The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier

The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier

Ann M. Martin

Children's Books / Young Adult

Mary Anne is in big trouble. She's bought loads of Christmas presents--and has no way of paying for them all. Baby-sitting money won't be enough to pay for this mistake. There's only one thing Mary Anne can do. She can take on a second job. A job that no one can know about. Not Logan. Not Dawn. Not even Mary Anne's father. Mary Anne's Christmas will be ruined. . .unless he secret life pays off.
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Class Play

Class Play

Ann M. Martin

Children's Books / Young Adult

School is always fun in Ms. Colman's Class! Ms. Colman's class is putting on a play. everyone is excited about Alice in Wonderland. Especially Leslie Morris. Leslie loves to act. She would be the perfect Alice. But then Karen is chosen for the part of Alice. Karen is a big show-off. Leslie hates the class play now. Maybe she can ruin it...
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Coming Apart

Coming Apart

Ann M. Martin

Children's Books / Young Adult

When Nikki's father left her family, she thought all the trouble would be over. No more screaming. No more fighting. No more rages. But now he's coming back one last time, and Nikki isn't sure what's going to happen. Luckily, she has good friends like Flora, Ruby, and Olivia to stand behind her -- and a mom who cares about her kids enough to pull them through a hard time.
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Karen's Doll

Karen's Doll

Ann M. Martin

Children's Books / Young Adult

The bix mix-up Karen has a new doll. And it's not just any old doll. Karen's baby doll came all the way from London, England. She was very expensive. Karen has to be extra careful with her. When Karen's best friend Nancy gets sick, Karen has a great idea. She gives her doll to Nancy until she feels better. But Nancy thinks the doll is for keeps! What will Karen do?
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Shannon's Story

Shannon's Story

Ann M. Martin

Children's Books / Young Adult

Being an associate member of the BSC is perfect for Shannon, because it leaves her plenty of time for studying and all her activities. School is especially important to Shannon now, because if she keeps her grade up in French, she'll be able to go on a special class trip to Paris. Ooh la la!
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Karen's Stepmother

Karen's Stepmother

Ann M. Martin

Children's Books / Young Adult

Now that their new custody arrangement has them spending every other month at their father's house, Karen and Andrew are having a hard time getting used to their stepmother Elizabeth. What do you do for Mother's Day when you've got both a real mom and a wicked one?
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Kristy and the Secret of Susan

Kristy and the Secret of Susan

Ann M. Martin

Children's Books / Young Adult

Kristy's newest baby-sitting charge is Susan Felder, who goes away to a special school. Susan isn't like most kids. While she can play the piano and sing beautifully... she can't talk to anyone. Susan is autistic. She lives locked inside her own secret world. Kristy thinks it's unfair that Susan has to be sent off to school and is treated differently from everyone else. But Kristy's going to try to change that--by showing everyone that Susan's a "regular" kid, too. And then maybe Kristy's new friend can stay in Stoneybrook for good.
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