wealth

Three teenage girls from different backgrounds work for a summer in the Hamptons as au pairs for a wealthy family, and in spite of many ups and downs, all three end up changing for the better.

Lord Cat lives a lavish lifestyle until drought strikes Hunger Mountain, but when he goes to seek sustenance, he finds much more than food.

Schuyler Van Alen and Jack Force are forced to separate in order to fulfill the Van Alen Legacy, with Schuyler traveling to Alexandria to find Catherine of Siena and the Gate of Promise while Jack returns to New York to face Mimi, who has gone to Egypt in search of her lost love.

Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui, all new high school graduates, head back to the Hamptons for a third summer, where Mara has a job writing about nightlife for a local newspaper, Jacqui has snagged an internship with a fashion designer, and Eliza is once again set to take care of the Perry children, but their plans for a carefree summer are complicated by boyfriends, work, and school problems.

Although the Ashley girls control Miss Gamble's Preparatory School for Girls, Lauren Page is determined to rise above them despite her bargain-basement clothes.

A new website mysteriously appears ranking all the popular girls at Miss Gamble's School for Girls on their style, social presence, smarts, and smile. Lauren sees a way to get to the top of the list putting all the Ashleys in jeopardy.

Tess Kendrick, a junior at the elite Hardwicke School in Washington D.C., can fix just about any problem her classmates--or their power-wielding parents--might have, but when terrorism, assassination, and murder strike, she soon finds herself wrapped up in an intricate plot that may end up hitting closer to home than she could have ever imagined.

"A wave of cyber crime using outer space satellites has hit the world's biggest companies, and now millions of dollars are missing! Normally this cosmic crime would be no sweat for Kid-Zillionaire Benji Franklin and his out-of-this-world problem solving skills, but there's a problem: his parents won't let him miss any more school! Can Benji ace his schoolwork and save Earth from digital thieves?"--Provided by publisher.

"Deep-sea mining for gold and silver has triggered a chain of dangerous earthquakes, and it's up to Benji Franklin and his fantastic problem solving skills to put an end to the shakeups and save the nearby islands from disaster. Will Benji's super-smarts alone be enough to quiet the underwater tremors, or are some problems too big for even the Kid-Zillionaire?"--Provided by publisher.

"Only the best of the best qualify for "Indoors," a series of fall horse shows. And of course, Tommi, Kate, and Zara are the best. Still, it's not exactly convenient that this show series starts up just as school is back in session"--Provided by publisher.