Todd Strasser Books In Order

Help! I’m Trapped Books In Order

  1. Help! I’m Trapped in My Teacher’s Body (1993)
  2. Help! I’m Trapped in the First Day of School (1994)
  3. Help! I’m Trapped in Obedience School (1995)
  4. Help! I’m Trapped in My Gym Teacher’s Body (1996)
  5. Help! I’m Trapped in the President’s Body (1997)
  6. Help! I’m Trapped in My Sister’s Body (1997)
  7. Help, I’m Trapped in Obedience School Again (1997)
  8. Help, I’m Trapped in Santa’s Body (1997)
  9. Help! I’m Trapped in an Alien’s Body (1998)
  10. Help! I’m Trapped in My Principal’s Body (1998)
  11. Help! I’m Trapped in the First Day of Summer Camp (1998)
  12. Help! I’m Trapped in My Camp Counselor’s Body (1998)
  13. Help! I’m Trapped in a Movie Star’s Body (1999)
  14. Help! I’m Trapped in My Lunch Lady’s Body (1999)
  15. Help! I’m Trapped in a Professional Wrestler’s Body (2000)
  16. Help! I’m Trapped in a Vampire’s Body (2000)
  17. Help! I’m Trapped in a Supermodel’s Body (2001)
  18. Help! I’m Trapped in the First Day of Camp (2011)

Lifeguards Books In Order

  1. Summers Promise (1993)
  2. Summer’s End (1993)

Wordsworth Books In Order

  1. Wordsworth and the Cold Cut Catastrophe (1995)
  2. Wordsworth and the Kibble Kidnapping (1995)
  3. Wordsworth and the Roast Beef Romance (1995)
  4. Wordsworth and the Mail-Order Meatloaf Mess (1995)
  5. Wordsworth and the Tasty Treat Trick (1996)
  6. Wordsworth and the Lip-Smacking Licorice Love Affair (1996)

How I… Books In Order

  1. How I Changed My Life (1995)
  2. How I Created My Perfect Prom Date (1998)
  3. How I Spent My Last Night on Earth (1998)

Rock’n’Roll Summer Books In Order

  1. The Boys in the Band (1996)
  2. Playing for Love (1996)

Camp Run-A-Muck Books In Order

  1. Mutilated Monkey Meat (1997)
  2. Chopped-Up Birdy’s Feet (1997)
  3. Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts (1997)

Against the Odds Books In Order

  1. Buzzard’s Feast (1999)
  2. Gator Prey (1999)
  3. Shark Bite (1998)
  4. Grizzly Attack (1998)

Impact Zone Books In Order

  1. Take Off (2004)
  2. Cut Back (2004)
  3. Close Out (1999)

Here Comes Heavenly Books In Order

  1. Here Comes Heavenly (1999)
  2. Dance Magic (1999)
  3. Pastabilities (2000)
  4. Spell Danger (2000)

Don’t Get Caught Books In Order

  1. Driving the School Bus (2000)
  2. Wearing the Lunch Lady’s Hairnet (2001)
  3. In the Girl’s Locker Room (2001)
  4. In the Teacher’s Lounge (2001)

