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Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders
by Terry SullivanThis is the story of the investigation and trial of John Wayne Gacy who killed more than 25 young men.
Liar, Liar
by Laurence YepSIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD MARSH WEISS IS famous for being the biggest practical joker in the county, a wise guy with more than a few enemies. So when Marsh is killed in a late-night car crash, his best friend, Sean Pierce, wonders: Was it an accident? True, Marsh's battered old heap had a history of brake trouble. Yet Sean can't help thinking that one of Marsh's vengeful victims might be responsible, and he's haunted by the memory of Russ, the man with the radar eyes. . . . But when Sean sets out to prove his suspicions, he finds his family, friends, and even the police refuse to believe him. Only Marsh's sister, Nora, seems to understand, but soon she too doubts him when Sean's credibility is destroyed by something in his past. Sean is determined to continue the investigation on his own, until, in a shattering climax, he finds he has no choice. Sean must prove that he's found Marsh's killer, or he will be the next victim!
Power Play (Sweet Valley High #4)
by Kate WilliamElizabeth and Jessica in a tug of war.., Chubby Robin Wilson has been following Jessica around for months. First she wanted to be her friend- now she wants to join Pi Beta Alpha, Sweet Valley High's snobby sorority. When Elizabeth, Jessica's twin, nominates Robin for the sorority, Jessica is furious. Robin may be friendly and smart, but she's certainly not beautiful or popular enough to be a Pi Beta. Jessica's determined to find a way to keep Robin out. But Elizabeth is just as determined to make Robin a sorority sister. Soon the twins are locked in a struggle that develops into the biggest power play at Sweet Valley High....
Wendy and the Bullies
by Nancy K. Robinson"This time he has gone too far," Karen said. "This calls for serious action." Wendy and Karen are experts on bullies. Their Bully Map and Bully Log show who the bullies are, where they hang out, and how dangerous they are. But lately the bully problem has been getting worse. And now that Karen is sick and won't be at school for a week, it's up to Wendy, alone, to figure out a way to stop the bullies once and for all. One way or another, this will be a week that Wendy will never forget. For ages 8 through 12, this chapter book shows the realistic problems children have with shyness, fitting in and facing bullies.
Charles In Charge
by Elizabeth Faucher(From The Back Cover) Getting good grades, being best friends with wild and crazy Buddy Lembeck, dating gorgeous Gwendolyn Pierce, and taking care of three off-the-wall kids makes life pretty rough-unless you're Charles. He's in charge of it all.
The Karate Kid
by B. B. HillerDaniel may be new in town, but he's already made an enemy of Johnny, the toughest kid in school and a karate black belt. There's only one solution-Daniel has to learn karate, too. But can Mr. Miyagi, the old Japanese handyman, teach him enough to face Johnny in the All Valley Championship? And more important, can Daniel win back the girl he loves, and regain his own self-respect? Daniel stood in the bow of the boat, practicing his blocking exercises. "When am I going to learn to punch?" he asked. In response, Mr. Miyagi began to rock the boat, breaking Daniel's rhythm and tipping him. Unceremoniously, Daniel landed, shoulder first, in the cold water. When he emerged, sputtering, Mr. Miyagi answered his question. "When learn keep dry," he said wryly, and helped Daniel climb back into the boat. "More important than learn punch or block," he continued, handing Daniel a towel, "is to learn balance. Balance is key. When balance good, karate good. Everything good. When balance bad, better fix quick or pack up and go home. Understand?" "Yeah."
Night of the Twisters
by Ivy RuckmanTornado Alert! Tornado Alert! Tornado alert! Tornado alert! just seconds after the announcement, the radio is dead, the lights go out, and the only sound in the unnaturally quiet night is the horrifying wail of the warning siren. Dan's been through a dozen tornado watches before, but this is the real thing -- a twister is about to hit. Alone in the house, he, his best friend, and his infant brother take shelter in the basement. Huddled in the shower, covered by a blanket, they listen to the sounds of the howling, shrieking tornado. The world seems about to come to an end on top of them. This harrowing story of a day like any other turned -- almost without warning -- into a nightmare abounds with courage, love, and hope. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1984 (NSTA/CBC), 1988 Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota), 1987 Prairie Pasque Award (South Dakota), 1987 Sequoyah Children's Book Award (Oklahoma)
Planet of Nightmares (Tom Swift III, #11)
by Victor AppletonTom Swift and his friends are confused when they are repeatedly attacked by sphere-shaped enemies that they don't recognize. To complicate matters, their ship is damaged, and everyone is plagued by their worst terrors. With quick thinking and split-second action, Tom Swift and his friends help to save a race long thought to be extinct and nullify an enemy determined to conquer all races. And they foil a plan to take over many of the industries run from earth. All in a day's work.
Racing Hearts (Sweet Valley High #9)
by Kate WilliamLove on the run... Roger Barrett has always had a hopeless crush on glamorous, wealthy Lila Fowler. The only attention Lila ever pays to him, though, is to make fun of him in front of her friends. But why shouldn't she, he thinks. After all, he's clumsy and shy and works secretly as a janitor after school. When Roger wins the qualifying heat for a big race, he becomes a school celebrity overnight. And to his surprise, even Lila starts to chase after him. But Roger knows if he runs in the race finals, he'll lose his job. Will Lila still notice him when he's no longer a star?
