sinclair finds out, she's sure to be jealous. The Fabulous Five set out to uncover the identity of Jana's secret admirer, and uncover a big surprise instead.

Melanie's Identity Crisis (1990)

The Fabulous Five Minus One (1991)

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Teen Taxi (1990)

The Against Taffy Sinclair Club (1984)

It was bad enough when Taffy Sinclair was just a pretty face. But now that she's developing faster than Jana Morgan and her fifth-grade friends, it's an all-out war! What Jana and her friends don't know is that even the best-laid plans can backfire suddenly.

Taffy Sinclair Strikes Again (1984)

It's time gorgeous Taffy Sinclair had a little competition. That's why Jana Morgan and her friends form The Fabulous Five, a self improvement club. But when the third meeting ends in disaster, Jana finds she has four new enemies! And with enemies like these, there's only one friends worth having....

Taffy Sinclair and the Romance Machine Disaster (1987)

This book wasn't as great as I thought it would be. It was all about love and conforming yourself so as to be accepted. I think if it wasn't for the really cute boy in the cover, I wouldn't have liked this book.We have Jana Morgan who tries her best to get paired up with Randy Kirwan, the most po...

The Truth About Taffy Sinclair (1988)

After years of hating Taffy, previously known only through the eyes of Janna and the Fabulous Five, readers now have the chance to see whether or not she has been misunderstood all this time. Taffy tells of pending humiliation because she has lost her diary; if it is read in public, everyone who ...

The Christmas Countdown (1989)

Taffy Sinclair and the Melanie Make-over (1988)

When Taffy tells Melanie Edwards about a new modeling school, Melanie talks the Fabulous Five into signing up. Soon Melanie is spending lots of time with Taffy Sinclair, who's promised to get Melanie professional modeling jobs. The Fabulous Five know Taffy's up to something... Can they win Melani...

Nobody Likes Taffy Sinclair (1991)

Taffy comes back from Hollywood and is treated much differently at home. How will she leave home again once she starts to fit in if her new movie is going to be made into a television series? This book deals with the want to fit in, and how to deal with problems

The Fabulous Five Together Again (1992)

When her friends from back home come to London for a visit, Christie cannot wait to show them around and introduce them to her new English friends, but the two groups' meeting is less than harmonious.

Mall Mania (1991)

Seventh-Grade Menace (1989)

Class Trip Calamity (1992)

Overjoyed when she finds out that Wakeman Junior High is to become a middle school and that she and the other seventh graders will be upperclassmen, Jana soon realizes that her superior attitude could get her into a lot of trouble.

Celebrity Auction (1990)

Fabulous Five 024 - The Great TV Turnoff

Willie's article took up the entire lower half of the front page. The headline blared: BRANFORD TELEVISION TURNOFF A HUGE SUCCESS. Underneath that, in smaller letters, was: Similar Turnoff Suggested for Wakeman Junior High. Even worse, her mother's byline was on the story, for all the world to se...

Fabulous Five 006 - The Parent Game

"She had a modeling appointment. She said it was important to her. I've been sitting here all afternoon with her bear and Rex because of it." "I know. We were there when she asked you to sit. But she was definitely at the game, cheering like crazy. I think that you've been had," said Christie. "B...

Fabulous Five 020 - The Witches of Wakeman

Mr. Levine held up his hand. "Remember, this is a dress rehearsal, but because it's open to friends and family, you must be extra alert at all times. Concentrate, everyone, concentrate." "And good luck to everybody!" Molly shouted. The director looked as if someone had hit him. "No, Molly. Don't ...

Fabulous Five 021 - Jana to the Rescue

All morning she heard kids talking about the fight between the boy from Phoenix House and an eighth-grader she didn't know. And most of the talk was that the kids from Phoenix House were nothing but trouble. It wasn't fair, she thought. Just because a boy from the homeless shelter was involved in...

Fabulous Five 030 - Sibling Rivalry

"Are you okay?" As she hurried toward her brother, she realized he definitely was not okay. One of his skis was lying broken nearby, and he was gripping his ankle. His face was twisted in pain. Todd managed a small smile. "Boy, am I glad to see you." "What happened?" Beth asked as she released he...

Fabulous Five 005 - The Bragging War

Beth marched into the family room after supper in the middle of an argument between Brian and Brittany, who were each trying to persuade their father that it was their turn to take the van. "You had it last night," argued Brian. Brittany raised her eyebrows. "So I had to go to the library. That d...

Taffy Sinclair 005 - Blackmailed by Taffy Sinclair

"Taffy really looked mad.""She is mad," I assured them. Then I went on to tell them about the math homework. "I don't know what happened. I copied the answers for Taffy from the problems we had worked and . . ." My voice trailed off as I suddenly remembered what had been going on the day before. ...

