Most Popular Books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

A rescued beagle and his boy owner seek love and understanding for their troubled small town in this holiday companion to the Newbery Medal–winning Shiloh, from Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Christmas is coming and Marty and his rescued pup Shiloh are sure glad about that—for their town is running low on love and understanding and they hope that the joy of the holiday will bring with it the generosity of spirit that’s so lacking. It’s been a year since Marty Preston rescued Shiloh from Judd Travers and his cruel ways, and since then, Marty and Shiloh have been inseparable. Anywhere Marty goes, the beagle’s at his side, and Marty couldn’t be happier about that. Even Judd has been working to improve his reputation. But just as the townsfolk grow more accepting of Judd, a fire in the woods destroys many homes, including Judd’s, and Judd’s newly formed reputation. Doubt, blame, and anger spread faster than the flames—flames that are fanned by the new minister, who seems fonder of fire and brimstone than love and mercy. And why are his daughters so skittish around him? And what’s happened to Judd’s dogs? With Christmas right around the corner, Marty has a lot of questions, and getting the right answers might just take a Christmas miracle. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor’s fourth book in the Newbery Award–winning Shiloh series—following Shiloh, Shiloh Season, and Saving Shiloh—“seamlessly interlaces themes of tolerance, compassion, and forgiveness…[and] explores the interconnectedness of family members, communities, and the dogs they love” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

The summer after ninth grade, Alice and her friends spend three weeks working as assistant counselors at a camp for disadvantaged children and cope with all kinds of changes.

Hoping to earn a trip to an amusement park, the three Morgan children agree to take care of a chicken that their father plans to give their mother as a birthday surprise.

Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows Uncle Dangerfoot''s advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murderous bank robbers.

When two pigeons that Sarah wants as pets move from her Chicago apartment''s window ledge to the building next door, Sarah tries to figure out how to get them to come back.

Bodies are coming and going from the Bessledorf Hotel - dead and alive! Bernie''s determined to get to the bottom of the case.

The newest members of the feline Club of Mysteries, Marco and Polo must prove their loyalty to the ultra-tough but seriously injured leader, Texas Jake. Assigned to find a medicinal plant, they venture deep into the territory of the dreaded Steak Knife and his Over-the-Hill Gang.

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

From Newbery Award winner Phyllis Reynolds Naylor comes a witty tale of the Wild West filled with comical cliffhangers and featuring a cast of plucky orphans and dastardly villains. Emily Wiggins is poor and timid, without a drop of self-confidence. When she is unexpectedly orphaned, she is left all alone except for her turtle, Rufus. What in blinkin'' bloomers should Emily do? Emily''s neighbors, Mrs. Ready, Mrs. Aim, and Mrs. Fire, have the answer: Emily must travel by stagecoach to the home of her honorable aunt Hilda. What a rootin'' tootin'' grand idea! But Miss Catchum of the Catchum Child-Catching Services will get a big bonus for delivering Emily to her next of kin, the vicious Uncle Victor. How the ding dong dickens will Emily escape Miss Catchum? It will take all the gumption and cunning of fellow orphan and traveler Jackson to help Emily find her confidence, her conniving spirit, and the true reason Uncle Victor wants to claim her. But how in flippin'' flapjacks will Emily outsmart Uncle Victor?

While living on his family''s ranch in Wyoming where he hopes to someday become a cowboy, Ryan faces conflicts with his older brother who is involved in a militia movement.

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

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?

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.

It’s spring break and the only assignment Wally Hatford and Caroline Malloy have is to do something that they have never done before. Wally’s sure that will be a cinch once he hears the great news about the mighty Benson brothers coming to stay for vacation. It will be nonstop action all the way. For starters, the nine Benson and Hatford boys plan on scaring the three Malloy sisters silly by convincing them that their house is haunted. Of course, the boys don’t know that the girls are hard at work plotting their own special surprise welcome. The Bensons don’t know what they’re up against with the Malloy girls. But they soon will. Meanwhile, everyone in town knows there’s a hungry cougar on the prowl. When the kids decide to take a break from their tricks and join forces in catching the cougar, guess who gets stuck with the scariest job? This will surely be something no one has ever done before.

