Years ago, after a car accident, Anne Wingate recieved tainted blood in a transfusion. Now at 16, she has been diagnosed HIV positive. When Anne recieves the mysterious One Last Wish money from an anonymous benefactor, she and her father head West to spend the summer on a dude ranch, before she must face her last days with AIDS. ...

When Jennifer Lee Wilcox returns home from the beach, she finds that Stella Trax, her best friend's mother, has just been murdered. The police think Stella's daughter Bobbie did it. Jennifer sets out to prove Bobbie's innocence, but as she uncovers clues, she realizes she's only leading herself to danger! "An exciting, fast-moving thriller."--"Voya," California Young Reader Medal.
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"An excellent resource for reports." -- SLJ. "Peppered with anecdotes, the text explores the composers' lives, important works, and contributions to classical, folk, electronic, and popular music." -- BL. C. 1990. ...

Is he boyfriend material? Are you making the most of school? What's your beauty type? Over 60 quizzes allow teenage girls the opportunity to explore personal issues in a comfortable, no-holds-barred atmosphere often not found with Mom and Dad. Two-color quizzes. ...

More Spellbinding Stories of Wizards & Wizardry'>Spellbinding tales of wizards and magic from celebrated authors such as Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, Charles Dickens, and H. G. Wells, are featured in this collection of short stories. Each selection relates a unique and fantastical world of secret rituals, wonder, and intrigue. Roald Dahl's "The Magic Child-Killer," in which witches plot to kill the children of Inkland, and Jacqueline Wilson's "Words Like Magic," featuring a 100-year-old toad who ...

Lohans has had a number of successful publications for young adults, and all of her titles have been selected for the prestigious Our Choice list by the Canadian Children’ s Book Centre.
&quotThe good writing found in Lohans&#146 three YA novels is equally present in this collection of ten short stories...&quot Quill & Quire.
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Piper's a major stress case. When an innocent wish creates two Pipers, it seems the problem's solved--two Pipers can do twice as much work. But when Darklighters kidnap Leo, both Pipers are powerless. Original. ...

A failing mark in English lands 12-year-old Tyler in summer school. He's not allowed to watch TV or play computer games. His separated parents are blaming each other for his poor grades. Tyler's only distraction from his troubles is training for a triathlon race, which includes swimming, biking, and running. At first, he deals with his swimming the way he deals with his schoolwork -- by avoiding it. But Tyler learns that in sports, school, and ...

Before geography lessons and off-island travel enlightened us, we children assumed that all people lived as we did. We thought the world was made up of islands, each having it's own merry-go-round. What a pity we were wrong. ...

Now with a stunning new look, this award-winning novel is the story of a high school triathlete who is close to being expelled because of his explosive temper. Assigned to an anger management class, he addresses his difficult relationship with his father. ...