Best Selling Books by Cherie Bennett

THERE''S A PERFECT GIRL at every school, yours included. You know her. Beautiful. Talented. Smart. Great parents. Cool boyfriend. You can’t even hate her, because, of course, she’s so nice. At Forest Hills High, Lara Ardeche is that girl. But things can change. “Skillfully drawn, resulting in a compelling story. . . . An enjoyable and thought-provoking read.”—School Library Journal “Readers will be totally caught up in Lara’s struggle to find her true self under all that weight.”—Booklist An ALA Best Books for Young Adults

"Zink is about true courage in the face of unpredictable predators. In an age where too many are quick to confront fears and differences with senseless violence, Zink exemplifies the importance of tolerance and acceptance. Imaginative, funny, and heartbreaking, this allegory features a pre-teen girl with leukemia and a herd of talking African zebras whom she meets when she is diagnosed with her life-threatening illness. The zebras include street-smart Ice Z, grandfatherly Papa Zeke and pompous Zilch, along with Shlep, a furry green monkey who''s certain he''s also a zebra. The zebras recount to her their legend of Zink, a mythical polka-dotted zebra once an outcast but later a hero. As Becky''s condition worsens and she is mistreated by some classmates, she zaps back and forth between real life and the zebra world, until the shattering, breathtaking, and uplifting climax."--Publisher''s description."

Two girls meet at Hope House, a place for sick children, and become good friends.

Come to Club Sunset Island, where twins Becky and Allie are having outrageous adventures as counselors-in-training. Because Becky and Allie don''t have a mother to come for Parents'' Day, they hire a glamorous actress to play the part. But troubles ensue when Mom starts dating Dad for real.

Darcy Laken is the beautiful, street-smart eighteen-year-old who lives on a different side of Sunset Island than her friends. While dealing with boys and dating, Darcy is faced with matters of a mysterious nature, including the chance that her dream guy may be a kidnapper.

When her little sister is injured in a terrible accident, Cindy is overwhelmed with guilt. The only thing that takes her mind off her unhappiness is helping out in the hospital''s pediatric ward.

Emma and Sam thought a guy could never come between them . . . until now. Trying to work things out with Kurt, Emma turns to Pres for help. Though nothing is going on between them, Sam gets really jealous. And Emma has to prove that she''s not the kind of girl who would steal her best friend''s boyfriend--or is she?

Introducing the characters of Emma, Samantha and Carrie, this book is part of the Sunset series which concentrates on the special friendship and summer adventures of the three girls. The first time away from home, summer jobs, beach parties and guys are all included in the stories.

Join Emma, Carrie, and Samantha in Sunset Wedding--as Emma takes a trip down the aisle in a spectacular Sunset Island Special. When Emma decides to join the Peace Corps, Kurt asks her to marry him before she goes.

Emma''s mother drops in and can''t deal with seeing Emma and Kurt so happy together. She threatens to disinherit Emma if she and Kurt don''t break up.

In one moment Nicole Burns''s life changes forever. The sound of gunfire at an Anne Frank exhibit, the panic, the crowd, and Nicole is no longer Nicole. Whiplashed through time and space, she wakes to find herself a privileged Jewish girl living in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II. No more Internet diaries and boy troubles for Nicole-now she''s a carefree Jewish girl, with wonderful friends and a charming boyfriend. But when the Nazi death grip tightens over France, Nicole is forced into hiding, and begins a struggle for survival that brings her face to face with Anne Frank. "This is a powerful and affecting story." (KLIATT)

When her older brother, David, dies in an accident, Darcy feels responsible for his death. Then she meets the boy who received David''s heart in an organ transplant, and learns that life truly does go on.

Krystal, who thinks looks are everything, learns a valuable lesson from eight-year old Marissa who is undergoing a series of operations to reconstruct her face following an accident.

Tara, Erin, and Noelle are 17-year old best friends who live in Love, Michigan, famous for its annual Winterfest. As the celebration heats up, Noelle trains to be a figure skating star, and Tara and Erin meet two handsome, cool athletes. The girls learn t