Tracy, Kristen

Eleven-year-old Bessica's plans to begin North Teton Middle School as a new person begin to fall apart even before school begins.

Twelve-year-old Lane Cisco has good friends, a secret boyfriend, and the position of sixth-grade captain at Rio Chama Middle School, but life gets complicated when her off-beat cousin Angelina arrives for an extended visit.

The pressure is on for middle-schooler Bessica to be the funniest, wildest bear mascot for her school, or risk being humiliated by a rival tiger mascot.

Best friends Dessy and Veronica travel to Prague to attend a prestigious writing workshop, but while Dessy is intent on mending a broken heart by applying herself to her studies, Veronica sets out to conquer the male population of the city, and both girls must rethink their goals when they are saddled with a homicidal suitemate.

Four friends, all named Sarah, pass their summer with petty crimes, nature walks, relationships, and volunteer work, but when Sarah T is caught in a botched shoplifting attempt, the group's future is called into question, as well as Sarah T's skills.

Twelve-year-old Lane Cisco has good friends, a secret boyfriend, and the position of sixth-grade captain at school, but life gets complicated when her off-beat cousin Angelina arrives for an extended visit.

As Bessica Lefter tries to prepare for a new life as a sixth-grader, a disaster at the hair salon costs her her lifelong friend and only ally. Now, Bessica must navigate the halls of her new middle school on her own, encountering no shortage of humorous situations along the way.

Feeling betrayed, fifteen-year-old Enid follows her boyfriend, Wick, from Vermont to Maryland where he and six others they know from twin studies rent a yacht, but after she sneaks aboard a storm sets them adrift without food or water, fighting for survival.

Ten-year-old Camille McPhee relates the ups and downs of her fourth-grade year at her Idaho elementary school as she tries to adjust to the absence of her best friend, maintain control of her low-blood sugar, cope with the intensifying conflict between her parents, and understand the importance of honesty and fairness.