Crazy In Love

Mary Jane Ettermeyer hears voices in her head, but they're all hers-and she's going to need every single one of them to get through life, now that she's fallen hard for the amazing Jackson House. No matter how desperately she fights it, Mary Jane is crazy in love, even though: a) Jackson House can't possibly think she's cute enough to be his date, so it must be some cosmic joke; b) MJ has vowed to keep her vows made with best friends, who formed Abstinence in Action (in spite of the vow involving no action); and c) she shouldn't even be flirting with Jackson because he already has a girlfriend...who happens to be MJ's friend.

"...Mackall hits the nail on the head with her poignant description of first love...." School Library Journal, Feb. 2007

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EVA UNDERGROUND

The year 1978 has been a pretty good one for Eva Lott. She has a terrific best friend, she's dating the best-looking guy in school, and she just made the varsity swim team. So when her widowed dad says it's time for them to move, she's not exactly thrilled. And when he tells her that he intends to move to Communist Poland to help with a radical underground movement. . . Well, it's all downhill from there.

This story parallels the author's experiences before "The Wall" came down.

Love Rules

Emma is stuck in Hamilton, Missouri, while her best friend, Mattie, and her brother, Jake, head to the West Coast for college. To stay in touch while they're gone, Emma makes Jake and Mattie promise to send a postcard back to her once a week. Each postcard has to have a new Love Rule uncovered that week. In the process, Jake and Mattie discover that love was right under their noses;

Maggie's Story

Maggie Dale's on a fast track to nowhere...stuck at a dead-end job in podunk Ohio.

Then a stranger comes to town. Does he have what she's looked for all her life? Could she really be a part of "something bigger?" Could love be something other than what she's always known?

Controversy swirls around Josh Davidson, a former construction worker. Even CNN's covering his story. Maggie's caught in the middle, between hope and horror, as the world watches.

Maggie's Story is a contemporary look at the compelling story of Mary Magdalene. What if it happened today?

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	HORSEFEATHERS!

Starlight Animal Rescue: Where problem horses are trained and loved, where abandoned dogs become heroes, where stray cats become loyal companions. And where people with nowhere to fit in find a place to belong.
	RUNAWAY - I've run away seven times-never once to anything, just away from. Maybe that's why they call me a "runaway," and not a "run-to." Dakota Brown used to love all things "horse" until she lost everything, including hope. The minute she sets foot on her foster parents' farm-Starlight Animal Rescue-she plans her escape. But can an "impossible" horse named Blackfire and this quirky collection of animal lovers be the home she's always dreamed of? MAD DOG - If the world had any idea how mad I, Wesley "Mad Dog" Williams, am at it, the sun would be too scared to show its ugly face around here. Wes Williams, aka Mad Dog, hales from Chicago and is looking to return-just as soon as his mother gets out of rehab. In the meantime, he's stuck at Starlight Animal Rescue, where his only friend is his dog, Rex. As Wes schemes to get his old life back, will Rex and the other shelter dogs be able to rescue him . . . before his anger makes him go too far? WILD CAT - "Kat" Coolidge can work miracles with abandoned cats and rescued animals, but her struggles with classmates and cancer may be more than she can handle. DARK HORSE - The characters in Winnie the Horse Gentler have been emailing animal tips to their friends at Starlight Animal Rescue all along. But when a horrible fire devastates the rescue, it's time for a real-life visit from Winnie, Catman, and Wild Thing.

HORSE FILES: A HORSE LOVER'S GUIDE

Based on research and Dandi's experiences with her own horses, Horse Files contains observations and facts horses probably wish humans understood. This book is all about building the right kind of relationship with horses, becoming friends. Sections include: The Nature of Horses, The Art of Communication, Sizing Up Horses, Friendship from the Ground Up, Friendship in the Saddle, Trouble in Paradise.

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	Love, Annie - Annie, aka "Professor Love" in her advice column on the blog, considers herself an expert when it comes to love. Grace Notes - Gracie Doe, a keen observer of human nature, prefers to blog-keep an online journal on her anonymous website--about her classmates at Big Lake High, not befriend them. Storm Rising - Storm Novelo, most likely to be liked and the center of attention wherever she goes, is a fake, hiding the emptiness that makes her quit everything she begins with such enthusiasm-including the blog. Just Jazz - Jasmine "Jazz" Fletcher sees beauty and art where others see nothing. But if she doesn't come up with a commercially successful "masterpiece" soon, her parents may make her drop what they consider an unprofitable hobby. Upsetting Annie - Annie Lind has a great life until her cousin comes to live with her. Though Annie hopes Shawna can be the sister she never had, she finds instead that her cousin is cuter, smaller, more popular, and a better cheerleader. Grace Under Pressure - Gracie's always been good at handling everything herself, but pressures at school and personal disappointments prove almost more than she can bear in this fifth book in the Blog On! Jazz Off-key - When Jazz gets her big break-her own one-woman art show for Big Lake's Spring Fling celebration-she's ecstatic...until Kendra, her special needs sister, ruins her paintings by trying to make them happier and more colorful. Storm Warning - Storm Novelo can't understand why she's messing up more now than ever before.
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Sierra's Story: Degrees of Betrayal

Revenge is best when served slowly.

I ought to know. My senior year should have been the best ever. But instead of living the good life at Highview High, the only memories I'm making are in a hospital bed. All because my boyfriend and best friend betrayed me.

They'll get what they deserve...I'll make sure of it.

Kyra's Story: Degrees of Guilt

Sammy's dead . . . they each played a part. Kyra, his twin sister. Miranda, the girl he loved. And Tyrone, a friend from school.

What's the real story?

There's always more than one point of view

Teamwork Skills

How are you getting along with people? Each year thousands of highly skilled people and former students fail to fit into corporate teams. Their individual skills are strong, but they can't function as part of a team. And in the modern workforce, only people with strong team skills will be able to make it. Those without these skills will find themselves looking for another job.

Self Development

The kind of person you are matters to your employer.

One of the most important things you can do right now for your career is to develop the character qualities employers want. How responsible are you? Are you the kind of person others count on? Have you developed good habits like working hard, striving for excellence, acting like a professional? It's never too early or too late for self-development.

Problem Solving

There are not many things we can count on in this changing world. But one thing is for certain: We'll always have problems to solve.

No matter where your career leads, you'll move faster and higher up the ladder of success if you're perceived as an effective problem-solver.