Anne Mazer

"This year the Fall Festival at the high school will be the best ever. Abby wants to go with her friends--not her parents and little brother. But first she has to prove how mature she has become..."

A young boy finds a salamander and thinks of the many things he can do to make a perfect home for it.

When strange things start happening and eight-year-old Mabel, who is very sensible, cannot figure them out, she discovers a family secret that affects her younger sister Violet.

When Abby realizes that she can no longer manage to get around with her sister's old rollerblades, she decides to earn some money and buy new rollerblades, but she has difficulty saving her profits.

Abby's best friend Jessica is gone for several months, and nothing goes right. Abby is upset when her best friend Jessica goes away to spend several months with her dad. Abby promises Jessica she'll handle her baby-sitting job, but soon Abby gets fired. Will anything ever go right with Jessica away?

Abby's teacher has to leave school for a few weeks and leaves Abby in charge of the gift box project. When the mean substitute teacher won't let Abby make announcements about it, she and her new friend Hannah must think of a solution.

Abby's family is going camping, and Abby is allowed to bring a friend. She decides to invite a new girl in town, but can any friendship survive a week in a campsite with the Hayeses?

Abby's best friend Jessica is gone for several months, and nothing goes right.