New Releases by Marilyn Kaye

A modern-day fairytale--a major motion picture starring Christina Ricci, Catherine O''Hara, James McAvoy, and Reese Witherspoon. Penelope Wilhern has everything a girl could want: A wealthy, socialite family, an enchanted bedroom and some of the coolest clothes around. There is only one problem: She was born into a cursed family and has the face of a pig. Hidden away from the world, Penelope now finds herself subjected to a string of snobby, blue-blooded bachelors in a desperate attempt to find her a husband in order to break the curse. Though she yearns for something greater, what''s a girl to do when faced with a determined mother and her matchmaking sidekick? Hoping to snap a photo of the mysterious girl, mischievous tabloid reporter Lemon hires down-on-his-luck Max to pose as a prospective suitor and infiltrate the family. But when Max finds himself truly drawn to Penelope, he can''t bring himself to expose and disappoint her, so he just disappears. Fed up with this latest betrayal and determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope decides to break free from her family and go out into the world in search of adventure. Hiding her true identity with a scarf, Penelope discovers a wondrous world where freedom opens her eyes to possibilities she never knew existed. Making new friends along the way, she discovers happiness in the most unexpected places.

The After-School Club kids are planning a surprise for Jill, the new kid.

A mystery girl at Club Paradise is suddenly front-page news.

Girlfriends with something in common, plot basis; Sweet Valley High style. 9-12yrs.

When Cat, Josie, and Becka were all adopted by Annie and Ben Morgan, they thought that all their dreams had come true. None of them imagined that being a daughter and a sister could be so hard.

The three oldest girls from Willoughby Hall Home for Children desperately want to be adopted, but must face the possibility of being split up forever.

Yom Kippur services let Mindy reflect on the sins she has committed during her thirteenth year, when she was desperately anxious to get into a popular crowd at her new middle school.

Everyone at the palace thinks that Adella''s new best friend, Arsulu, is wonderful. But Ariel has her doubts because ever since Arsulu came to stay with them, strange and terrible things have been happening.

When two friends become stepsisters, adjustment problems begin.

Green Falls Junior High is gearing up for the first dance of the year, and Josie, Becka, and Cat Morgan have lots to do before they''re ready. Cat and Becka are busy making plans for their dates, but they keep trying to push Josie and Red together. When Red finally asks Josie to the dance, Josie''s sure it wasn''t his idea. But should that keep her from saying yes?

Sarah hates taking a physical fitness class at Camp Sunnyside especially since her big sister is her instructor.

Cat and Heather are the two most popular girls in eighth grade, and worst enemies. After Heather steals Cat''s boyfriend, Cat is determined to get even.

Yom Kippur services let Mindy reflect on the sins she has committed during her thirteenth year, when she was desperately anxious to get into a popular crowd at her new middle school.

Carolyn, a counselor goes away. In only a week, the Cabin Six girls have gone through three other counselors and have created havoc in their cabin. They find that they miss Carolyn despite her silly rules.

The five friends in Cabin Six prepare to welcome the camp director''s niece to their cabin, but they are completely unprepared for the trouble that their new roommate brings with her.

Wishing to equal the achievements of her three sisters, twelve-year-old Phoebe hopes to be chosen for a television interview discussing her school, while at the same time she tries to help a friend who recently lost her mother.

Fourteen-year-old Lydia, always keen to espouse controversial issues, gets varying degrees of support from her three sisters when she forms an alternative school newspaper and campaigns in favor of letting girls try out for the football team.

When shy twelve-year-old Daphne enters junior high school, she has to fight for her own identity as her more outgoing older sisters pull her in different directions.