Cooney, Caroline B

Alice suspects something is wrong when she gets a call from her father insisting she drive his precious Corvette to meet him, even though she does not have a driver's license, but she realizes someone has set her up when she learns that her father is dead and she is the number one suspect.

Shows all the imaginative ways children can snuggle before bed.

In small-town Carolina, sixteen-year-old Lutie Painter treasures the "Laundry List" of songs written by her ancestor and does not want to share them, but ultimately they help her learn more about her absent mother and connect with fellow students Kelvin, Doria, and especially Train, a former friend.

Althea, Devnee, and Lacey meet a vampire who lives in the circular tower of a creepy old house in town, and take him up on his offer to fulfill their desires for popularity, beauty, and freedom, not realizing the price they will eventually have to pay.