Best Selling Books by Marilyn Kaye

Amy knows Nancy isn''t her birth mother, but she has raised Amy as her own daughter. Then a woman shows up claiming to be Amy''s biological mother. She''s got her own explanations about Amy''s special abilities and wants Amy back. With doubts about her identity, Amy begins to dig deeper into her origins. But the truth could destroy the only family she''s ever known.

Amy Candler is trying to keep her special talents a secret, but when that means missing out on the trip of a lifetime, even Amy can''t resist. Amy can''t believe she is in New York, exploring the city and staying in a plush hotel, but before she knows it, Amy is headed straight for danger.

Perfect Amy Candler tries hard to blend in with everyone else, but then she comes face to face with someone who looks just like her--someone who is another Amy. The two girls look identical, and Amy expects them to have identical personalities. But she''s in for a big surprise. The other Amy is determined to stand out from the crowd. She''s determined to grab the spotlight, even if it means squashing the competition. She''s determined not to have a look-alike, and she wants Amy out of the way. She''s...well...evil! Amy must stop her, if she can.

A new kid has started in the ninth grade at Amy''s school. He''s super-intelligent and he''s only eight years old. The whole school is talking about him, and Amy''s boyfriend, Eric has been assigned as the prodigy''s ''big brother'' in school. Amy is fascinated - she, Eric and her best friend, Tasha, should get to know this kid pretty well - maybe they could all be friends. But Adrian is rude and grouchy and very patronising. Only the best will do for him, even Amy doesn''t meet his standards. But as Amy digs deeper into Adrian''s background, she comes up with some disturbing information. If she doesn''t act on what she knows, then a terrifying super-race plan will become reality...

Something''s wrong with Tasha--she''s not herself. At least that''s what Amy thinks. And a best friend would know! Tasha''s eyes look glazed. Her usual quick comebacks have become dull, one-word answers. It''s as if Tasha is acting out some part in a horror movie. Only this isn''t a movie, it''s real. One by one, Amy notices other personality changes. Everyone seems possessed! And soon . . . whatever is happening to them may happen to Amy too.

Thirteen-year-old Cassie, bemoaning the fact that her family cannot afford designer clothes or exotic vacations, is enchanted with her rich new friend Dana, until an incident makes her see Dana in a different light.

A sudden storm at an end-of-summer, back-to-school party sends Amy scrambling for cover–but a bolt of lightning hits her as she runs. Next thing she knows, she wakes up in a hospital emergency room. Everything’s fine. Or is it? Suddenly Amy can hear more than she’d like to. She can see things that disturb her. In fact, all her senses are on edge. At first Amy thinks it’s way cool to have extrasensory abilities–until they become more like a curse than a gift. Now she just wants to shut them down for good!

The mountains look peaceful. The kids and the leaders seem friendly. The only challenge supposedly comes from within yourself. Wilderness Adventure - it''ll change your life forever. . . . Amy arrives at Wilderness Adventure all pumped up for a week of extreme sports. Her superior strength gives her an edge over the others. But she''s ready to rock-climb, mountain-bike, and hang-glide without apologies. Only Eric and Tasha know why things are so easy for her. And Amy is glad they''ve come along - especially Eric, since she''s crazy about him. But the rugged bonding experience doesn''t go exactly as she''s planned. Amy falls for a mysterious guy. Freak accidents abound. Secrets rule. Soon "extreme" doesn''t begin to describe the mad scramble for survival. Amy''s life will change, all right - change forever!

Amy’s encounter with dinosaurs and cave dwellers—and aliens—was pretty wild. Now her quest to stop the spread of the infectious bacteria gets even more bizarre as she agrees to take another perilous voyage. A voyage inside a plague-ridden human body. If Amy survives being injected into this complex landscape where good cells are waging battle against bad cells, she could save millions of lives. But it’s a do-or-die world in there. . . .

Who will survive the dangers of the island? Palm trees swaying in the breeze. An azure sky. A sun-drenched beach. Crystal-clear water. Amy wants to believe the island is a tropical paradise–except she’s not there by choice, and the company she’s keeping doesn’t always inspire sisterly love. The other Amys are on the island. Andy and his “brothers” are nearby. And bad people want them to do bad deeds. Amy’s got to rally the rebellious clones–if they all want to end up as survivors.

