New Releases by Jeanne Betancourt

Penny Ryder is happy to spend a summer in the country with her grandparents, but she is not sure about Pepper the pony or the neighbor twins until Pepper disappears and the twins, Tina and Tom, help find him. Full color.

Penny, Tina, and Tom get permission to make the old shed into their clubhouse. After they clean it up, Tina and Tom's mom comes to them with a mystery: Where did she lose her keys? With a few clues, and some help from Pepper, Penny's pony, they solve the mystery. Illustrations.

On her eighth birthday, after a couple of her wishes actually come true, Ava Tree wonders if a wish can undo the saddest thing that has happened in her life so far. Illustrations.

"Pam and Lightning discover an old pony, in a farmhouse shed, that appears neglected. Lulu and Anna, Pam's Pony Pals, agree. This is the saddest pony they have ever seen. Who owns the pony? And why aren't they caring for her properly? First, the Pony Pals must find out who owns the pony. Will they be able to help the sad pony?"--Back cover.

A collection of four children's novels centered around the Claymore Middle School girls' cheerleading team.

Three photography students face changes in their lives as Carolyn deals with her father's new romance, Joy copes with her parents' economic reverses, and Maya worries about not seeing her best friend's pain and about her old friends being unhappy that her new friends are white.

It's a mystery! When 5-year-old Rosalie stops by to show Lulu her brand-new pet, the hamster makes a run for it. Lulu is sure it's somewhere in her house. But if her grandmother finds it before the girls do there's going to be BIG trouble...and poor Rosalie will have to give up the only pet she's ever had. Never fear! There's no mystery too big (or small) for three best friends and their ponies to solve. Lulu's pony, Snow White can sniff out a hamster in a second. But how can the pony help if the hamster is indoors? Snow White may have to go where no pony has gone before.

Anna has a lead role in the town play, but she can't remember her lines and her understudy may be up to no good. Anna misses out on trail rides and time with Acorn and her Pony Pals. Should she quit the play before she gets kicked out of the club?

Is the Pony Pals' secret hideout haunted?

Sometimes the road to friendship takes you the long way around. Sometimes the trip is worth it.

After they see a mother swan and her three cygnets swimming in a local lake, the Pony Pals decide to clean up the trash around the lake to give the swans a better home.

When Pam gets accepted into a jumping clinic, the Pony Pals and their ponies go along. But this jumping school isn't quite what they expected. Pony Pals.

Lulu and Snow White find a letter written in 1918 hidden in a jar. The letter is from one young girl to another, who both seem to like ponies as much as the Pony Pals. Lulu and her friends can't figure out why the two hid notes to stay in touch. The only way to find out is to ask them, but will they be able to find them? Illustrations.

A handicapped girl forms a special bond with a gentle horse. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Pam loves her sheepdog, Woolie. But sometimes he gets in the way--especially when he thinks it is his job to round up the Pony Pals! Then Woolie disappears. The Pony Pals ride everywhere to look for the missing dog. The put up signs and talk to all the neighbors. But there's still no sign of Woolie. Pam feels sorry for every time she thought he was a pest. Who else can she turn to for help?

The Pony Pals are alarmed when their horses disappear in the middle of a storm.

Sandy and her mother are moving to a new town. Traveling on horseback, Sandy is riding her pony, Ruffles, and her mom is riding Willow. When Willow hurts his foot, they are invited to spend the night at Pam's house. The Pony Pals join Pam in helping Sandy adjust to the new move and new friends.

There are all kinds of fun activities you can do outdoors as well as nature crafts you can make indoors.

A gorilla takes care of a little boy who falls into her cage at the zoo; a cat saves an infant's life; a dolphin rescues a drowning woman. These and more exciting true stories offer the best in real life drama for animal lovers.

Cheerleaders at Claymore Middle School concentrate on winning a big game.

Blending the ever-popular themes of ghosts and horses, this is the tale of a horse who saved a girl's life at the cost of his own.

After suffering an accident with her horse, Snow White, during practice, Lulu becomes too scared to get in the saddle again and considers leaving the Pony Pals. Original."

Illus. in B & W. 7-9 yrs.

Lulu's father asks the Pony Pals to spend time with a friends's daughter. Though Melissa Prince is the same age as the Pony Pals, they have nothing else in common.