New Releases by Patricia Reilly

A biography emphasizing the early years of a nun who is world renowned for her work with the poor, sick, and uneducated in India and in other parts of the world.

A biography of the author of the "Little House" books, including the years of her marriage to Almanzo Wilder.

Young detective Abby Jones catches several of her neighbors acting suspiciously as she pursues two interlocking cases of a runaway and a possibly dangerous spy.

Summertime. It''s hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk. Richard "Beast" Best and Matthew Jackson can''t wait to dive into Emily Arrow''s cool blue pool. But when they get there, Mrs. Arrow tells them that Emily has gone off to summer school. Summer school! How could they forget? That''s exactly where they should be right now. Sitting in class, Beast still thinks summertime is the best time, and he and Matthew can always go swimming in the afternoon. But then Matthew gives Beast some bad news. It''s up to Beast to think of a way to help Matthew fast--before the summer is ruined.

With the help of the meanest substitute teacher in the whole school, Richard Beast Best learns a lesson about fear.

Making friends with the new girl in her class is hard for Emily after she replaces Emily as the fastest runner and steals her lucky unicorn.

Ronald has many humorous mishaps until he gets a pair of eyeglasses. Includes a note for adults about children''s eye problems.

It''s September again.What does it mean for Richard "Beast" Best to be left back? It means being teased by his old friends while he''s stuck facing the same old teacher in the same old classroom. He even has to take a special reading class with "babies" like Emily Arrow and Matthew Jackson. And just like last year, he can''t help getting into trouble.But with the help of Mrs. Paris, the reading teacher, Beast starts to enjoy reading and just might find a way to help the second grade win the school banner for best class.

Abby Jones and Potsie spend their vacation looking for Cindy, who''s in danger of falling victim to Loretta P. Sweeny on the Fourth of July.

After having his wallet stolen in a diner, Paul is instrumental in solving a murder.

This first book in the series finds Abby Jones and her pal, Potsie, squeezing into windows, sneaking onto subways and slithering into empty apartments, as they try to solve the mystery of the missing Hyacinth Macaw.

It looks like a lonely summer ahead for Tracy Matson. She''s the only girl her age in the small town of High Flats. And Leroy Wilson, the only boy, thinks she''s a know-it-all, even after Tracy tries to make friends by giving him a chocolate-icing-on-rye sandwich. Things start looking up when her pen pal, Casey Valentine, pays a surprise visit. But now Tracy has another problem: She told Casey that she loves to read. What if Casey--who wants to be a writer--finds out that Tracy is really a rotten reader? Suppose Leroy spills the beans?