New Releases by Betsy Haynes

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.

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. North Pole Virus How will Santa save Christmas if the reindeer are too ill to fly? When the reindeer catch the flu just days before Christmas, it's poor Santa whose worried sick. What will Santa do if the Mrs. Claus can't cure them in time for the Christmas Eve deliveries? Can Santa find another way to deliver the toys?! Book Two

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

When Azie Appleton discovers she can say a magic word and make any of her lies come true, she concocts a tale about the school being taken over by giant termites--but her scheme quickly backfires. Original.

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.

Jason is losing control of his own short story. Whenever he presses the save key on his computer, his words get twisted around and his story changes. Now Blowtorch, the main character in Jason's thriller, is trying to escape from jail--even though that's not the way Jason typed it! It isn't just a glitch in the software. Blowtorch wants to break out of the computer and into Jason's life. Can Jason delete the deadly computer virus before it deletes him?

A three-in-one collection of spooky stories. In Welcome to Alien Inn, Matt is lead into a bizarre alien encounter. There is something odd about the new teacher in Teacher Creature who behaves as if he has just come out of a swamp, and in Strange Brew, Tori discovers a mysterious notebook.

Heart-stopping chills and thrills for young readers. Bone Chillers #16.

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.

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.

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.

But he's just been dumped by another girl in the nastiest way--and now he's sworn off dating for good. With advice from Boy Talk, Crystal hopes to cure Evan's broken heart--but is she being steered in the wrong direction?

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!

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

Jana learns that Wakeman Junior High is becoming a middle school next year. The fabulous five are so happy about no longer being the youngest kids that their celebrating gets out of hand.

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.

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

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.

Christie has never received a poor grade in her life--until she moves to London and winds up in Miss Finney's science class. Now Christie is getting Ds on her assignments and she can't figure out why. She decides the annual science competition is her only chance to prove herself to Miss Finney, but will her project be judged fairly as long as she's Miss Finney's scapegoat?

When Melanie's dad wins a free trip to the Caribbean, Melanie invites the rest of The Fabulous Five to come along. When they arrive in Barbados, each of the girls has a crush on the entertainer Marco Montavo.