* The Shell Lady’s Daughter – 1983 – Fourteen-year-old Kelly doesn’t understand why she has been shipped off to stay with her rigid grandparents in Florida. Continues the story of “The Magic of Glits.” * Roadside Valentine – 1983– (Two Hearts series – see also Cliquey Pizza 2) – Seventeen-year-old Jamie struggles for love, independence, and the beginnings of maturity during his senior year of high school. * Some Other Summer – 1982 – A thirteen-year-old orphan is baffled and upset when her long-time friend Jeremy comes to spend the summer on her uncle’s horse ranch and seems to ignore her. * The Once in a while Hero – 1982 – A gentle and sensitive seventh grader finally stands up to the class bully after the arrival of a new boy in school. *The Evidence that Wasn’t There – 1982 – Kim must move fast to keep a favorite teacher from getting involved with a mysterious con-artist, and to save her own life. * Shelter on Blue Barns Road – 1981 – Feeling isolated within her troubled family, 13-year-old Betsy tries to save a Doberman Pinscher, who is to be destroyed because of his reputation of viciousness, by hiding him in an old barn * The Cat that was left behind – 1981 – Chad doesn’t think his new foster family will be any better than the others, but after getting to know them during a summer at the Cape and after meeting a stray cat, he begins to change his mind. * Down by the River – 1981 – After waiting through her school years for a selfish boy her own age, Marybeth finds herself attracted to an older man during her senior year. * In our House Scott is my Brother – 1980 – Distressed over her father’s remarriage, Jodi finds her stepmother, Donna, who has a drinking problem, very different from her real mother but grows fond of Donna’s troubled son, Scott, who shoplifts for fun.
Searching for them helps heal Lynette who then finds herself a new home. These magical creatures make wishes come true. * The Magic of the Glits – 1979 – Out of sympathy for orphaned eight-year-old Lynette who is dumped at his family’s seaside cottage, twelve-year-old Jeremy invents the Glits. * The Silver Coach – 1988 – Neither 12-year-old Chris nor her 6-year-old sister look forward to spending the summer with their unknown grandmother in a remote woodland cabin, but the summer holds many surprises for them, not the least of which is a gradual acceptance of their parents’ divorce. * Cat man’s Daughter – 1981 – Instead of the endless shuttle between parents Kate has known since her parents were divorced, she wants a normal, loving family, and her eccentric grandmother is the only person who understands Apologies for how messed it it looks for now – but I’ll be working on it! I’m updating the site to include descriptions of the books (which I am collecting from abe, Goodreads, and Ebay), and hopefully more covers! I am also trying to list the books in order of publication dates.
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