Most Popular Books by Anne Mazer

"Abby Hayes is starting fifth grade. Her supersibs, the perfect older twins and her genius little brother, have already proved their Hayes worthiness. This is going to be Abby''s year ... and she''s going to record every moment of it!"--Page 2 of cover.

When Abby and her new friend, Hannah, take charge of a class project to assemble gift packages for underprivileged children, one thing after the next goes wrong. First their teacher, Mrs. Kantor, must leave school for a few weeks. The class is stuck with a mean substitute who won''t let them work on their gift boxes. Then, after their kind principal intervenes and work on the class project resumes, Hannah''s baby sister unintentionally destroys many of the gift boxes. Working as a team, Abby and Hannah think of a clever way to save the day, their budding friendship, and the class project.

Abby''s starting sixth grade at last! She thinks she''s ready for anything--until she makes a mortifying mistake on her very first day. Will Abby manage to make it better? Or will one mistake follow her throught the rest of middle school?

A collection of short stories from around the world including such authors as Valentin Rasputin, Yasunari Kawabata, and Toni Cade Bambara.

Even though Abby is not looking for love, she is curious to find out who her secret admirer is, when someone starts leaving mysterious love notes in her locker.

Lorsque Jessica, la meilleure amie d''Abby, doit partir quelques mois, Abby la remplace comme gardienne d''enfants. À son grand désespoir, elle se fait congédier. Pourquoi tout va-t-il si mal pendant que Jessica est partie?

Takes a light look at parental incompetence. 4-8 yrs.

Abby confie à son journal qu''elle veut aller à la foire d''automne toute seule — sans ses parents et sans son petit frère — mais elle doit d''abord prouver à ses parents qu''ils peuvent lui faire confiance... ce qu''elle entreprend de faire sans tarder. Mais le destin joue parfois de mauvais tours.

Abby H. se plaint dans son journal que son frère et ses sœurs sont des génies et des athlètes accomplis, alors qu''elle ne semble avoir aucun talent particulier. Abby décide qu''elle sera la star de l''équipe de soccer. Ce ne sera pas facile, mais elle est bien décidée à surmonter tous les obstacles pour y arriver.

After Michael and Augusta break their mother''s favorite plate, they call the Fixits, who shatter more than the china.

Abby Hayes, her own life spinning out of control, is worried when she is chosen to write an advice column for her fifth-grade newspaper that she is headed for trouble.

Abby wants to be Wendy or Captain Hook in the school play, Peter Pan, but so does everyone else. Does Abby have what it takes to land a starring role? Find out in this delightful Abby Hayes title.

Can a bookmaking project bring Abby closer to her dreaded cousin Cleo? Find out if the girls can get along in this delightful Abby Hayes title.

Follows a child''s daily activities from wake-up to bedtime.

Abby is glad to be graduating from fifth grade and is looking forward to the summer, but when her mom''s college friend shows up for a visit along with her daughter, Wynter, and Abby gets stuck babysitting, things go downhill quickly.

To raise money to attend a writing camp Abby decides to have a bake sale at school, which is against the rules.