Fabulous Five 015 - Melanie's Identity Crisis

Now what was she going to do? Her mother had sent her to her room. Melanie bristled. That way, I won't be able to see what's really going on around here. She had just changed into her nightgown when she heard her mother's footsteps coming up the stairs and then a soft knock on her door. Dashing t...

Fabulous Five 022 - Melanie's Valentine

Time to get up!" Melanie slowly opened her eyes and then closed them tightly again when she realized that it was morning and her mother was calling. "Go away," she muttered, pulling the pillow over her head. It had taken forever to get to sleep last night after her date with Shane and their kiss ...

Taffy Sinclair 010 - Taffy Sinclair Goes to Hollywood

Instead, a flame-red IROC-Z full of laughing teenagers screeched to a stop under the hotel portico, and a waving KJ yelled for her to get in. Taffy's pulse raced with excitement. Back home, none of her friends were old enough to drive yet, and a parent or older brother or sister had to take them ...

Fabulous Five 027 - The Scapegoat

It smelled delicious. The only problem was that Christie was so depressed, she wasn't sure she could eat it. In the dining room at St. Margaret's, the youngest girls sat at one end of the room, and the oldest girls at the other. Girls entered St. Meg's when they were five and went until they were...

Taffy Sinclair 004 - Taffy Sinclair and the Romance Machine Disaster

I waited in the stands the way Randy had told me to do. He told me that he would be out of the gym just as soon as he took a shower and changed his clothes and then we would walk to Mama Mia's Pizzeria, which was only three blocks away.It was a cold fall day, and I zipped up my jacket and watched...

Fabulous Five 019 - The Boys-Only Club

"We just won't leave any room for them to sit down," Christie said, moving to the outer edge of the booth. It was Thursday after school and Beth, Christie, Katie, Melanie, and Jana were seated in Bumpers. "I hate the way those guys have been telling everyone that they belong to The Fabulous Five,...

Fabulous Five 023 - Mall Mania

"I thought Joan Lunden was your idol," Jana said. Beth shrugged. "You ought to watch Connie Chung sometime. I mean, she is so professional and businesslike. Joan Lunden is awfully casual. Watching her is almost like having your aunt come for a visit or something." "Personally, I like Barbara Walt...

Fabulous Five 031 - The Fabulous Five Together Again

Cool!" exclaimed Katie, taking in the interior of Montague's. Ping-Pong tables with several couples playing matches were on the right. A row of video machines lined the wall behind them. In the center of the room was a jukebox and dance floor. Snack machines stood side by side along the wall to t...

Taffy Sinclair 008 - Taffy Sinclair and the Melanie Make-Over

Laura rushed to her. "Stand back everyone," she demanded. "Give her air."As Laura dropped to her knees beside her, Melanie began to stir."Don't try to sit up," Laura ordered. "Just lie where you are."Melanie opened her eyes. "What happened?" she whispered. Then, as if to answer her own question, ...

Fabulous Five 013 - The Christmas Countdown

Her six-year-old brother, Jeffy, under strict orders to mind his own business, had planted himself directly in front of the television. He was watching a cartoon Christmas special with the sound turned low. "You're the one who said we were going to do it," said Beth. "There must be forty or fifty...

Taffy Sinclair 009 - The Truth About Taffy Sinclair

Randy Kirwan was going to walk me home after school. The day seemed endless, even though we spent most of the time cleaning up the sixth-grade room to get it ready for summer vacation.When the dismissal bell finally rang, I hurried to my locker and then to the front door to wait for Randy. I trie...

Fabulous Five 014 - The Seventh-Grade Menace

Jana was sitting in a booth with the rest of The Fabulous Five in the junior high hangout. "She actually took something from Whitney Larkin and threatened me if I told." "Do you know for sure that it was Whitney's homework she took?" asked Katie. "No, I can't prove it. I talked to Whitney after c...

Fabulous Five 028 - Breaking Up

Alexis had been right. Not only were Marcie and Melinda sitting with Tony and Randy, but Sara was right beside him, looking at him with adoring eyes. What was worse, Randy was smiling back at her. Pain stabbed Jana's heart. She couldn't stand to look at them, so she took a deep breath and hurried...

Fabulous Five 032 - Class Trip Calamity

How dare Laura try to sink her claws into Randy and work on him to join her party crowd? That was obviously what she was doing. Laura glanced up. Seeing Jana, she let a smile twitch around her mouth for an instant, and then she looked at Randy and went on talking. Jana whirled around and stomped ...

Fabulous Five 025 - The Fabulous Five Minus One

"It's huge." "It sure is," agreed Jana. "Wouldn't it be great if Wacko had a pool just like it?" Wacko was the kids' nickname for Wakeman Junior High. "Let's sit in the stands near the middle of the pool," said Katie. "That way we can see everything." Swimmers were doing the butterfly stroke in t...