DriftX Books In Order

  1. Slide or Die (2006)
  2. Sidewayz Glory (2006)
  3. Battle Drift (2006)

Mob Princess Books In Order

  1. For Money and Love (2007)
  2. Stolen Kisses, Secrets, and Lies (2007)
  3. Count Your Blessings (2007)

Nighttime Books In Order

  1. Too Dark To See (2007)
  2. Too Scared To Sleep (2007)
  3. Too Afraid To Scream (2008)

Thrillogy Books In Order

  1. Wish You Were Dead (2009)
  2. Blood on My Hands (2010)
  3. Kill You Last (2011)

Novels

  1. Angel Dust Blues (1979)
  2. Friends Till the End (1981)
  3. The Wave (1981)
  4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Nights (1982)
  5. Workin’ for Peanuts (1983)
  6. Turn It Up! (1984)
  7. A Very Touchy Subject (1985)
  8. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
  9. Wildlife (1987)
  10. The Mall from Outer Space (1987)
  11. The Family Man (1988)
  12. The Accident (1988)
  13. Cookie (1989)
  14. Pink Cadillac (1989)
  15. Beyond the Reef (1989)
  16. Moving Target (1989)
  17. Home Alone (1991)
  18. The Diving Bell (1992)
  19. Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
  20. Home Alone 2 (1992)
  21. The Good Son (1993)
  22. Hocus Pocus (1993)
  23. Super Mario Brothers (1993)
  24. Free Willy (1993)
  25. Rookie of the Year (1993)
  26. The Three Musketeers (1993)
  27. Freaked (1993)
  28. Addams Family Values (1993)
  29. The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
  30. Walt Disney’s Lady and the Tramp (1994)
  31. Three Ninja’s Kick Back (1994)
  32. Walt Disneys Peter Pan (1994)
  33. The Pagemaster (1994)
  34. The Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
  35. Richie Rich (1994)
  36. Please Don’t Be Mine, Julie Valentine! (1995)
  37. Street Fighter II (1995)
  38. Man of the House (1995)
  39. Tall Tale (1995)
  40. The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)
  41. Jumanji: Novelization (1996)
  42. Girl Gives Birth to Own Prom Date (1996)
  43. Howl-A-Ween (1996)
  44. Hey Dad, Get a Life! (1996)
  45. Abe Lincoln for Class President! (1997)
  46. Kidnap Kids (1998)
  47. Byte Barkley: Secret Agent K-9 (1999)
  48. Drive Me Crazy (1999)
  49. Give a Boy a Gun (2000)
  50. Con-Fidence (2002)
  51. Thief of Dreams (2003)
  52. Can’t Get There from Here (2004)
  53. Cheap Shot (2007)
  54. Boot Camp (2007)
  55. Is That A Glow-in-the-Dark Bunny In Your Pillowcase? (2007)
  56. Is That a Sick Cat in Your Backpack? (2007)
  57. Is That A Dead Dog In Your Locker? (2008)
  58. If I Grow Up (2009)
  59. Is That an Angry Penguin in Your Gym Bag? (2009)
  60. Is That an Unlucky Leprechaun in Your Lunch? (2009)
  61. Famous (2011)
  62. Trailer Girl (2013)
  63. Fallout (2013)
  64. No Place (2014)
  65. The Beast of Cretacea (2015)
  66. The Case of the Murderous Young Millionairess (2016)
  67. Price of Duty (2018)
  68. Summer of ’69 (2019)
  69. American Terrorist (2019)
  70. The Good War (2021)

Collections

  1. Disney’s the Villains Collection (1993)
  2. Disney’s It’s Magic! (1994)

Novellas

  1. Manhattan Fairy Tale (2012)
  2. The Vacation Crush of Squid Girl (2013)
  3. On The Bridge (2014)
  4. Abe Lincoln Is In My Bathroom! (2020)

Non fiction

  1. The Complete Computer Popularity Program (1984)
  2. Kids’ Book of Insults (1996)
  3. Kids’ Book of Gross Facts and Feats (1998)
  4. Kids’ Book of Gross Facts & Feats, Vol. 2 (2011)
  5. The Kids’ Book of Weird Science (2011)

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Todd Strasser Books Overview

Help! I’m Trapped in My Teacher’s Body

When twelve year old Jason discovers that he and the dorkiest teacher in school, Mr. Dirksen, have switched bodies, he enlists the aid of his skeptical sister, Jennifer, to help him set things right.

Help! I’m Trapped in the First Day of School

Plotting plenty of tricks for the new school year, Jake Sherman thinks he will rule the eighth grade, until he discovers that he has to relive the first day over and over again, and makes each day zanier than the last.

Help! I’m Trapped in the President’s Body

When the president of the United States visits Jake Sherman’s school, a crazy mistake involving a body switching machine turns Jake into a very reluctant commander in chief.

Help! I’m Trapped in an Alien’s Body

Yep, Jake Sherman has switched bodies again! And this time it’s with an alien! A dorky alien. From a planet where aliens sit around watching TV and eating junk food all day long. That sounds like a pretty cool life to Jake. Only the alien has run off with Jake’s body. Does Jake really want to be a couch potato…
forever?

Help! I’m Trapped in My Lunch Lady’s Body

When Jake, Josh, and Andy switch bodies with three very different lunch ladies, students get in line for big laughs. School lunch will never be the same!.

