New Releases by Susan Saunders

Cousins Dana and Tyler Chapin must rescue a dolphin raised in captivity from the vast and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean, while the fate of their family''s environmental and animal protection operation hangs in the balance.

A disastrous red tide is threatening Projet Neptune and is placing fish, turtles, birds, seals, dolphins and other wildlife in jeopardy. The Project is running out of room for all the stranded and injured animals. Dana and Taylor look for solution to the group''s overcrowding problem.

When a huge oil spill spells environmental disaster for the Atlantic coast, twelve-year-old Dana and her parents join forces with local commercial fishermen to save the area''s sea creatures.

The unfriendly ghost of Spirit Lake has a score to settle with Alice, the Black Cat Club''s ghostly member.

A great book for horse lovers.

In their latest adventure, the club is looking for Robert''s family legend, Cousin Jedediah-a blood thirsty pirate.

When nine-year-old Sam Quirk and several friends decide to form a ghost-hunting club, their first adventure leads them from the cemetery to the town''s new library.

Four friends find an intriguing old skateboard that turns out to be haunted by the malevolent ghost of the teenage boy who was killed while riding it.

A frightened jackrabbit outruns a hunting coyote and a fire caused by lightening and finds safety on a river, while rain falls to extinguish the flames and prevent further destruction.

Roxie and Ross investigate a neighbor''s sighting of a UFO.

Roxie and Ross track down the thieves who stole the horses from the Double R Ranch.

Story set at horse riding school. 7-10 yrs.

Everyone at Pony Camp is looking forward to the trail ride - everyone except Pam. Pam''s terrified because her slow, steady horse is hurt, and she has to ride Dandy - the wildest horse in the stable.

Jessie has always wanted to learn how to ride a horse. But Ranger isn''t what Jessie expected. He''s spotted. He''s stubborn. He''s short. And he doesn''t like Jessie anymore than she likes him! Will she give up on her dream? Saddle up and come to Pony Camp. It''s about kids like you learning all about horses...and one another.

While at a special conference at a nearby college, shy Patti discovers that Lauren went behind her back and entered Patti''s essay in a contest, and now the award-winning girl must read it in front of hundreds of students.

The Sleepover riends are spending pring break with Patti''s Uncle Mick in Florida. But strange things are happening--furniture is disappearing from the house, eerie lights glow in the middle of the night, and strange intruders frighten the girls. The townspeople say the cabin is haunted. Could it be true?

One memorable summer afternoon in a small town, a girl who is disgusted that her older sister is marrying and settling down listens to a story told by a contemporary of her grandmother''s, and from that moment on views life a little differently.

Kate returns from a weekend with torn jeans and dark glasses and a new, unpleasant attitude.

The Sleepover Friends are camping out with their class in a local park, planting trees, picking up litter, caring for orphaned animals, and sharing a cabin with their peculiar classmate Bitsy Barton.

CHILDREN''S BOOKS/AGES 9-12

The Stars, a club of fifth-grade girls, hire themselves out for odd jobs to earn money to fix up their clubhouse, an old stone building on nearby farmland, but discover that it is in danger of being torn down by developers.

Fourth grader Tommy Price, Jr., and his friend Bonnie Sue, whose families work for area rodeos, investigate the mysterious occurrences that threaten to close down the Red Bluffs Rodeo and stop country singer Mel Jones from performing.

A new baby in the family compounds Sara''s already shaky problem of identity as a twin in a growing family, and her town''s 150th anniversary celebration further complicates things as her fifth grade club competes with a rival club to win the most prizes.

Kate, Lauren, and Stephanie have each volunteered to host an exchange student. But when their guests arrive, nothing goes as planned.

When her parents begin acting secretively, Stephanie fears the worst, while her best friend, Kate, thinks it means a surprise for Stephanie.