Everything in Ella's life was perfect...or was it? With perfect parents, perfect friends and perfect poise, it seems like Ella Gerard has it all. But when Ella's eccentric best friend, Lola Cep, nominates Ella to run for school president against the wickedly popular Carla Santini, many of the less-t[...]
This poetic, rhythmic text tells how a small girl believes the whales will come - as they did in past times - and fill the oceans, "as big as the hills . . . as peaceful as the moon". Day after day, Lilly waits by the shore. If only she knew the secret of the whales' song.[...]
This title offers a warm, smart and very funny look at the friendship between two very different girls. Gracie and Savannah are best friends - despite being totally different. Savannah is beautiful, outrageous and irresistible to the opposite sex. Gracie is shy, smart and would rather be learning ab[...]
This is a sharply observed, bittersweet tale of the trials of teenage pregnancy. Lana Spiggs is fed up with everyone telling her what to do. If it isn't her mother nagging and shouting, it's her teachers nagging and shouting. What Lana wants is to be grown-up. She wants her own flat, her own husband[...]
High school is pretty predictable - there are the geeks, the princesses, and the jocks. But when Cody Lightfoot - smart, handsome, cool and with a passion for the environment - joins the school, everything changes. Suddenly the craze for green living is everywhere as the girls and boys of Clifton Sp[...]
A brainbox, a fashionists, and two angels intent on some divine interference - it's going to be an interesting weekend! The only thing Gabriela and Beth have in common is that they are in LA for the weekend. Gabriela is there for frivolity, fashion and fun; Beth for lectures, learning and literature[...]
"The Love Diaries" is a wise, sometimes hilarious, always witty new novel from Dyan Sheldon, in which our heroine learns that 'love' is not always what it seems...Hildy D'Angelo is seventeen and this is the summer she falls in love for the first time. She isn't what you'd call experienced when it co[...]
"High school has always been this stressful, but rarely this hilarious." --BOOKLIST (starred review)
More famous than ever after hitting the silver screen, the ever-dramatic Lola Cep is still in the spotlight -- vying with Born-to-Win, Born-to-Run-Everything Carla Santini to snag the lead in the[...]
Paloma Rose is 16 years old and the star of one of the most popular TV shows ever. She has millions of fans and is the face of a successful merchandising empire. But having had too much too young, Paloma is growing into a notorious brat and beginning to behave badly: inappropriate boyfriends, drunke[...]
Our Drama Queen is back and still battling with Dellwood's most popular teenager, Carla Santini - this time for a walk-on part in a Hollywood film! With school finishing for good, Lola vows to end her long-running rivalry with Carla Santini and concentrate on her future career in theatre. But then a[...]
Three over-privileged teens discover what life is like on the other side of the tracks.
In the case of Savanna and Gracie, friendship isn't based on reason, but on the notion that opposites attract. Savanna is a head-turning, attention-seeking, accessorized one of ?Those Girls, ? while Gracie's love of old movies and commitment to protecting the environment put her into the ?everyone e[...]
Sicilee and Maya have been rivals since elementary school. Now in high school, they dislike each other more than ever. Sicilee is the center of the most popular group at Clifton Springs, and Maya is the heart of the hip, trendy set. And neither of them is likely to notice Waneeda, who prefers to eat[...]
Jenny and Amy are best friends, they do everything together. Now they're about to start High School and Amy says it's the perfect opportunity to reinvent themselves and get in with the popular set. Jenny doesn't understand why Amy is so desperate to fit in all of a sudden - she thought they both enj[...]