Paula Danziger

While on vacation in the Poconos, Amber, her best friend, Justin, and their families go to the big fair to have a super day, but when her parents get into a fight, Amber thinks her fantastic day may have just taken a turn for the worse. Reprint.

Best friends Amber Brown and Justin Daniels are taking a vacation together. There's just one problem--Justin's little brother wants to tag along. Full-color illustrations.

It's absolutely disgusting being fourteen. You've got no rights whatsoever. Your parents get to make all the decisions: Who gets the single bedroom. How much allowance is enough. What time you must come in. Who is a proper friend. What your report card is supposed to look like. And what your parents don't tell you to do, the school does. None of this seems fair to Lauren Allen, but then she finds a way to fight back. She can even sue her parents for malpractice...can't she? "Entangled in a web of family friction, adolescent uncertainty, and romantic longing, Lauren slowly learns to make decisions that are right for her.... Humor abounds, nicely balancing the reality." -- Children's Book Review Service"Ruefully and relentlessly funny." -- The New YorkerPaula Danziger lives in New York City and Bearsville, New York." This novel is as much fun as Danziger's The Cat Ate My Gymsuit." -- School Library Journal

It's not easy being a sixth grader, particularly one with an ingenious knack for getting into trouble with his parents, teachers, and a line of picketing sixth-grade girls Anyone who's ever spent time in ?time-out? will appreciate the hilarious antics of this misunderstood pre-teen with a cause. Also in a fun, updated format sure to grab kids? attention Matthew Martin is back?and this time he's planning to do an extra good job on his Egypt Unit Project. But things don't work out quite right when classmate Brian Bruno gets wrapped up in a lot of plaster gauze. Will Brian ever get out of the cast? Will Matthew ever get out of trouble Danziger's novels are like cotton candy: they?re fun and light, and children positively gobble them up.? ? Publishers Weekly? Readers are sure to appreciate the humor as well as the trials and tribulations of Matthew's further adventures.? ? School Library Journal? Very entertaining.? ? Kirkus Reviews