New Releases by Susan Beth Pfeffer

When she refuses to let her friend''s death be called an accident, eleven-year-old Emily, an orphan, encounters the ingrained prejudices of the "best" families in town

Because she desperately wants to have her picture taken, ten-year-old Amy finds a way to accumulate the necessary five dollars but then decides to spend it in another way.

It seems incredible that a call-in TV show featuring pictures of missing children could change her life so drastically, but when a 16-year-old recognizes her father in the photo on the screen, she discovers that the family who''s been searching for their daughter is looking for her. But who is she? Brooke or Amy? She''s been living with her father and now learns he''s taken her illegally. Who do you love when everyone says they love you? How can anyone know which parent loves you most? Susan Beth Pfeffer delivers yet another hard-hitting novel that delves into the issues that confront real teens today. "Lively narration, peppered with wry, insightful wit, and the story''s balanced resolution make it enjoyable reading...."--School Library Journal "Pfeffer perfectly conveys Brooke''s hurt and resentment.... Readers will share Brooke''s anxiety as she tries to adapt to a new family while remaining loyal to her father, and they''ll understand her anger when she finally realizes the cost of her father''s actions."--Booklist "The emotions are raw...but the story combines the draw of sensational headlines with an understanding of teenage struggles."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books "The author maintains so brisk a pace and so appealingly plumbs her heroine''s emotional life that the reader will want to believe in the story."--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Since her older brother always wins at ping pong, checkers, and everything else, Amy decides to learn riddles in hope of finding some way she can beat him.

Having kept the secret that their family VCR can send people back in time, eleven-year-old twins Scott and Kelly continue to search for the best way to use that power and make an amazing new discovery. Sequel to "Rewind to Yesterday."

Although initially afraid that she''ll lose her best friend unless they prepare for their bat mitzvahs together, Becky undergoes a change in her thinking that puts much more than her friendship in jeopardy.

The remaining members of the Chapman family try to cope with the disappearance of fourteen-year-old Michael.

Laurie must choose between her average suburban life and one of fashion and glamour.

When her close friend since childhood murders his adoptive parents and kills himself, 17-year-old Lynn is haunted by the tragedy.