Melia tells her writer mother she'd like to be a writer too, and as the day progresses she receives many helpful suggestions.

If You Were a Writer

Children's Books

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Education & Reference

Aladdin

"In the frontier town of Hideyhole, feisty Shirley resists her parents' attempts to marry her off--especially since the only bachelor left is dull Elmer Twaddle."--Publishers Weekly. Full-color illustrations.

Fat Chance, Claude!

Puffin Books

Exciting escapades follow Shirley's attempts to make an apple pie for Claude until one day an orphan boy makes a pie that wins him CLaude's favor.

Beats Me, Claude

You Bet Your Britches, Claude

Shirley and Claude's peaceful home threatens to erupt when Shirley goes to town to retrieve Bessie, the sister of their adopted son Tom, and she spots a crook

Pearson, Tracey Campbell

It's Christmastime in Texas and little Bessie's all ready for the arrival of Sandy Claus. Her brother Tom is counting the days, too. There's just one hitch--their adoptive parents say they have never seen Santa. Could it be that Old Sandy Claus doesn't travel all the way to Texas? Full-color illustrations.

That's the Spirit, Claude (Picture Puffins)

Lauren is reluctant to participate in the séance, and she feels the first foreboding of evil shortly after the room is darkened. When the lights come back on, her fear turns to shock: Sara Martin is missing, even though all the doors and windows are locked from the inside. . . .

The Séance

Mysteries & Detectives

Clarion Books

Deadly Game of Magic

Seeking shelter from a fierce Texas storm, four teens are trapped inside a strange house as unwitting players in a magician's evil games. The phone goes dead. A plaster head suddenly appears. A disembodied hand taps the mantel. Then the magic turns even more sinister, leading inevitably toward murder.

A Deadly Game of Magic

Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore

She spots the masked man in the dark, lonely parking lot--but too late. Grabbed and drugged, Christina is kidnapped and held for ransom. When her family pays, she thinks her ordeal is over. But then she realizes that her family thinks she planned the kidnapping! How will Christina prove her innocence?

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

David finds all sorts of missing items for other people but cannot locate his own possessions.

The Boy Who Could Find Anything (Let Me Read Book)

Harcourt

Lisa and her three friends find themselves unwilling players in a cat-and-mouse game with a murderous magician whose identity and motivation baffle them.

Harcourt Childrens Books

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