Too Much Trouble
by Dorothy HaasPeople are starting to call her "Tink Becker, that redheaded troublemaker." It's not fair. Is her red hair a jinx? Is that why her great ideas always go wrong? Tink thinks so. She asks her mom, who works in the Fountain of Beauty and knows about such things, to dye her hair another color. But her mother won't listen. And so Tink goes on getting good ideas, such as opening her own beauty parlor in her mother's bedroom. Before she knows it, she's in trouble again . ...
Too Sane A Murder
by Lee MartinHe wanted his bag of marbles. Around him, in the den of his own home, lie the bodies of his parents, two guests, and a cat-all brutally murdered. And Olead Baker wants his bag of marbles. To most of the police force, Olead seems the obvious suspect. At twenty-six, he has spent much of his life institutional ized for schizophrenia. He has also, in the past, displayed a violent fear of cats Deb Ralston, though, is not like most of the other police detectives. She's been a cop for fifteen years, but, as she explains to Olead, she's "been a mother a lot longer than that." Deb becomes convinced- despite the evidence mounting against him-that Olead is innocent. In a race against time-and the death sentence-Deb must reconcile the evidence that proves that Olead did indeed fire a gun that fatal evening with her certainty that Olead could not have committed such an inhuman act. If Olead did not commit those murders, then somebody else did. But who? And why?
You Never Can Tell
by Ellen ConfordI WAS NEVER THE TYPE FOR WILD, IMPOSSIBLE CRUSHES. Sensible Kate, that's me. There's only one guy I've ever been passionate about: Brick Preston, the hero of my favorite soap. And it was pretty one sided, as mad passions go. Until Brick (known as Thad Marshall in real life) enrolled at North High--and asked me for a date. I just knew we were destined to embark on a lifetime of ecstasy. The only problem was, I was madly in love with a character on TV, who cast women aside like used tissues. If Thad Marshall was anything like Brick Preston, how would I ever hold on to him? And if he wasn't, would I want to?
Christina's Ghost
by Betty Ren Wright[From The Back Cover] "The last thing Christina wants to do this summer is stay with grumpy Uncle Ralph in his old Victorian house. She's sure she'll have an awful time. But on her very first day there, Christina meets a sad, mysterious little ghost boy who seems to need her help. Soon Christina discovers the house contains a mystery that was never solved ... and that the ghost boy has something to do with it all. But how can she make Uncle Ralph help her solve the puzzle? What is the evil, chilling presence that lurks in the attic? And why is it trying so hard to frighten her away?" Many, many spooky books by this author are in the Bookshare collection. including Ghosts Beneath Our Feet, and A Ghost in the House.
The Cuckoo Sister
by Vivien Alcock[From the back cover:] "BABY SNATCHED FROM CARRIAGE IN FRONT OF DRESSHOP The headlines blared two years before Kate was born, when her mother had left her first baby, Emma, in her carriage outside a shop. When she came out, the baby was gone! For years Kate has fantasized about her sister, and suddenly a girl turns up on the doorstep with a note saying she's Emma. Now could this strange, streetwise character be her long lost sister? Is she truly Emma or is she like a young cuckoo bird, who will take over the nest, pushing away the real offspring?"
Harnessing Peacocks
by Mary WesleyFrom the book jacket: Lovely, myopic, nineteen-year-old Hebe overhears a family conference. Her grandfather has convinced her three horsey sisters and their successful husbands that Hebe's unexpected pregnancy must be terminated. Hebe, dissenting, flees into the night. Twelve summers later she is living happily alone in a seaside town in Cornwall, supporting her son at an expensive boarding school by her two chief talents- cooking and making love. These she exercises-with dignity, in privacy, and for profit-except when her son is around. Hebe manages her lovers-the Syndicate-with endearing charm until the unexpected happens and the separate strands of her life become entrancingly entangled.
Jerusalem Fire
by R. M. MeluchTHE ITIRI: BEINGS MORE ANCIENT AND MORE POWERFUL THAN ANYTHING IN THE GALAXY... "Alihahd": the name meant simply "He left."- No one, not even his most trusted crewmen, knew what his real name was. He had foiled the evil Na'id Empire countless times, striking blow after unexpected blow for freedom throughout the galaxy, always vanishing into hyper-space moments before the Na'ids could lay their hands on him. But now Alihahd knew that his time had come. An entire Na'id squadron was closing in on his single, defenseless ship. The rebel cause was doomed. Yet Alihahd could never have foreseen that the real battle was not over but just beginning, a battle to be fought not in the depths of space but in a world out of time; with a race which even the combined might of the Na'id empire was unable to stop....
