Best Selling Books by Marilyn Helmer

A girl, her grandfather and a stray cat teach one another about friendship and trust.

"With the help of his wild imagination, DJ, deals with one disaster after another - Super Stackers, 'weeding' his mom's garden and facing Tiger the Terrible. But when DJ mistakenly sells the wrong box of jewelry at his grandma's garage sale, those disasters seem minor. Riding his beloved skateboard, Speedwell, DJ sets out to make things right. But what will DJ have to sacrifice to get the jewelry box back?"--Page 2 of cover.

Charlotte and her brother, Jacob, are thrilled to head off on an adventure in their grandpa's boat, The Seawind. As they set sail for Pirate Island, they look forward to a day of beachcombing, playing pirates and storytelling. There are plenty of great treasures to be found, but Charlotte, who can be very bossy, is having trouble sharing with Jacob. When Charlotte accidentally loses one of Jacob's best finds, a piece of driftwood that looks just like a pirate's cutlass, it's the final straw. Feeling horrible for upsetting her brother, Charlotte is determined to set things right.

A tender story of a teddy bear and a girl and the love that grows between them.

More than anything else in the world, Ali wants a pet cat for her birthday. Unfortunately her brother Jay is allergic to cats. One day, Ali discovers that something is sharing her clubhouse with her. To Ali's delight, the new resident is a beautiful white cat, who she names Snowy. Ali thinks that the clubhouse is the perfect home for Snowy. But is she right and, more importantly, is Snowy really hers to keep?

Josie is sure that she has found tiny dinosaur footprints in stone, hundreds of millions of years old, but will she be able to secure her find?

"Every kid loves a good riddle, so what better way to get them reading and laughing?"