Sarah longs to find a way to be someone special, and when her friend''s Chinese restaurant needs customers, she finds a special way to save it.

Secrets Orphaned fifteen-year-old Judith Sparrow brings two secrets to her uncle''s house in South Carolina: one, that her grief-stricken mother died in a madhouse, the other that she has disobeyed the only condition to living in her uncle''s home -- nothing green is allowed in the house. Judith can''t bear to part with the photograph of her mother in its lovely green silk frame. Surely this one small defiance will not jeopardize the happiness she finds in South Carolina -- with a family at last, and new friends, especially Zeke Carey, the miller''s son. But Uncle Geoffrey''s house holds a secret of its own. And Judith''s small picture frame, hidden away at the bottom of her trunk, unleashes a powerful force that seems determined to bring that secret into the open. Or is Judith simply following her mother down the path toward madness?

Feel the darkness, touch the black, hear the shadows whispers back... Lynn and her best friend, Mouse, are convinced Mrs. Tuggle is a witch, even if no one believes them. Lynn thought they were safe after they escaped the witch''s clutches last summer, but the evil Mrs. Tuggle hasn''t finished with them yet. A menacing flock of crows is following Mouse''s every move and the girls'' only protection against this dangerous woman is destroyed. Lynn and Mouse know they have to act fast. But they don''t know what Mrs. Tuggle is planning, and this time, they may not get away so easily...

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.

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

Kenny Sykes is on a mission. He''s just moved to a new town, and is determined to make friends. In the meantime, he''s trying to make the only difference he can during the summer: rescuing the hundreds of crickets that commit suicide by jumping into Kenny''s pool.

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.

When Bernie Magruder sets out to prove that his sister isn''t responsible for the bomb that went off in the Bessledorf bus depot, the next likeliest suspect turns out to be his brother, Joseph. "Snappy dialogue, cliff-hanging chapters, funny situations, and nutty characters . . . a perfect choice for reading aloud".--"Booklist". Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

This bind-up contains three beloved Alice novels: "Alice, Alice on Her Way, "and "Alice in the Know."

Valentine’s Day is coming up and love is in the air between Beth Malloy and Josh Hatford. When they are spotted holding hands, Josh tells his teasing brothers that he’s simply spying on the girls to see what they’re plotting next. When Caroline Malloy decides she must know what it’s like to fall in love, too, poor Wally Hatford is in for it! Meanwhile, big sister Eddie couldn’t care less about that mushy stuff. All she cares about is her sixth-grade science fair project. But when she comes up with a great plan, Josh and Jake Hatford horn in on her project. On the day the plan goes into action, little do the boys know that Eddie has a trick up her sleeve. And with daredevil Caroline’s amazing attention-getting stunt, trouble is sure to follow. Get ready, the Malloys and Hatfords are at it again!

Alice''s senior year is off to a rocky start in this relatable novel from Newbery Medalist and three-time Edgar Award–winning author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. It’s the beginning of Alice’s senior year and she finds herself facing some difficult situations. A sudden increase in vandalism at the school leads Alice to discover an angry and violent group of students—teenage neo-Nazis. And if that wasn’t bad enough, she learns that a new, attentive teacher has been taking advantage of her friend. Between these crises, harder classes, college applications, work, and friends, Alice wonders just how much responsibility she can take. It’s great to start feeling like a grown-up, but does the world really have to throw her everything all at once? Alice has the choice to step up…or melt down. The decision is simple and true to the character that readers have loved for years: Alice steps up—and in a big way.

