Most Popular Books by Betsy Haynes

When her boyfriend is arrested and charged with murdering the school guidance counselor, seventeen-year-old Ashlyn tries to find the real killer.

Lorna Markham and Scotti Wheeler are next-door neighbors and best friends. And they each share the same problem: their mothers. Lorna''s mother nags her about her schoolwork, wondering why she can''t be more like Scotti. And Scotti''s mother nags her about her eating habits, telling her to follow Lorna''s healthy example. The girls begin to think that, somewhere along the line, they ended up with the wrong mothers. And that gives them a terrific idea. They''ll swap mothers! What could be more perfect? Both mothers agree, and soon Laura and Scotti are on a great new adventure with each other''s families. Until a surprising thing happens--they each begin to suspect they''ve made a big mistake.

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Jana must tell Beth that Beth''s boy friend wants to date Jana.

Fitzgerald Traflon III hates the food at the Maple Grove Middle School. Then Miss Buggy takes over the cafeteria, and things start to change. Fitz''s friends are acting really strange and the more they eat, the weirder they get!

Embarrassing moments at school and home show a young girl that everyone has faults, some that others can''t accept.

Beth tries to show that she is as mature as her older sister.

Jana learns that Wakeman Junior High is becoming a middle school next year. The fabulous five are so happy about no longer being the youngest kids that their celebrating gets out of hand.

A big party is coming up at school, and a girl calling herself "Too Many Guys" says she accepted invitations from two different boys. From their descriptions, dateless Su-su thinks one of them is the guy she has been worshipping from afar. She can''t help wondering--would he be willing to take her to the dance?

Stranded at an inn during a blizzard, Matt enjoys the snow and the time off from school until he learns that the innkeeper and all the other guests are really aliens who have come to Earth to study human life.

When gorgeous, conceited Taffy Sinclair wins a part on a television soap opera, eleven-year-old Jana''s jealousy skyrockets until she begins to mix television fantasy with real life.

Junir high provides new social problems and opportunities for the Fabulous Five.

When Wakeman Junior High is vandalized, Beth Barry''s idea of auctioning off celebrities'' belongings to raise money to repair the damage is met with resistance.

Jane and Taffy find a baby abandoned on the front steps of their school and become overnight celebrities.

When Joni, Crystal, and Su-Su run up a humongous phone bill calling a teen advice hot line, they decide to start their own - anonymously, of course.

Jason is losing control of his own short story. Whenever he presses the save key on his computer, his words get twisted around and his story changes. Now Blowtorch, the main character in Jason''s thriller, is trying to escape from jail--even though that''s not the way Jason typed it! It isn''t just a glitch in the software. Blowtorch wants to break out of the computer and into Jason''s life. Can Jason delete the deadly computer virus before it deletes him?

Jana and her boyfriend Randy are competing in a popularity contest together. She also seems to be the object of seventh-grade bully Geena.

When Melanie Edward''s mother decides to start a teen taxi service for students at Wakefield Junior High, Melanie is horrified. Not only is she going to be the laughtingstock of the school, but because she has to ride along, her social life will be ruined.

When Melanie''s dad wins a free trip to the Caribbean, Melanie invites the rest of The Fabulous Five to come along. When they arrive in Barbados, each of the girls has a crush on the entertainer Marco Montavo.

Tori has fun with a mysterious notebook which can produce spells, until the goofy spells turn gruesome.

Beth Barry gives the audition of her life when she tries out for Wakeman Junior High''s Halloween variety show, and she is devastated when Laura McCall, the snooty leader of the Fantastic Foursome is chosen to play the beautiful witch while Beth is cast as the warty old hag.

A chilling thriller that forms part of the Bone Chillers series of stories for children.

Katie Shannon''s mother turns to Katie for advice, and disaster strikes. What worked for Katie in her own romance with Tony Calcaterra turns into a fiasco for her mother.

Keith Masterson, who has been Beth Barry''s boyfriend since the sixth grade, decides that he wants to end their relationship. Not sure how to end it, he goes to Jana Morgan for help.

When Katie Shannon is appointed to the new Teen Court at Wakeman Junior High, she discovers that being fair isn''t as easy as she thought it would be.

A chilling thriller that forms part of the Bone Chillers series of stories for children.

Having made a TV movie in Hollywood, Taffy Sinclair comes back to Wakeman Junior High. But life seems pretty ordinary after the movie set, and Taffy can''t help feeling different. Then she learns that the TV movie will become a prime-time series and the producer wants her to play the star.

Melanie receives two invitations to the Valentine dance at school. Will she wind up with the right Valentine?

Shawnie Pendergast runs away from home and wants to hide out in Katie Shannon''s house.

Kyle and Annie want to celebrate Thanksgiving like the pilgrims. They want to wear stovepipe hats, bake their own pies--even raise their own turkey. Then they meet Frankenturkey! Frankenturkey is big, bad, and mad. If Kyle and Annie don''t watch out, Frankenturkey will eat them for Thanksgiving dinner.

Jana Morgan''s suspicions that Laura McCall wants to steal her boyfriend, Randy Kirwan, gets both her and Randy in the hospital.

Cassie is entranced by a spooky old pet shop. Bone Chillers #2.

When Jeremy Wilson sneezes in the school canteen, the droplets trickle across the floor and stick together. Every time he sneezes the green glob gets bigger. What''s more the growing lump is alive and wants to subsume everything in its path. Jeremy has to work out how to stop it.

Heart-stopping chills and thrills for young readers. Bone Chillers #17.

The Santa Diaries Children all over the world believe that Santa''s magic makes every Christmas perfect. But, believe it or not, Santa has had his share of trouble. Peak inside his diaries and read each of the amazing adventures that almost stopped Christmas from coming. North Pole Virus How will Santa save Christmas if the reindeer are too ill to fly? When the reindeer catch the flu just days before Christmas, it''s poor Santa whose worried sick. What will Santa do if the Mrs. Claus can''t cure them in time for the Christmas Eve deliveries? Can Santa find another way to deliver the toys?! Book Two