Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Prequels volume 1
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After she, her older brother, and their father move from Chicago to Maryland, Alice has trouble fitting into her new third grade class, but with the help of some new friends and her own unique outlook, she survives.
24) Ice
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-old Chrissa is sent to her paternal grandmother's farm, she learns more about her absent father and some of the reasons for her distant relationship with her mother.
Author
Series
Cat pack volume 3
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Continues the adventures of Marco, Polo, and other members of the Club of Mysteries as they care for Carlotta's kittens and search for a home for them.
26) Who won the war?
Author
Series
Hatfords and Malloys volume 12
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
As the end of summer approaches, the Malloy girls decide they will really try to get along with the Hatford boys before moving back to Ohio, but after all the practical jokes and competitions of the previous year, the boys just do not trust the girls.
Author
Series
Hatfords and Malloys volume 1
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Disgusted that a family with three girls moves into the house across the river, nine-year-old Wally and his three brothers declare a practical joke war on the girls.
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Main series volume 1
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Eleven-year-old, motherless Alice decides she needs a gorgeous role model who does everything right; and when placed in homely Mrs. Plotkins's class she is greatly disappointed until she discovers it's what people are inside that counts.
29) Alice in-between
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Main series volume 6
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
When motherless Alice turns thirteen she feels in-between, no longer a child but not yet a woman, and discovers that growing up can be both frustrating and wonderful.
30) Lovingly Alice
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Prequels volume 3
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Fifth grade is tumultuous for Alice as she tries to help others through the many changes occurring at home and in school, including learning about sex when Rosalind gets her period and shares a book that explains what is happening.
31) Polo's mother
Author
Series
Cat pack series volume 4
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Polo the cat finds his mother and tries to impress her with his courage as he and the other members of the Club of Mysteries set out on new adventures.
Author
Series
Hatfords and Malloys volume 4
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
As Christmas approaches, Caroline Malloy continues the feud between her sisters and the Hatford brothers by making Wally Hatford be her partner for a special project at school.
33) Simply Alice
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Main series volume 14
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In her freshman year, fourteen-year-old Alice experiences changes and challenges with friends, family, and school activities, which leave her feeling better about herself than ever before.
34) Alice in April
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Main series volume 5
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
While trying to survive seventh grade, Alice discovers that turning thirteen will make her the Woman of the House at home, so she starts a campaign to get more appreciated for taking care of her father and older brother.
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Main series volume 2
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The summer before she enters the seventh grade becomes the summer of Alice's first boyfriend, and she discovers that love is about the most mixed-up thing that can possibly happen to you, especially since she has no mother to go to for advice.
Author
Series
Hatfords and Malloys volume 3
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
The Hatford brothers cannot imagine spending Thanksgiving dinner with the Malloy sisters as the practical jokes and rivalries between the two families continue.
Author
Series
Hatfords and Malloys volume 8
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The Malloy girls and the Hatford boys continue to get in trouble as they try to outdo each other in bottle racing, spelling, and baseball.
39) Emily's fortune
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
While traveling to her aunt's home in Redbud by train and stagecoach, quiet young Emily and her turtle, Rufus, team up with Jackson, fellow orphan and troublemaker extraordinaire, to outsmart mean Uncle Victor, who is after Emily's inheritance.