New Releases by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

After several bombs go off around town, eleven-year-old Bernie Magruder becomes suspicious of various members of his family, causing confusion in Officer Feeney''s investigation and around the hotel that his parents run.

When mean and angry Judd, who has never known kindness, takes to drinking and mistreats his dogs, Marty discovers how deep a hurt can go and how long it takes to heal.

For Doug''s brother, Gordie, the ridge with its spectacular view is a magical, special place, but for Doug, it''s The Fear Place. Two years ago, Doug hiked to the ridge during his family''s annual camping trip, and he vowed never again to cross the narrow ledge from which the earth dropped away six hundred feet to the canyon below. But now the boys'' parents have been called from their vacation by a family emergency, and Doug and Gordie are alone in the wilderness. After one of their seemingly endless fights, Gordie has stomped away from their campsite. When Girdle doesn''t return, Doug fears the worst, particularly when he hears reports that a cougar has been sighted nearby. Doug knows he has to go after his brother, and he knows where he will find him. What he can''t imagine is the surprising source of the courage to overcome his fears.

Whenever Kevin goes to the playground, he runs into Sammy, who threatens to do terrible things to him. With the help of his dad, Sammy is able to bring about a final confrontation that leads to the tentative beginnings of a friendship.

Seventh grader Alice decides that the only way to stave off personal and social disasters is to be part of the crowd, especially the in crowd, no matter how boring and, potentially, difficult.

Billie Tommie, a Seminole Indian walks in two worlds - the traditional world of his anscestors and the modern world of teachers, tourist, and schoolmates.

Sam suspects the culprit who is gassing assembly line workers in the parachute factory lives in the hotel his family manages.

The third book in Naylor''s series finds Alice starting seventh grade, determined to get through the year without making any enemies. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Jimmy Novak is excited about spring vacation. He and his club, the "Rough, Tough, and Terrible" Thokers, are planning to turn the Novaks'' garage into a clubhouse for the whole week. But everything changes when Jimmy''s cousin David comes to stay after his mother''s surgery. Jimmy and the Thonkers are brave, and David is scared of everything. Jimmy thinks David will ruin the Thonkers'' secret plans. Then something happens on the river--something that helps Jimmy learn the real meaning of courage.

While visiting York, England, a young American, already troubled by family problems, is assailed by strange feelings of dread whenever he approaches some of the ancient landmarks of the city. This is the first book in a trilogy.

Andy''s entering the fifth-grade essay contest stirs his imagination to creative heights as he competes with his know-it-all cousin by making recipes with some unusual food sources and testing them on unaware friends and family.

Often left alone on their five-acre Mississippi farm by her traveling-salesman father, Ellen learns, through a terrifying experience, to distinguish between real and false fears.

Feeling deserted by her divorced parents and best friend, a fifteen-year-old girl turns to the youth culture of Washington''s Dupont Circle in search of meaning to her life.