Pfeffer, Susan Beth

Joey has often thought about the biological father who left before he was born, but when, during a trip to a Civil War battlefield, his stepfather announces his plan to legally adopt Joey, Joey decides he must find out why his father has never contacted him.

When she refuses to let her friend's death be called an accident, eleven-year-old Emily, an orphan, encounters the ingrained prejudices of the "best" families in town.

When twelve-year-old Darcy's cousin April moves into the upstairs apartment and they become inseparable, Darcy has trouble with her former best friends and her schoolwork.

In 1923, fourteen-year-old Alicia Martinez is cast in a silent movie, but near-disasters on the set seem to be directed at her.

Willa seems to have a perfect life as a member of a loving blended family until the estranged father she barely remembers murders his wife and children, then heads toward Willa and her mother.

Starring roles on the prime-time TV piot "Hard Time High" give Molly, a long-time child actress, and Rafe, a newcomer intoxicated by stardom, a chance to achieve fame and fortune.

When her close friend since childhood murders his adoptive parents and kills himself, 17-year-old Lynn is haunted by the tragedy.

When she refuses to let her friend's death be called an accident, eleven-year-old Emily, an orphan, encounters the ingrained prejudices of the "best" families in town.

Fifteen-year-old Elaine becomes involved in her best friend's problems when Melodie's famous parents decide to divorce and cannot agree on their children's custody.

Meg is thrilled to be asked to sing at a friend's wedding, until she meets the groom's sister and they become instant enemies.