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Betsy Haynes is the author of The Hot-line Emergency (1990), Jana to the Rescue (1990), Taffy Sinclair Goes to Hollywood (1990), The Witches of Wakeman (1990), Melanie's Identity Crisis (1990).

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The Hot-line Emergency

release date: Jan 01, 1990
The Hot-line Emergency
Working on the homework hot line is no longer fun for Christie Winchell when a mysterious seventh grade boy starts calling to brag about pranks he is going to pull.

Jana to the Rescue

release date: Jan 01, 1990
Jana to the Rescue
When Jana is chosen to be a "buddy" to one of the new homeless students, she feels honored and can''t wait to show the new girl, Lizzie Flagg, around and introduce her to the rest of the Fabulous Five, but everytime Jana tries to befriend her, Lizzie seems rude and unfriendly.

Taffy Sinclair Goes to Hollywood

release date: Jan 01, 1990
Taffy Sinclair Goes to Hollywood
Taffy has just landed the role in the TV movie about a beautiful girl whose life at school is made miserable by friends who despise her.

The Witches of Wakeman

release date: Jan 01, 1990
The Witches of Wakeman
Beth Barry gives the audition of her life when she tries out for Wakeman Junior High''s Halloween variety show, and she is devastated when Laura McCall, the snooty leader of the Fantastic Foursome is chosen to play the beautiful witch while Beth is cast as the warty old hag.

Melanie's Identity Crisis

release date: Jan 01, 1990
Melanie's Identity Crisis
While working on a genealogy project of family living class, Melanie uncovers a shocking secret about her past.

The Runaway Crisis

release date: Jan 01, 1989
The Runaway Crisis
Shawnie Pendergast runs away from home and wants to hide out in Katie Shannon''s house.

Playing the Part

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Playing the Part
When Beth tells her boyfriend, Keith, that she''s busy with rehearsals for the school play, he starts going out with Christie, one of her best friends.

Katie's Dating Tips

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Katie's Dating Tips
Katie Shannon''s mother turns to Katie for advice, and disaster strikes. What worked for Katie in her own romance with Tony Calcaterra turns into a fiasco for her mother.

Hit and Run

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Hit and Run
Jana Morgan''s suspicions that Laura McCall wants to steal her boyfriend, Randy Kirwan, gets both her and Randy in the hospital.

The Christmas Countdown

release date: Jan 01, 1989
The Christmas Countdown
While at the animal shelter searching for a puppy for Christmas, Melanie Edwards discovers that all of the older animals will be put to sleep if they aren''t adopted by Christmas Eve.

The Kissing Disaster

release date: Jan 01, 1989
The Kissing Disaster
When her seventh-grade friends in the Fabulous Five seem to be ignoring her, Melanie tries to prove how popular she is.

Taffy Sinclair, Queen of the Soaps

release date: May 01, 1988
Taffy Sinclair, Queen of the Soaps
When gorgeous, conceited Taffy Sinclair wins a part on a television soap opera, eleven-year-old Jana''s jealousy skyrockets until she begins to mix television fantasy with real life.

Taffy Sinclair and the Secret Admirer Epidemic

release date: Feb 01, 1988
Taffy Sinclair and the Secret Admirer Epidemic
Taffy Sinclair is sending secret admirer notes to Jana Morgan to get her in trouble, but Jana and her friends cook up a plot to put Taffy in her place.

Taffy Sinclair and the Melanie Make-over

release date: Jan 01, 1988
Taffy Sinclair and the Melanie Make-over
Melanie talks The Fabulous Five into joining a new modeling school that Taffy Sinclair has described to her. Soon Melanie is spending more time with Taffy than with the Five.

The Popularity Trap

release date: Jan 01, 1988
The Popularity Trap
One of five best friends is nominated for seventh-grade president.

The Truth about Taffy Sinclair

release date: Jan 01, 1988
The Truth about Taffy Sinclair
Telling Taffy''s version of the story about her rivalry with The Fabulous Five, the ninth Taffy Sinclair title opens during the last week of school at Mark Twain Elementary. When Taffy''s diary is removed from her locker, the whole sixth grade learns the truth about her.

Blackmailed by Taffy Sinclair

release date: Sep 01, 1987
Blackmailed by Taffy Sinclair
Jana finds a wallet but decides to return it to where she found it - that''s when Taffy sees her and blackmails her into becoming her personal slave.

Taffy Sinclair Strikes Back

release date: Aug 01, 1987

Taffy Sinclair and the Romance Machine Disaster

release date: Mar 01, 1987
Taffy Sinclair and the Romance Machine Disaster
A science lesson with a computer turns into a romance machine disaster for Jana Morgan, the envy of every girl in the sixth grade.

The Great Mom Swap

The Great Mom Swap
Lorna Markham and Scotti Wheeler are next-door neighbors and best friends. And they each share the same problem: their mothers. Lorna''s mother nags her about her schoolwork, wondering why she can''t be more like Scotti. And Scotti''s mother nags her about her eating habits, telling her to follow Lorna''s healthy example. The girls begin to think that, somewhere along the line, they ended up with the wrong mothers. And that gives them a terrific idea. They''ll swap mothers! What could be more perfect? Both mothers agree, and soon Laura and Scotti are on a great new adventure with each other''s families. Until a surprising thing happens--they each begin to suspect they''ve made a big mistake.

The Shadows of Jeremy Pimm

The Shadows of Jeremy Pimm
Unhappy after his family''s move, Neil finds himself more and more drawn to Jeremy Pimm and his eerie mansion until the sinister shadows of the house threaten to control him entirely.

The Ghost of the Gravestone Hearth

The Ghost of the Gravestone Hearth
Charley's summer at the beach promises to be uneventful until the ghost of a sailor who died in 1712 persuades him to help dig for buried treasure.

Spies on the Devil's Belt

Spies on the Devil's Belt
A fourteen-year-old boy who signs on with the Continental Army is in the Long Island Sound area to foil the progress of the British.

Cowslip

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