Kehret, Peg

Amy, babysitting for little Kendra, must use her wits to save herself and the child after they are kidnapped by two thugs who are demanding money from Kendra's wealthy parents in exchange for the lives of the girls.

Twelve-year-old Ellen and her younger brother Corey are excited about their overnight camp-out at the zoo, until they discover that they are locked inside with a desperate escaped convict.

The author describes her battle with polio at age thirteen and her efforts to overcome its debilitating effects.

When Rosie's cat is stolen from the cat show, she and her best friend, Kayo, take matters into their own hands.

The author describes her battle against polio when she was thirteen and her efforts to overcome its debilitating effects.

Determined to find his father and relive their good times, twelve-year-old Spencer takes his cat, slips away from home in Seattle, and sets out for San Francisco's Candlestick Park.

Rosie and her friends find a Van Gogh painting in an old storeroom at the local theatre and wonder if it is somehow connected to the recent revelation that the Oakwood Art Museum's copy of the same painting is a forgery.

Bart learns that losing the use of his legs does not mean the end of his career as an athlete or the loss of the girl he loves.

Thirteen-year-old Ginger becomes the target of a disturbed.

Warren and Betsy travel back in time via the Instant Commuter to get first-hand information for their report on the 1940 Armistice Day Blizzard in Minnesota, but their chances for returning to modern day Washington grow dim when they find a small child stranded in the storm.