New Releases by Anne Mazer

Abby is determined to host a "Hooray! It''s summer!" party for the entire fifth grade, but after she convinces her parents to agree, she begins to worry that people won''t have a good time.

Abby hopes to prove that she is as great as her siblings.

Abby Hayes has two older "super-sibs" -- Isabel the brain and Eva the star athlete. Her younger brother, Alex, is a child protege. Her mother is a successful Big Time Lawyer, and her father owns his own web design company. So where does Abby fit? She takes solace in the words of inspiration from the seventy-three calendars she has in her room, and records the quotes in her treasured purple notebook. Abby is quirky, truthful, and maintains a healthy sense of humor as she strives to achieve her goals.

A collection of short stories from around the world including such authors as Valentin Rasputin, Yasunari Kawabata, and Toni Cade Bambara.

Takes a light look at parental incompetence. 4-8 yrs.

After Michael and Augusta break their mother''s favorite plate, they call the Fixits, who shatter more than the china.

Pongo and Perdita are very proud parents to fifteen puppies. When the menacing Cruella De Vil steals the puppies to make them into a fur coat, they must leap into action! Will Pongo, Perdita and their friends be able to find the kidnapped puppies before it''s too late?

Stray cat Sam is all set to eat Goldfish Charlie, until Charlie announces he is a great detective. The two make a deal--Sam will help Charlie solve crimes, and Charlie will tell Sam where he can find a good meal.

Pongo and Perdy undertake a daring expedition to rescue their fifteen puppies from the clutches of the vicious Cruella De Vil.

Calvin, a Little League baseball player, is called to Camelot by Merlin to help save the kingdom.

A boy finds a salamander in the woods and imagines the many things he can do to turn his room into a perfect salamander home. Together, Anne Mazer and Steve Johnson have created a woodland paradise that any salamander would love to share with a child.

A cumulative story relating the important place a tiny button holds in the universe.