Help! I’m Trapped in a Professional Wrestler’s Body

THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When Jake and his friends land ringside seats for Wrestle Insanity, Andy foolishly switches bodies with Brainiac Bloom just before the match begins, and it’s up to Jake to save him from Neutr

Help! I’m Trapped in a Supermodel’s Body

Supermodel Lanny Shanks is coming to town for a photo shoot. The whole school is excited even Principal Blanco. By winning a contest, Jake Sherman lands a job as Lanny’s personal assistant. But when Jake accidentally switches bodies with her, he can t get used to starving all the time, and his new blonde hair is always in his way. Worst of all, he must ward off the principal s advances!

How I Changed My Life

Known as Bo Vine, Bolita Vine decides to lose weight and become more assertive, a resolution sorely tested when major hunk Kyle Winthrop and his perfect girlfriend, Chloe, star in the school play that Bo is stage managing.

How I Created My Perfect Prom Date

Nicole Maris has it all: looks, popularity, and Brad Selden, the hottest guy in school, at her fingertips. But then Brad decides to take someone else to the prom! Now Nicole’s got a project on her hands: find an even better prom date.

Enter Chase Hammond. He’s not exactly Mr. Popular, but with a makeover and some help form Nicole, he just might be prom king material.

How I Spent My Last Night on Earth

Something strange is happening in the parking lot of Time Zone High: The established cliques aren’t in their usual gathering places. Instead, everyone has joined in one large, frantically interacting mass. Why? Maybe it’s because the world may end tomorrow. For the attractive, brilliant Legs Hanover, this poses daunting questions:What are the romantic possibilities, given she may only have twenty four hours to live before a giant asteroid smashes into the earth?Or is it all just an Internet cyberhoax?Either way, it’s time for Legs to meet the object of her daydreams the handsome, frequently truant Andros Bliss. Because during the next twenty four hours, everyone’s life is bound to change. Todd Strasser continues the Time Zone High saga with this hilarious, thought provoking novel about emotional confusion on the brink of disaster.

Buzzard’s Feast

Henry Tompkins and his younger brother Paul are passengers in the battered old van driven by Luke Hilliard with his sister, Amber. Nineteen year old Luke seems so sure of himself until he drives the van off the road and crashes. Now they’re lost in the middle of the burning hot Mojave Desert and the buzzards are circling above.

Take Off

Impact Zone: The most dangerous part of the wave. You gotta beat it…
or you’ll eat it.

Kai is stoked when he gets to Sun Haven. He hasn’t been on a board in a while. And SH has some primo waves.

Screamers is the spot where you can regularly get tubed. Only it’s patrolled by locals who keep it to themselves. They’ll only let Kai into the lineup if he competes against one of them. This is everything Kai hates about surfing the competition, the commercialism. He’s a free surfer at heart. But if he doesn’t take the challenge, he’ll lose what he lives for: da kine waves.

Cut Back

Impact Zone: The most dangerous part of the wave
You gotta beat it…
or you’ll eat it.

Ever since he went up against the locals and broke into the lineup, Kai has had his own crew. Spazzy is a summer kid with a lot of fancy gear. He looks like a total shubee. But on the board he’s good, really good despite everything going against him.

The Spazz wants to be in the local competition, but he can’t do it without Kai. Kai knows there’s no way Spazzy can win against Lucas, the local hero. But Kai would never let a brah down…
.

Close Out

IMAPCT ZONE

The most dangerous part of the wave

You gotta beat it…
or you’ll eat it.

The summer is hot, and so is action out on the line up. There’s a big competition coming up, with some serious burrito money attached.

All the brahs are in it for something. Lucas has his career and his reputation on the line. If Kai wins, he might be able to stay in Sun Haven and not have to hit the road again with his sketchy dad. For everyone it’s a chance to Close Out the summer as a champion.

Stoked.

Wearing the Lunch Lady’s Hairnet

Principal Chump has hired some psycho lunch monitors to restore order in the school cafeteria. But Kyle, Dusty, and Wilson can t stand assigned seating or being forced to eat dessert last. With the help of hairnets and a hidden camera, they re about to show their school who really rules!