It''s a day like no other! Amy''s birthday is coming up. She''s turning 13. Now she''ll be an official teenager -- and she wants to celebrate with a real blow-out. But on the big day, Amy wakes up and is definitely not ready to party. Her appearance is somewhat unexpected. Her growing pains have taken on . . . well, unusual proportions. Her family and friends don''t know what to do. Amy may be an extraordinary girl, but can she ever be just a normal teenager?

Nine teenagers. nine secrets. an ordinary middle school with a few extraordinary exceptions.

Amy Candler never bothered with the popular clique at school. Now she wants to join their ranks. It doesn''t make any sense to her friends--especially when a wave of panic is sweeping through the school hallways and friends need to stick together. Students are disappearing. Eric is being stalked. Mr. Devon mysteriously returns, whispering about dark secrets. Everyone at Parkside Middle School is on edge, and even with her extraordinary skills, Amy is about to find out that being popular can be hazardous to her health. See book for details on how you can win a FREE Billy Crawford "Urgently In Love" Maxi Single and Autographed Poster!

Amy thinks being perfect can be a real drag. Everyone expects her to behave responsibly and to use her extraordinary talents for good. But when she meets one of her clones--an unexpected Amy, Number Thirteen, who goes by the name Aly--she gets a taste of normal teen life and wants more. Aly is a reject from Project Crescent. She runs with a wild crowd whose motto is Good Times Now! She convinces Amy to hang loose and have fun. Drawn by Aly''s free spirit, Amy rejects her genetic roots. But Aly''s carefree ways come at a high cost. . . .

Chris Skinner, Amy’s new boyfriend, comes from a broken home. He hasn’t seen his father in, like, forever. And when his dad finally appears, it isn’t to make up for Chris’s miserable childhood. Mr. Skinner is ill — so ill that he needs a bone marrow transplant. Chris could be the perfect match. Nothing strange in that, except . . . What if ailing grown-ups could tap into a guaranteed reserve of healthy body parts? What if innocent kids were being harmed? What if you were bred to become an unwilling donor? Amy knows she’s blessed with superhuman genes, but no way, nohow is she going to let herself, or any other kid, fall prey to freakish science-fiction experiments!

Now that she''s discovered the secret about her past, Amy Candler is trying to deal with the reality of who she is. Having an overprotective mother doesn''t help. So Amy is thrilled when her mom is swept off her feet by a handsome man. But appearances can be deceiving. Amy starts getting bad vibes about her mother''s inquisitive boyfriend. She starts fighting with Tasha, her best friend, who dismisses her worries. She starts meeting with the elusive Dr. Jaleski, who may be able to help her--but only by putting his own life in danger. She starts searching for other "perfect" girls just like her. This time it''s up to Amy to protect herself--and those she loves--before it''s too late.

Something weird is happening to talented students at Parkside Middle School. It''s as if someone -- or something -- is stealing what makes each of them special. And it starts with the jocks. The star quarterback "loses his arm." The top sprinter becomes slow as molasses. The basketball team''s high scorer can''t shoot into the hoop. Amy watches all this in bewilderment. Then, as others at school suffer a loss of their talents, Amy decides it''s time for action. But she doesn''t have a clue what she''s up against. . . .

Read the exclusive tell-all about human clones in our midst! Amy knows better than to believe a tabloid newspaper’s far-fetched headlines. But when one of these rags begins a series of reports on the existence of human clones and their desire to create a master race, Amy takes notice. This is definitely not just another sensational story–even if others think so. But what is truth and what is fiction? It’s a case of mistaken identity. It’s a case of misplaced loyalties. It’s a case of multiple betrayals. And Amy quickly finds herself in the middle of a bitter and ugly struggle for dominance.

Twelve-year-old Amy Candler is perfect in every way. She has superhuman powers: Amy can perform like an Olympic gymnast, she knows the answer to every question in her classes, and she can see and hear things from a distance out of range for a normal person. But the one thing Amy cannot do is remember anything about her past. All she knows is that she keeps having a recurring nightmare that seems almost too real. She has a birthmark she is certain wasn''t there yesterday, a strange man is taking pictures of her, and she keeps getting anonymous warnings to keep her talents to herself. Amy is in a race against time to piece together her identity before it is too late!