New Releases by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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.

It''s scary being the new girl in town. That''s why Josie is so excited about quickly becoming best friends with Sarah. So what if Sarah used to be best friends with Kimberly. That''s over. But Josie''s troubles begin when she and Sarah accidentally break the leg on Sarah''s piano bench. The girls must pay for the repairs. It seems easy to do when they start a plant and pet-sitting business. But Josie never dreamed that a plant, a cat, a dog, and fish could cause so many problems. And what about her best friend Sarah? Is Kimberly trying to come between them? Between pets, plants, and best friends, Josie''s in triple trouble.

Marco and Polo have been house cats long enough. Together they make a grand escape to the outside world. But what is waiting for them as they search for food and shelter?

While trying to survive seventh grade, Alice discovers that turning thirteen will make her the Woman of the House at home, so she starts a campaign to get more appreciated for taking care of her father and older brother.

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.