New Releases by Betsy Haynes

LOOK WHO'S COMING TO THANKSGIVING DINNER . . . IT'S NOT GRANDMA! Kyle and Annie want to celebrate Thanksgiving like the Pilgrims. They want to wear stovepipe hats, bake their own pies-even raise their own turkey. Then they meet Frankenturkey! Frankenturkey is big. Frankenturkey is bad. Frankenturkey is mad. If Kyle and Annie don't watch out, Frankenturkey will eat them for Thanksgiving dinner.

Me? I'm Farley Inkelberger. My parents and teachers call me Farley; My friends call me Ink. But I'm really a genius. I know tons of interesting facts, like frogs can't swallow with their eyes open. But Roger's a moron, and proud of it. He's also my biggest enemy. Thank goodness for Lucy Poff. She's my best friend and a genius-wannabe. I don't know what would have happened to me without her when we ended up inside Roger Hunt's nose.

Relates the trials of a thirteen-year-old slave girl at the beginning of the Civil War.

The Santa Diaries Children all over the world believe that Santa's magic makes every Christmas perfect. But, believe it or not, Santa has had his share of trouble. Peak inside his diaries and read each of the amazing adventures that almost stopped Christmas from coming. Santa's Stowaway Just when Santa thought it was the perfect Christmas Eve flight, a tiny voice called from the back of the sleigh, "I really didn't break it." Did Santa have a stowaway? You bet he did! Little Jerod had slipped into the sleigh and wrecked havoc. Sure, Jerod didn't mean any harm but how could Santa possibly mend the broken toys and get them all delivered by Christmas morning?

The Santa Diaries Children all over the world believe that Santa's magic makes every Christmas perfect. But, believe it or not, Santa has had his share of trouble. Peak inside his diaries and read each of the amazing adventures that almost stopped Christmas from coming. A Newfangled Christmas

Tori's bored stiff. She's totally sick of school. Her little brother is a pain. Even her best friend is driving her crazy. Tori would do anything to have some fun. Then Tori finds a mysterious notebook. Each time she opens it, a new spell appears. And each time Tori tries a spell, things happen -- silly things, gross things, hilarious things. Now Tori's having fun ... until the goofy spells turn gruesome.

Tori's bored stiff. She's totally sick of school, her little brother is a pain and even her best friend is driving her crazy. Tori would do anything to have some fun. Then she finds a mysterious notebook, full of curious spells.

There's something odd about the new teacher who turns up at school after the big storm. He looks as if he crawled straight out of the swamp. He has a wide mouth, slightly bulging eyes, a soft, pulsing neck, a row of warts across his forehead and he hisses

The books in the series Bonechillers are aimed at pre-teenage readers who want to be shocked but want to see the protagonists of the stories save the day in the end, by overcoming evil

Frankenturkey returns from the grave. His rotting flesh is enough to give anyone the creeps and he's definitely after Kyle and Annie again. Can they get rid of him for a second time or will this be their last winter alive?

Stranded at an inn during a blizzard, Matt enjoys the snow and the time off from school until he learns that the innkeeper and all the other guests are really aliens who have come to Earth to study human life.

Joni, who has fallen for Reed Knight, begins to resent the time she devotes to the Boy Talk hotline, until Reed turns out to be no good and the hotline's existence is threatened. Original.

Helping to care for a special new turkey in the pen behind their house, Annie and Kyle are amazed when every wish they make near the turkey comes true, but they are unaware that Frankenturkey has returned from the grave. Original.

A big party is coming up at school, and a girl calling herself "Too Many Guys" says she accepted invitations from two different boys. From their descriptions, dateless Su-su thinks one of them is the guy she has been worshipping from afar. She can't help wondering--would he be willing to take her to the dance?

When Joni, Crystal, and Su-Su run up a humongous phone bill calling a teen advice hot line, they decide to start their own - anonymously, of course.

Someone is stirring up trouble in this horror story. Bone Chillers #5.

A chilling thriller that forms part of the Bone Chillers series of stories for children.

Fitzgerald Traflon III hates the food at the Maple Grove Middle School. Then Miss Buggy takes over the cafeteria, and things start to change. Fitz's friends are acting really strange and the more they eat, the weirder they get!

Cassie is entranced by a spooky old pet shop. Bone Chillers #2.

Best friends Scotti and Lorna are now in eighth grade and have real boyfriends for the first time. While Scotti's father is very strict when it comes to her new boyfriend, Lorna's dad acts positively goofy around Mike, telling jokes and teasing Lorna mercilessly. Can Scotti and Lorna, who once swapped problem moms, help one another with their difficult dads?

Beth tries to show that she is as mature as her older sister.

The Fabulous Five look back on some unforgettable events from the seventh grade, as they get ready for the fun and challenges of eighth grade.

Melanie Edwards lets her love for the hot band The New Generation, and their new hit song, Super Kisser, get her into trouble when she takes to kissing the closest boy to her whenever she hears the tune. Original.

Katie Shannon thinks that everyone at Wakeman Junior High watches too much television. 140,000 first printing.

The Five face the biggest test of their friendship when Christie's father gets transferred to London and Christie and her family moves along with him.

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Jana must tell Beth that Beth's boy friend wants to date Jana.