How would you feel if your life changed in a heartbeat? Unfortunately, this is what Natalie had to go through. Natalie is a typical teenage girl - she works a job, loves a good time, and can act a little rebellious. When her current school year comes to an end, she is excited to spend another fun...
Annie's mother has special powers.Annie's mother is a master at drawing out secrets.Annie's mother is the one and only, the irresistible Madam Caterina.Annie and her mother come to Peach Hill, the latest in a string of towns where Mama sets herself up as a spiritual adviser who can put people in ...
In the late nineteenth century, in a dot of a town called Westley, lives the smallest girl in the world. Josephine stands only twenty-two inches high and her parents charge gawkers a penny a piece to see her – until they realize that the headmistress of MacLaren Academy for Girls will pay even mo...
A tick beside Percy Graham on the list in the hallway is so rare that he leans in till his nose nearly touches the page, making sure the mark is not misplaced from Luke Flanders above or Ben Hawthorne below.Percy does not recognize the handwriting. But the stamp is a little Queen’s head in cream ...
Jane tried to shout in a whisper as she hurtled toward me. “Let me talk to Mommy!” She grabbed at the receiver. I tortured her for two seconds, holding it above her head. Then I gave in, before she collapsed with yearning. “Hi, Mommy,” she said in her most annoying baby voice. How could she be so...
But none of that is useful when it comes to being a servant, is it? And nothing to ready me either, for the other surprises a girl might stumble over. Let no one doubt that I've learned my lesson and plenty more besides. Imagine me back then, not knowing how silverware is to be laid out on a tabl...
As usual, seeing us together, Alyssa couldn’t miss the chance to be mean. “I said, Hey, Bertie!” she hooted, knocking his arm so that the book slammed to the floor. I stared at her coldly. Hubert’s problem is that he doesn’t stand up for himself. He’s too polite. He doesn’t even like to talk out ...
asked Alyssa. “It’s a good thing we’re back late from the trip,” I said. “Most of the kids are gone, not to mention my mother.” “Hello? Billie! Remember me? What are you going to do about me?” I tried to stare at her. I wanted to shoot her a killer look like my mother’s. “I’m over here, pinhead.”...