New Releases by Ellen Conford

Follows the comic mishaps of Jenny Archer as she goes into business preparing lunches for friends at school.

When Annabel the Actress is offered a part in a real play, a drooly canine for a costar is not exactly what she had in mind. Illustrations.

" Mon père soigne beaucoup sa tenue. Ses vêtements sentent bon le frais et sont toujours bien repassés. Le seul problème, c''est qu''il lui arrive de s''énerver, et sa poitrine se gonfle, encore et encore, et parfois un bouton de sa chemise se détache et part vers le plafond. Mais il ne manque jamais de dire : " Je vous prie de m''excuser " Le père de Bradley est le meilleur papa du monde. Seulement, il ne passe pas inaperçu... Sauf pendant la nuit d''Halloween !

Bradley Fentriss keeps an account of life with his loving, if somewhat unusual father.

When a kiss from Danny turns Chandler, a wealthy but lonely orphan, into a frog, Danny''s humorous attempts to change her back into a human land the pair on a television talk show.

Norman is sure that his sister Elaine, an aspiring actress, is really a witch who is casting evil spells on him and his classmate Milo.

Four stories capture the trials and troubles of finding the right date for the prom, with some help from the school newspaper, a little science, and the boy next door

A collection of seven humorous stories reflecting the ups and downs of teenage love and life.

To earn money for her college tuition, Holly, a formerly rich seventeen-year-old, foregoes a summer of shopping to work for two elderly sisters on Harmony Island.

Trapped in a dreadful boarding school, Paul joins his classmates in attempting to uncover the shocking past of their headmaster Mr. Pickles.

Attempting to win a can-collecting contest, the winner of which will direct a class movie, Jenny risks losing her best friend.

After reading three mysteries in a row, Jenny becomes convinced that the neighbors across the street are up to no good and decides to investigate.

When Jean finds a wish-granting genie in the lamp she receives for her birthday, she discovers that having all her wishes come true isn''t as wonderful as she thinks it will be.

Self-conscious about her height and despairing of ever finding a romantic companion, Stephanie begins a school project to analyze love and makes some surprising discoveries.

A sixteen-year-old in Kansas, who discovers she is really a princess, is taken to a tiny European monarchy to assume her duties and marry a distasteful neighboring prince, and in the ensuing weeks tries to become such a "royal pain" that everyone will want to be rid of her.

Having moved frequently in her young life, Wallis is once again the new girl at school and must cope with the difficulties of making new friends.

Fourteen-year-old Hobie, hoping to sweep women off their feet in the manner of his spy novel hero, runs into complications when he encounters a girl who has studied the bestseller, "How to Make Men Crazy."

An aspiring disc jockey and an aspiring comedian find their comfortable relationship becomes quite stormy when they get their big change to pursue their dreams.

Maddy purchases a self-help book to help her become exciting, witty and ravishing in seven days.

When she takes on the advice column for her school newspaper, Carrie encounters more problems than she expects.

A girl who enters enough contests just has to get lucky sometime!

Hoping to impress Chip, editor of the high school paper, Carrie takes up investigative reporting and soon finds herself in hot water.

Felica''s constant criticizing gets her into trouble even though she tries to be constructive.

Eugene, a possum, hopes to escape his fear of the dark by sleeping all night. His sister Geraldine tries to help.

Eugene, a possum, hopes to escape his fear of the dark by sleeping all night. His sister Geraldine tries to help.

The twelve-year-old member of a family of overachievers wishes she were special in some way too. Then she discovers she possesses psychic ability.

No one, Dorrie vows, can take the place of her best friend who has moved to Australia, so when twin boys move into the empty house next door, the war is on.

As Julie muddles through her sophomore year of high school, her experiences often are contrary to those mentioned in the student handbook.