In the Girl’s Locker Room

In this brand new school based series from favorite author Todd Strasser, a trio of fiendishly clever boys wreaks havoc and humor, but never, ever gets caught! Don t Get Caught features three middle school boys who live to outwit their classmates and teachers. Wilson is the leader of the group good looking and athletic, but a little rebellious and always eager to test the rules. Andrew, a pudgy wiseguy, is his sidekick. And Jimmy is their impulsive, hyperactive friend who’s always the most gung ho about their pranks, but always the most likely to land the group in trouble.

In the Teacher’s Lounge

When Kyle, Dusty, and Wilson get caught by some of the other students sneaking sodas out of the teacher’s lounge, they have to get those kids sodas, too. Then still more kids find out, and they want sodas, too! Will it ever stop?

Slide or Die

Drift it. Sling it. Slide it. Shred it…
.

Just don’t get T boned.

Kennin is new to Sin City, running from a tragic past and anxious to start a life outside the gearhead crowd. But he can’t resist the lure of all the hot, tricked out cars in Las Vegas.

WhenKennin accidentally proves his talent, he’s pulled into a tsuiso battle against the toughest drivers around. The competition is cutthroat, and Kennin’s outsider status only makes it worse. With ugly rivalries and vicious sabotage all around him, Kennin’s ride will be gut wrenchingly dangerous…
and totally amping.

Sidewayz Glory

The cops cracked down on illegal races, and now the only street racing around is at the hottest casino on the strip. The casino owner is starting his own high stakes, high payoff drift team and there’s little he wouldn’t do to have Sin City’s best drifter. Kennin’s under pressure to quit the scene and get his life back on track. But when he’s offered five grand to fix his ride and the promise of enough cash to take care of his problems Kennin knows exactly what he has to do. No matter what the catch.

For Money and Love

An offer she can’t refuse.

Kate Blessing is not your typical high school junior. She’s a good student who’s into guys and the latest designer jeans…
and she’s also part of the mob. Her father, Bobby Blessing, is the head of the family, and her mom, Amanda, is the brains behind the operation. Kate may not partake in the ‘family business,’ but she knows what goes down. She’s proud of her family — and of course, there are plenty of perks: her indoor pool, Caribbean vacations, expensive haircuts…

But when Amanda gets fed up with Bobby’s cheating and moves out, someone needs to make decisions, give orders, and keep things running. Kate has no choice but to step into her mother’s shoes and prop her dad up.

Bobby may be the face of the mob, but it’s not long before the princess is running the show.

Stolen Kisses, Secrets, and Lies

It ain’t easy being the boss…
.

Life’s been tough for Kate Blessing. Her parents are still on the outs, the family’s about to hit the mattresses, and one of their own is threatening to pull rank. Kate’s also managing two guys: one whose parents don’t approve of her, and one who’s the son of her dad’s rival.

Kate may not know who to trust, but she’s got to step up. If the family falls apart, it won’t just be ugly…
it’ll be deadly.

Count Your Blessings

Watch your back.

Kate Blessing may have made it to senior year, but being the boss of her family has taken its toll. With the cracks in the Blessing front starting to show, their weaknesses are becoming apparent. As Kate tries to keep their enemies at bay, she’s also pulled back into a love triangle that’s about to come to a nasty end.

The Blessings may be going down, but as long as Kate’s the boss, they’re not gonna go down easy.

Too Dark To See

If you’re easily scared then…
DON’T read this book, or you’ll be sorry when nighttime comes around! Short stories sure to make you think twice before turning off the light. The seven bite sized stories in this second of the three book series include a ghost train, a boy whose obsession with video games literally consumes him, and a hotel that still accepts guests…
decades after its destruction in a fire. Just the thing for young readers who like their scares in small doses.

Too Scared To Sleep

If you’re easily scared then…
DON’T read this book, or you’ll be sorry when nighttime comes around! Short stories sure to make you think twice before turning off the light. The seven unnerving stories in this original collection feature action figures that come alive at night, a ghost’s first encounter with an MP3 player, and a karaoke machine that terrifies a sleepover party. These modern and supernatural thrills are perfect for readers who are still working up to the heavy hitting chills of Goosebumps .

Too Afraid To Scream

The third installment of the Nighttime series is packed with short scary stories sure to please young readers. A phantom text messenger, a skeleton on the hunt for his missing foot, and ghostly hitchhikers are a few of the topics in these spooky, contemporary tales.