Play ball! That’s what the sixth-grade Buckman Badgers baseball team plans on doing. Eddie Malloy and Jake Hatford hope to lead their team to the championship game the last Saturday in May. But due to a mix-up, Mrs. Hatford has to run a yard sale for the Women’s Auxiliary of the Buckman Fire Department the very same day in their very own yard! Not wanting to miss out on the game, the family elects the only nonbaseball fan in the family, Wally, to stay home and help watch over the sale tables until they return. Wally’s ticked off. On top of that, Caroline Malloy has written and will perform a play for a school project and has roped Wally into costarring with her. Let Caroline think she’s so smart. Wally has his own reason for being in the play. It looks like the Hatfords could be totally humiliated after the girls stumble upon an embarrassing item from the boys’ past. Leave it to Wally’s secret plan to turn the tables on the girls’ scheme and prove who’s really in control! Boys rule!

Eighth-grader Alice has lots of questions about sex, relationships, prejudice, and change.

In her last adventure before starting college, Alice takes to the open sea for the summer—and nothing can stop the tides of change. Everything Alice has ever known is about to change—from where she sleeps at night to how close her closest friends will be. So Alice is meeting that seasick feeling head-on by setting sail as staff on a Chesapeake Bay cruise ship. And like any last great adventure before starting college, Alice knows she’ll need sunblock, an open mind, and…oh yeah, all her best girlfriends. It’s the perfect summer job. Perfect, that is, when things are going perfectly. But when they’re not, Alice has to figure out how to weather unexpected storms of all sorts. Which could be perfect after all—perfect training for her next big adventure—college.

Here are all the embarrassing things that might happen to you in the fourth grade -- and do happen to you, if your name is Alice McKinley: 1. Your next-door neighbor (who happens to be a BOY!) sees you in your underpants. 2. You sneeze beans all over your best friend. 3. Your brother lies to you for fun and you believe him. 4. You get trapped inside a snow cave -- your own snow cave, that is. 5. You''re the only person in the whole grade who can''t sing. Alice can''t seem to do anything right anymore, especially where her big brother Lester is concerned. When he gets really angry with her, Alice doesn''t know how to fix things between them. How is she going to get Lester to talk to her again? And will life ever get any easier? Fourth grade can''t end soon enough! The second of three prequels to the beloved Alice series, Alice in Blunderland lets younger readers get to know the girl everyone wants to be friends with, and proves once again that Phyllis Reynolds Naylor knows the fears, foibles, and fun of being a girl.

In the second semester of her junior year of high school, Alice gets back together with her old boyfriend Patrick, gets a promotion on the student newspaper, and remains a reliable, trusted friend.

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A month before eighth grade begins, Alice realizes she is going to have to face something she''s been afraid of forever. Everybody, she knows, is afraid of something: elevators, dogs, planes, spiders . . . but her fear is worse. It''s going to bring absolute disaster to the rest of her summer, maybe to the rest of her life. The truth is she''s afraid of deep water! It''s a hot August, and everyone in Alice''s gang goes to Mark Stedmeister''s swimming pool almost every day. Alice sits at the shallow end. She plays badminton. She makes excuses, and keeps her problem secret. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Pamela, Alice''s two best friends, tackle problems of their own, and are more or less successful. Life is changing for everyone but Alice. Bravery begins in little ways, with small steps. That''s what Alice finally discovers. And after she faces this particular fear, she knows she can summon the courage to face other fears as well. As in her previous adventures, Alice tackles some of the big problems of growing up with humor and enterprise and learns once again that a brother, a father, and friends can offer amazing amounts of help.

Living at the Bessledorf Hotel, where his father works as the manager, Bernie tries to solve the mystery of a troubled, young ghost who wanders the halls of the hotel at night.

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.

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.

Even at eleven, Jed knew he didnrs"t want to work in the coal mines like his father and the four generations before him. The mines provided a meager subsistence for the families of Tin Creek, West Virginia, but they also crippled and took lives.Jed dreamed of being a wood carver-and he had the talent for it. He hoped his pa would understand, but sometimes he felt that talking with "Big Tate" was like yelling at the mountain. "Yours"re the only son I got," Jedrs"s father told him. "If it ainrs"t to be the mines, itrs"s got to be somethinrs" awful good."With the encouragement of his teacher and the help of his aunt, Jed sets out to find his own path. A path that might lead to steady, safe work under the open sky-and to peace with his father.

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.