New Releases by Dean Hughes

Eleven-year-old Lucky is worried that the nomadic life he and his father share will come to an end in Provo, Utah, when his father begins seeing a woman with a hostile twelve-year-old son.

The Angel Park Pride must learn to play not as a group of talented individuals, but as a single unit, if they are to win the championship.

Lucky, an eleven-year-old Mormon who travels frequently with his father, joins forces with a girl detective in Missouri to investigate a strange boy who may be a thief.

Second-string point guard Jackie Willis knows that she handles the ball better than the starter. Does the coach have it in for black players, or does he just not want girls in his starting lineup? Angel Park Hoop #2.

Lately, 3rd-grade-rookie Anthony Ruiz has been losing his concentration when he gets into a real game, and the other players are giving him a hard time. So the coach asks Harlan, who''s improved tremendously since last year, to work with Anthony, and he discovers that the rookie''s parents are getting divorced. . . . Illustrated.

Goalie Nate has a problem. He''s got to get his teammates to think about defense as well as offense. Angel Park Soccer #2.

When Jacob loses his lucky charm, he''s convinced he''ll never be able to bat, field, or throw again until he finds it.

Eleven-year-old Nutty, hoping to improve his image with his fellow fifth graders, finds his popularity unexpectedly boosted when he gets a small part in a Hollywood movie.

Sixth grader Jenny Roper, the Dodgers'' star first baseman, suddenly becomes concerned about her reputation as a jock.

While staying in a Boston suburb with a family of Mormons like himself, eleven-year-old Lucky tries to break through the shell of their unfriendly son while enduring unwanted attention from the local bully.

Baseball fanatic Jacob Scott joins the soccer team for off-season fun and fitness. Angel Park Soccer #1.

Feeling unwanted, an eleven-year-old orphan runs away from his foster home and lives on the streets until he finds a new type of family at a hotel.

Brian Waters is so nervous that he can''t seem to do anything right on his little league team, the Angel Park Dodgers, but a pep talk from a big league star psyches him up to make a winning catch.

Lucky, a new and unusual pupil in the sixth grade, decides to befriend the class outcast, finds they share an interest in skateboarding, and tries to enlist the other Mormons in the class to join his campaign to gain his new friend some self-esteem.

When Jeff Reinhold breaks his arm, a small Asian boy named Lian Jie becomes the new second baseman.

Three third-grade rookies who make the Little League baseball team aren''t immediately accepted by the older players.

Members of the Angel Park community wonder where Coach Wilkens''s loyalties lie when he helps players on rival teams before the championship baseball game.

Harlan Sloan, a rookie on the Little League baseball team, gets his first big base hit.

After finding mysterious plans in their hotel bathroom, Nutty and his friends must avoid both imposters who want the papers and danger on the ski slopes.

Lucky''s attempts to befriend a black football player at his new school help him break through racial barriers.

A person with a million ideas, most of which don''t work out, Jelly''s latest is to have a circus--only his friends have problems learning their roles.

Fifth-grader, Nutty Nutsell, produces another memorable science fair project when his partner, William Bilks, transfers photons of light to Nutty''s brain, causing a personality change and his head to glow in the dark.

In despair over his basketball team''s prospects with his father as coach, fifth-grader Nutty goes to his genius friend William for help and finds more success than he ever thought possible.

When Nutty investigates the disappearance of the school Christmas fund from his locker, he and his friends run into a bunch of thieves as well as a more surprising solution.

After finding mysterious plans in their hotel bathroom, Nutty and his friends must avoid impostors who want the papers while tangling with danger on the ski slopes.

When her father cuts off her allowance, Millie uses her ingenuity to corner the market on chestnuts before she is forced to question her own ethics and business practices.