Game Time, Mallory!

Game Time, Mallory!

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

Mallory can't wait to play in her town's new girls' basketball league! What could be more fun than trying something new and being on a team? But Mallory's basketball career gets off to a rocky start. None of her friends are on her team. And no matter how much she tries, she can't make a basket.Mallory works as hard as she can to improve. But as her team heads to the playoffs, she still feels like the weakest player. Will she let her teammates down? Or is there more to being part of a team than just winning the game?
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Love or Something Like It

Love or Something Like It

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

Now that April is officially going out with hot-boy-next-door Matt, she's head over heels. She loves how he makes her feel . . . most of the time. But one minute he's sweet and attentive, and the next, it's as if he's forgotten they're together. April just wants things to be great between them, like when they started going out.Now as summer approaches, she has to decide if she'll go to camp with her best friends, Billy and Brynn, or stay home and be with Matt. April wishes she could do it all―keep up with friends, have summer adventures, please her annoying family, and save her new relationship. But with Matt's affection running so hot and cold, she has some tough decisions to make.
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Too Good to Be True

Too Good to Be True

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

How can life be just fine one minute and a disaster the next?I don't know if anyone else's life is like that, but mine is. I can't believe what happened tonight.Eighth grade is off to a surprisingly promising start for April Sinclair—although it's not hard to improve on the way last year ended. With a great boyfriend, a best friend who's like a sister, and two boobs that are finally the same size, April has a newfound sense of positivity. Making the dance team is the icing on the cake. But with one unexpected move from her hot neighbor, Matt Parker, April's life starts to spin out of control. In the blink of an eye, her best friend is furious, her boyfriend dumps her, and the girls on the dance team don't want anything to do with her. How could things go so wrong so fast? Can April find a way to fix things with the people that matter most?
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Too Much Drama

Too Much Drama

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

A few months into freshman year, April thought her rocky friendship with her childhood BFF, Brynn, was improving. But then Brynn blames April for the breakup with her boyfriend, Billy, and soon other girls on the dance team do too. Meanwhile, April's cousin Sophie seems to like Billy—and vice versa—putting April awkwardly in the middle. On top of it all, April can't figure out what to make of being maybe-friends-maybe-more with sixteen-year-old genius Leo, now that he's leaving for college a few hours away. As a new calendar year kicks off, April just wants a clean start—but high school is messy business.
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On the Road with Mallory

On the Road with Mallory

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

Mallory has a new journal, just in time for her family's vacation to the Grand Canyon. She can't wait for the road trip—until it turns out that her cousin, Kate, is coming along. Kate would rather read a list of "fun facts" than have actual fun at the amazing stops along the route. And when Kate catches Max texting a mysterious girl, the backseat of the minivan starts to seem like the last place Mallory wants to be. With everyone arguing and keeping secrets, can Mallory somehow save the trip?
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Can You Say Catastrophe?

Can You Say Catastrophe?

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

April Sinclair just wants what any normal thirteen-year-old would want: to disown her parents and obnoxious little sisters; to escape to summer camp ASAP with her two best friends, Billy and Brynn; and to make a good impression on Matt Parker, the hot new boy next door.Unfortunately, Matt witnesses April's utter humiliation at her birthday party. Then Billy kisses her. Just as April is trying to figure things out, her parents cancel her camp plans in lieu of a family RV trip. A summer of babysitting her sisters and "re-bonding" with her family isn't how she imagined life as a teenager. And it certainly won't help her straighten out her feelings about Billy or Matt. Is there any silver lining to a road trip in The Clunker with her family of misfits?
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#5 Not What I Expected

#5 Not What I Expected

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

At first, high school is off to a surprisingly good start for April. She and Brynn are on the dance team. April's almost-cousin Sophie has moved to Faraway. Running into Matt Parker hasn't been as weird as April thought it might be. And then there's her new friendship with cute, quirky Leo. But just as April settles in, her life begins to unravel. Brynn doesn't want anything to do with Sophie. April's mom is busy opening a boutique in downtown Faraway, and she and Dad are constantly fighting. When events at a party catch April off guard, she feels like life has hit a new low. Is it possible that things can turn around when you least expect it?
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Mallory's Super Sleepover

Mallory's Super Sleepover

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

Mallory is turning 10, and she's planning a super sleepover! To celebrate her tenth birthday, Mallory wants to have the most super sleepover celebration ever! Mallory plans out everything to the last detail. As long as she promises not to let the fun get out of control, her parents agree to letting her friends sleep over. But Mallory's best friend, Mary Ann, has her own ideas about what a super sleepover party should include. Before Mallory can put a stop to things, uninvited guests show up, a water balloon fight gets out of hand, and a good friend has her feelings hurt. How did a super sleepover turn into such a super mess?
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Three's Company, Mallory!

Three's Company, Mallory!

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

Some simple math: One + One + One = One too many! From the day we were born, Mary Ann and I have been best friends. We've always been a two-some. But now, there's a new girl in town, and what used to be just us two has turned into three. If you ask me, things just don't add up!
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#28 Mallory Makes a Difference

#28 Mallory Makes a Difference

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

Mallory has just had the worst Halloween ever, and she's determined to make the next holiday better. She decides the best way to make Thanksgiving a success is to do something that makes other people happy, not just herself. So she starts a food drive at school. The plan is to make sure families in need get a tasty Thanksgiving meal. And Mallory has an idea to get all of her classmates involved: the grade that brings in the most cans will get a week without homework! But when things start to go wrong, will Mallory's plan for a happy Thanksgiving be ruined?
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#7 A Twist of Fate

#7 A Twist of Fate

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

April is stunned when her grandma announces she has cancer. And rather than undergo difficult treatment, Gaga wants to cross an item off her bucket list: going skiing in the mountains. So she's taking the whole family to Utah! Despite their matching ski outfits, April is looking forward to time with her grandma and cousins. But tension builds as Sophie mysteriously shuts April out, Harry swoons over another skier, the aunts tiptoe around Gaga's feelings, and April faces peer pressure on the slopes. When disaster strikes, April has to try to embrace Gaga's approach: that life is what you make of it.
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Mallory and Mary Ann Take New York

Mallory and Mary Ann Take New York

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

START SPREADING THE NEWS . . . Mallory and Mary Ann are headed to New York. They've got sights to see! The Empire State Building. The Statue of Liberty. Times Square. Central Park. But they also have a problem to solve. Only one of them is invited to appear on their favorite TV show, Fashion Fran. How can two best friends find a way to share a spotlight with room for only one?
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#3 Truth and Kisses

#3 Truth and Kisses

Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman

April has a New Year's resolution to start the year off right—get back together with sweet, funny Billy. They've been friends forever, her family loves him, and he's even class president this year. But she keeps getting stuck on several questions: What does Billy think about her? What's going on between Billy and their friend Brynn? And why does she feel she needs to keep her friendship with Matt Parker, her hot neighbor, a secret? When Cupid throws April a curve ball, she's faced with a new problem: how does a girl follow her heart when old friendships, new friendships, and her family's trust are on the line?
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