New Releases by Jeanne Betancourt

Penny Ryder and her friends make their very own clubhouse. Then they solve their latest mystery with the help of Penny's pony, Pepper.

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.

In this story about safety and responsibility, the Pony Pals discover that Tommy and Mike have been lighting campfires in the woods. When the girls warn them about the dangers of fire, the boys get angry and steal the girls ponies.

Melissa Prince is spending a weekend with the Pony Pals, but she cares only about her hair and her clothes and claims to hate ponies! But a surprise snowstorm and a pony makeover party will bring many changes--and a new Pony Pal.

"Lulu, Pam and Anna have fun riding their ponies together. They''re not just friends--they''re Pony Pals! Join the Pony Pals in their adventures as they help their ponies and each other!"--Back cover.

Three friends share good and bad times--Joy copes with her father''s unemployment, Maya struggles with the relationship between her old friends and her new friends, and Carolyn''s friend from Wyoming visits and causes some tension.

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.

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.

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?

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

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.

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.

Kim and her pony, Dandy, visit Pam and her pony, Lightning. Kim discovers something is wrong with Lightning.