Ryan, Mary E

Fifteen-year-old Katie tries to cope with many changes in her life when her actress mother acquires a serious suitor, her best friend drifts away into other interests, her dance teacher encourages her hopes of a dance career, and the boy she's always admired suddenly notices her.

Leaving her old boyfriend behind in Brooklyn when she moves to Manhattan and enrolls in a summer program at a prestigious dance academy, sixteen-year-old Katie finds painful romance and difficult career choices.

Thirteen-year-old Mattie seeks independence from her identical twin sister Pru by helping her mother manage the campaign of a candidate for city council. Sequel to "My Sister is Driving Me Crazy.".

Tired of being an identical twin, thirteen-year-old Mattie seeks her own identity.

Thirteen-year-old Kyle, who is hopeless in math, is tempted to cheat on an exam to please his demanding, heavily drinking father.

Fifteen-year-old Toby, who has spent his entire life traveling from place to place with his mother as she constantly changes her identity, discovers that she is a political fugitive from justice.

Fifteen-year-old Toby, who has spent his entire life traveling from place to place with his mother as she constantly changes her identity, discovers that she is a political fugitive from justice.