Fabulous Five 002 - The Trouble with Flirting

She had talked to each of the other members of The Fabulous Five and told them about her conversation with Garrett and his promise to talk Laura McCall into inviting them to her party. "Fantastic!" Jana had said. "With me there, Laura wouldn't dare try to steal Randy." Beth had reacted pretty muc...

Taffy Sinclair 011 - Nobody Likes Taffy Sinclair

Her father had left work early and was in the family room, setting up the VCR to tape the movie. Her mother bustled around in the kitchen, putting chips in a bowl and setting out cans of soda for Taffy and her friends."Oh, this is so exciting," gushed Mrs. Sinclair. "My own baby is a movie star."...

Taffy Sinclair 007 - Taffy Sinclair and the Secret Admirer Epidemic

By lunch period every girl in sixth grade knew about my secret admirer. I was passing the note around on the playground when Kim Baxter looked at me with admiration and said, "Wow! You've got two boys that like you, Randy Kirwan and now—HIM!"It was obvious that most of the other girls were thinki...

Fabulous Five 017 - Celebrity Auction

"That's why I thought a garage sale might work." "And what else do a bunch of junior high school students have that's worth five thousand dollars?" Christie asked dejectedly. "We could have a booth at the next basketball game and sell kisses at a dollar apiece," offered Melanie. "I'd even be will...

Fabulous Five 016 - The Hot-Line Emergency

Her mother, who was principal of Mark Twain Elementary School, was sitting at the table dressed in a blue pin-striped suit with a loose matching bow at her neck, doing paperwork. Her father had his jacket off and was reading the business section of the morning newspaper. Christie thought he looke...

Fabulous Five 012 - Katie's Dating Tips

Newkirk. May I speak to you for a moment?" Katie stuck her head into the classroom where the head of the English department sat at his desk grading papers. Melanie and Tony had been right about one thing, she thought with a sigh. Mr. Newkirk wasn't the greatest-looking man in the world, but still...

Fabulous Five 007 - The Kissing Disaster

"I've come . . . to bite . . . your neck!" he said in his best Dracula voice. Even though his words made her shiver, Melanie couldn't help giving him a wide smile. "Whoever heard of a blond, blue-eyed Dracula?" she joked. "You're a fake." Oh, my dear, that's where you're wrong," he said with a si...

Fabulous Five 008 - The Runaway Crisis

She had been trying for a long time to think of a way to bring up the subject of Tony to her mother. Not that Willie would mind that she was interested in a boy. It was just that she hadn't been sure if she really was interested—until now. She and Tony had talked a little bit more about how to ge...

Fabulous Five 001 - Seventh-Grade Rumors

"Wow! I don't know why I'm so nervous," said Funny. "I had an awful time getting to sleep last night. I just kept thinking about what everyone will say when they see us coming to school together." Jana smiled weakly. "Me, too," she admitted. "You don't want to chicken out, do you?" "No," said Jan...

Taffy Sinclair 002 - Taffy Sinclair Strikes Again

I was desperate for new sneakers, and I loved going to Southgate Mall. Inside, they have big pools with goldfish swimming in them and trees and flowers and stuff growing all around. Sometimes my FORMER friends and I were allowed to ride out there on our bicycles to go to this really neat shop tha...

Fabulous Five 010 - Playing the Part

Beth could tell by the way everyone was talking quietly that they were taking Wakeman's first loss hard. "There they are," said Melanie, waving to Jana, Christie, and Katie. Their friends motioned them over to the big corner booth that had lots of space for kids to sit. "Boy, what a game," said J...

Fabulous Five 026 - Laura's Secret

Alexis turned to look at Laura, but didn't speak. What could Laura say? Her mind spun wildly until she suddenly came up with an idea. "Oh, Dad!" she scoffed, pretending to be impatient with her father. "It's the maid's day off, see, and I was just playing a little joke on him—" "But you said the ...

Fabulous Five 003 - The Popularity Trap

Laura and her friends had not done their little commercial for Melissa at lunchtime, and except for the appearance of the posters for the mystery candidate, the day was a total victory for The Fabulous Five—so far. Christie was feeling especially optimistic, and she tried to act as if it were for...

Fabulous Five 018 - Teen Taxi

She had been absolutely mortified that everyone who had stopped in the hall to hear Brian give her the piece of brick had broken up laughing, and she had muttered a fast "Thank you" to Brian and gotten out of there as quickly as she could. Now, sitting in Family Living class, she knew that there ...

Fabulous Five 009 - The Boyfriend Dilemma

Smith's attempts to make conversation, the ride home from the movie was made in silence. For the first time that she could remember, Christie felt ill at ease sitting next to Jon. The evening, which she thought would prove that they could be best friends, had turned out to be a disaster. When the...