New Releases by Laurie Friedman

Eighth grade is off to a surprisingly promising start for April Sinclair―although it''s not hard to improve on the way last year ended. With a great boyfriend, a best friend who''s like a sister, and two boobs that are finally the same size, April has a newfound sense of positivity. Making the dance team is the icing on the cake. But with one unexpected move from her hot neighbor, Matt Parker, April''s life starts to spin out of control. In the blink of an eye, her best friend is furious, her boyfriend dumps her, and the girls on the dance team don''t want anything to do with her. How could things go so wrong so fast? Can April find a way to fix things with the people that matter most?

START SPREADING THE NEWS . . . Mallory and Mary Ann are headed to New York. They''ve got sights to see! The Empire State Building. The Statue of Liberty. Times Square. Central Park. But they also have a problem to solve. Only one of them is invited to appear on their favorite TV show, Fashion Fran. How can two best friends find a way to share a spotlight with room for only one?

Mallory is on a mission. Max, her brother, is spending all his time with his girlfriend and won''t allow Mallory around for ANY of it. Mallory wants to know what''s going on when they''re together. Are Max and Winnie hatching secret plans? Are they causing danger? And as Max''s sister, doesn''t she have the right to know? Mallory McDonald, Super Snoop, is determined to spy on them. But when she digs up the dirt she''s looking for, she''ll find that snooping is messy business!

Mallory enters fourth grade with high hopes for her best year ever but instead she starts by breaking the teacher''s rules and then feels left out when her best friend likes the same boy she does.

After moving, eight-year-old Mallory struggles with being new at school, especially because her mother is now the music teacher and director of the third grade play.

It''s New Year''s Eve and Mallory can''t wait to celebrate! Her camp friends are coming to Fern Falls and she and Mary Ann have planned out every last detail for a perfect winter reunion and New Year''s Eve party. But what Mallory hadn''t planned on is getting sick. Poor Mallory has to ring in the New Year in the hospital instead of at home with her friends and family. Mallory thinks she''s missing out on all the fun. Is this the beginning of the worst year ever, or is Mallory in for a big New Year''s surprise''

When eight-and-a-half-year-old Mallory McDonald''s parents tell her that they are moving, she''s mad-really mad! It''s not fair! How can they make her move away from Mary Ann, her best friend in the whole wide world'' Who will she paint her toenails with, tell secrets to, and make scrapbooks with'' When Mallory arrives at her new house on Wish Pond Road, things are terrible. Her room is too small and the girl next door is mean. But Joey lives next door, too. Even though he doesn''t paint his toes, he tells jokes, helps teach her cat to do tricks, and shows her how to skateboard. Mallory''s having so much fun she forgets the pact she made with Mary Ann never to make friends with a boy next door. But, when Mary Ann comes to visit, what will Mallory do'' Will she have to choose between her best friend and her new friend''

Isabelle Ashley Parker McBride has a style all her own. She wears special outfits for every event, from going to the dentist to having tea, and everyone admires her unique sense of style. Everything is perfect, until her cousin Dora asks her to be a flower girl in her wedding. Isabelle Ashley is thrilled – but then she sees the plain, pink dress she is supposed to wear. It’s boring and looks exactly the same as everyone else’s. How could a girl with such style possibly be seen in such a drab dress?