Diana G Gallagher

Kyle's friend Drew has adopted a dog from the shelter, but the boys need to teach it manners and obedience or Drew's parents are going to send it back.

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.

Claudia's boyfriend Brad and Monica's crush Rory are in a Battle of the Bands contest, but the winner may decide the future of the best friends' friendship.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.