Most Popular Books by Wendelin Van draanen

The Gecko & Sticky are a fabulous crime-fighting duo! This quartet of funny adventures will appeal to fans of superheroes both young and old, and would make terrific all-family read-alouds. Dave Sanchez, crime-fighting courier, has just been handed the scariest package he''s ever seen, and it''s addressed to none other than the dastardly Damien Black! Dave is well award that he should deliver the package, but when he sees the evil-looking potion inside, he knows he can''t. So he comes up with a totally clever ruse to trick the villain and . . . it backfires. Big-time. Soon he''s facing off with six-horned goats, terrifying tarantulas, a java-junkie monkey--and, of course, Damien Black! Don''t miss the other Gecko & Sticky Adventures: 1. The Villain''s Lair, 2. The Greatest Power, 3. Sinsister Substitute, and 4. The Power Potion.

Even superheroes have problems. That’s what Nolan discovers when he meets Chase Morton, the boy who plays his favorite TV superhero on The Gecko and Sticky. Chase is being hounded by a sleazy tabloid reporter who is evil! Sneaky! A liar! So Nolan vows to expose the truth on Shredderman.com. After all, superheroes have to stick together in the fight for truth and justice. Oh, yeah!

Thirteen-year-old Dave and his sidekick, a talking gecko named Sticky, try to retrieve an ancient Aztec powerband and its magic ingots from the evil villain, Damien Black.

Nolan Byrd single-handedly saved his school from the bullydom of Alvin “Bubba” Bixby. He posted proof of Bubba’s exploits on the Web at Shredderman.com. Now Shredderman is the school hero! But since Shredderman’s identity is a secret, everyone still treats Nolan like . . . a nerd. But inside this nerd beats a superhero’s heart—one dedicated to truth and justice. So when a vandal spray-paints graffiti around town—and even on his teacher’s van!—Nolan decides that tracking down the tagger is a job for Shredderman. But while he’s trying to trap the tagger, the tagger is trying to pin the blame on Shredderman! Can Nolan turn the tables back around before his secret identity is revealed?

Shredderman.com just made the national news! Everyone is talking about the new cyber-superhero. Oh yeah! But now people are dying to know who is behind Shredderman.com. Reporters are snooping all over Cedar Valley! Oh no! Nolan''s parents and even his sidekick, Mr. Green, think he should lay low for a while. But being Shredderman is the best thing that''s ever happened to Nolan. It''s so much better than being Byrd-the-Nerd. Plus, Nolan''s just stumbled across what might be a real spy-ring! How can Shredderman not try to fight it? But some problems are too big for even a superhero to handle. Sometimes the mask gets in the way. Will Nolan''s quest for truth and justice mean he has to give up his secret identity? Can he become a superhero in real life?

Thirteen-year-old Sammy''s penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors'' building where she is living with her grandmother.

On Halloween night, seventh grader Sammy stumbles onto a mystery involving a twenty-year-old family feud and some heirlooms stolen by a man in a skeleton costume.

When thirteen-year-old Sammy finds herself with an abandoned baby on her hands, she sets out to find the young mother, who may belong to a gang, and accidentally jeopardizes her position on the softball team.

Roman. Efter en skolebusulykke ender 16-årige Jessica med et amputeret ben. Da hun nu med benprotese vender tilbage til skolen, finder hendes holdkammerater en vidunderlig måde at hjælpe hende på, så hun kan få opfyldt hendes drømme om at løbe igen

Comment ai-je pu croire que ma mère reviendrait après une si longue absence ? Hollywood ! Elle a cru à son rêve. Ici, on est prêt à tout pour réussir...même à tuer. Quand une jeune actrice est retrouvée morte, ma mère est tout simplement désignée comme coupable. Evidemment, je n''en crois pas un seul mot. Et je prouverai son innocence.