Secret Admirer (Sweet Dreams #81)
by Debra SpectorThe most important part of Kim Belding's world is KLAU, the Laurence High School radio station. As one of its top disc jockeys, she gets to play the latest hits and the newest music. When a secret admirer begins calling in his song requests, Kim loses her usual on-the-air cool. Who could the mystery caller be? Is it Ray, Laurence High's hot rock guitarist? Or Buddy, the president of the student council and Kim's sworn enemy? Or is her unknown fan someone she's never met? Kim's determined to discover her caller's identity, but she may be in for a big surprise!
Where Love Rules
by Elizabeth Nell DubusCaroline and Beau fall in love at first sight in their teens. Caroline's parents, bitter and snobbish are determined that they never marry. This is the story of how they manage, finally, to be together after both marry and lose spouses to illness.
Angel's Mother's Boyfriend
by Judy DeltonTen-year-old Angel finds plenty to worry about when she learns that her mother's new boyfriend is a clown. When Angel's mother begins acting strangely after her vacation, Angel knows it has something to do with the mysterious letters from Washington, D. C. Soon Angel convinces herself that her mother must be in danger for not paying her taxes! Angel swings into action, scheming to earn bail money and creating escape plans. But when it turns out the letters are actually from Rudy, the charming man Mrs. O'Leary met on her vacation, Angel isn't as relieved as she should be. Besides being a threat to their family, he is after all, a professional clown ... Worrywart Angel and her little brother, Rags, will delight old fans and new readers alike as they face an unusual dilemma with typically hilarious results.
Borrowed Summer
by Marion Walker Doren[From The Front Flap] Ages 8-12 Sometimes Jan feels more like a live-in baby-sitter than a real member of the family. The oldest of three children (and a fourth is on the way), Jan has long since stopped receiving the hugs that now seem reserved only for the little ones. The one person who makes her feel special and loved is Gram, her great-grandmother, who lives upstairs in the family house. When Gram falls and breaks her hip, Jan's fervent wish is that she'll mend quickly and come home soon. But when Gram is then put away in a nursing home and begins acting more and more like a little old lady who has given up on life, Jan refuses to stand by and watch her die of a broken heart. With the help of some friends, and driven by a desperation that seems to reflect her own sense of abandonment, Jan manages to find another home for Gram to live and thrive in. Movingly told in Jan's own words, this exceptionally poignant and tender novel takes a hard look at the lengths to which a lonely child will go in order to secure love in a world that often neglects its old as well as its young.
Changing Places
by Susan SmithWho would believe it? They'd switched bodies. Changed places. Josh slipped his feet into fluffy pink slippers while he gaped at Jenny's bedroom. Jenny stumbled over baseball equipment and groped her Way to Josh's closet. Had they really changed places? They'd had a lot of arguments lately--about schedules, about ballet and baseball, about the differences between being a boy and being a girl. They'd talked about walking around in each other's shoes. They never thought they'd get the chance to do it!
Coming On Strong (Couples #15)
by M. E. CooperToo Hot to Handle ... When Holly Daniels meets Bart Einerson, it's obvious he's got his eye on every girl at Kennedy High. And plenty of them return the attention of this dark- haired, blue-eyed cowboy. Holly knows what kind of guy Bart is, and she's not taken in by his good looks. But she can't keep her mind off him. Then Bart falls for Holly in a big way and tells her he's ready to change. Now Holly's got to decide which is the real Bart: the shallow Romeo who leads all the girls on or the boy who promises she's the only one for him.
A Conspiracy Of Strangers
by Lee Martin"You're a cop? But-but-but... you look like somebody's sweet little aunt!" Such comments are nothing new to officer Deb Ralston, heroine of Lee Martin's Too Sane a Murder. In her second difficult case, this five-foot-two mother of three proves once again that looks can be deceiving. Several young women have disappeared from the Fort Worth area, and when Deb finds one of them brutally murdered, she is plunged into an investigation almost against her will. Only one disturbing fact links the missing women-they were all pregnant at the time of their disappearance-and Deb's own history makes a case of this kind particularly unsettling.
Desdemona--Twelve Going On Desperate
by Beverly KellerThere's a, social disaster! Desdemona is new to the junior high. She wants to fit in, make friends. But how can she when: Her most loyal friend is Sherman, a complete catastrophe? Her little brother and sister put something in the shampoo that turns her hair into an emergency? She helps out at the most elegant party of the year-and causes a near riot? It's one disaster after another . . . until something extraordinary happens to Desdemona, something so wonderful she can hardly believe it. She's not desperate- she's delirious!
The Education Of Little Tree
by Forrest Carter“Little Tree” as his grandparents call him is shown how to hunt and survive in the mountains, to respect nature in the Cherokee Way, taking only what is needed, leaving the rest for nature to run its course. Little Tree also learns the often callous ways of white businessmen and tax collectors, and how Granpa, in hilarious vignettes, scares them away from his illegal attempts to enter the cash economy. Granma teaches Little Tree the joys of reading and education. But when Little Tree is taken away by whites for schooling, we learn of the cruelty meted out to Indian children in an attempt to assimilate them and of Little Tree’s perception of the Anglo world and how it differs from the Cherokee Way.