Van Draanen, Wendelin

Thirteen-year-old Dave and Sticky, his kleptomaniac sidekick gecko, try to keep a special potion from falling into the hands of the diabolical Damien Black.

Thirteen-year-old Sammy, left with an abandoned baby on her hands, puts her detective skills to work in an effort to find the frightened young mother who may belong to a gang.

Thirteen-year-old Sammy must call upon her detective skills to solve the mystery when a dog she is watching disappears from a city parade and the owner receives a ransom note.

Someone is spray-painting graffiti all over Cedar Valley and it is up to fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, also known as Shredderman, to expose the vandal.

After reading her mother's secret collection of romance novels during her parent's difficult separation, seventeen-year-old Evangeline Logan begins a quest for the perfect kiss.

In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.

Seventh-grade sleuth Sammy Keyes investigates mysterious happenings at a local art gallery.