Diana G Gallagher

Emma really wants a pet to love but her mother is allergic, so her friends Kyle and Mia set out to find a pet for Emma that will not make her mother sick.

Mr. J's Pet Haven is losing business to a pet superstore, so he decides to put on a pet show for the neighborhood, and recruits Kyle and Mia to help.

When her mother cannot find a babysitter for the weekend, thirteen-year-old Monica is left in charge of the house and her stepsister Angela, with disastrous results.

Claudia and Monica, freshman friends, share their hopes and dreams when it's time for their high school's homecoming football game and dance.

Claudia and Monica are both having boyfriend trouble--will they be able to set things right with Brad and Rory, or will a lack of trust tear them apart?

Freshman girls Claudia and Monica struggle with the ups and downs of their ninth-grade year. Claudia attempts to remake herself and finally date Brad Turino, while Monica tries to recapture her old self and keep her middle-school friendships from falling apart.

Monica is torn between rooting for her school's football team and the team that her friend Rory plays for. Things get complicated when she is asked to be a substitute rider in the rival team's parade.

Monica isn't looking forward to the weekend, because she has to watch her little stepsister.

Describes how life changes for two girlfriends when they leave middle school and enter high school.

When Claudia's family decides to put a pool in their backyard, she is torn because her tree house tree would have to be cut down to make room for it. The dilemma complicates her life even more until she decides to find an alternative pool plan that would accommodate both the pool and the tree. Includes a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.