Wish You Were Dead

Str S d:
I ll begin with Lucy. She is definitely first on the list. You can t believe how it feels to be in the cafeteria and turn around and there she is staring at me like I m some disgusting bug or vermin. Does she really think I WANT to be this way? I hate you, Lucy. I really hate you. You are my 1 pick. I Wish You Were Dead.

The day after anonymous blogger Str S d wishes the popular girl would die, Lucy vanishes. The students of Soundview High are scared and worried. Especially frightened and wracked with guilt is Madison Archer, Lucy’s friend and the last person to see her the night she disappeared.
As days pass with no sign of the missing girl, even the attention of Tyler, an attractive new student, is not enough to distract Madison from her growing sense of foreboding. When two more popular students disappear after their names are mentioned on Str S d s blog, the residents of Soundview panic.
Meanwhile, Madison receives anonymous notes warning that she could be next. Desperate to solve the mystery before anyone else disappears, Madison turns to Tyler, but can she trust him when it becomes clear that he knows more than he s sharing?
The clock is ticking. Madison must uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearances…
before her name appears in Str S d s blog.

In the spirit of stories like I Know What You Did Last Summer, Todd Strasser updates the teen thriller for the techno age with Wish You Were Dead, the first installment in a new thrill ogy.

Blood on My Hands

When Callie Carson discovers ice queen Katherine Remington-Day sprawled on the ground one night, she bends down to help her. It’s only natural – the party’s been a bit wild, after all. And it’s only natural for her to pull out the fake knife she discovers, irritated at one more example of Katherine’s callous disregard of other people’s feelings. But the knife is real…
and bloody. And then Callie hears the click of one cell phone, followed by another, and another. In minutes, images of her holding the bloody knife have gone viral. Now wanted for murder, Callie is on the run from the police. All the evidence points to her guilt, but she’s determined to prove her innocence, which would mean…
the real killer is still out there. Waiting.

Friends Till the End

The new student in the senior class develops leukemia and affects the lives of his fellow students in various ways.

The Wave

This is a series of simplified stories, designed as an introduction to literature. The series offers classics, best sellers, film titles and original stories. Each book has extensive exercises, a detailed introduction and information about the syllabus. They are published at six levels: level 1 beginner 300 words; level 2 elementary 500 words; level 3 pre intermediate 1050 words; level 4 intermediate 1650 words; level 5 upper intermediate 2300 words; level 6 advanced 3000 words. The series is designed to be suitable for students of English as a foreign language, for students of English as a second language and for reluctant readers.

The Accident

Everyone’s been drinking. When Bobby invites Matt to drive to a ski house, Matt refuses. A fatal accident ensues and Chris, who has a reputation for drinking and dealing drugs, is immediately blamed. However, Matt is convinced there is unseen aspect of The Accident, and he is determined to expose it. Strasser conveys significant messages. His depiction of the teens and The Accident is realistic and unsensational.
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The Diving Bell

Culca longs to dive, but girls on her native take care of the men. The divers are essential to the survival of the village as the pearls and shells they gather are used for trading. All is not well, however. When Spanish ships full of gold sink in a storm, the divers are taken to recover the treasure, and Culca uses her nimble wits and unflagging bravery to save her brother’s life. Female roles and Spanish Colonial exploration of land and people are the themes of this story. Culca comes through as a strong female voice.

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

A novelization of the sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids follows Szalinski’s son as he is accidentally zapped by his father’s new invention and proceeds to eat his family out of house and home. Movie tie in.

Home Alone 2

A novelization of the sequel to the hugely popular Twentieth Century Fox motion picture, Home Alone, finds Kevin McCallister having the time of his life in Manhattan while his family is in Florida. Movie tie in.

The Good Son

After the death of his mother, young Mark Dolan is sent to live with relatives, and discovers that his young cousin is engaging in some dangerous pranks. Movie tie in.

Super Mario Brothers

Adaptation of the movie with photos.

The Three Musketeers

A retelling, based on the screenplay, of the adventures of four young musketeers in seventeenth century France as they try to outwit the enemies of the king.

Addams Family Values

A novelization of the upcoming feature film sequel takes readers once again into the lives of the creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and altogether ooky Addams Family. Movie tie in.

The Beverly Hillbillies

A novelization of the upcoming film by the same name follows the adventures of a family of hillbillies as they strike it rich and move to posh Beverly Hills. Movie tie in.

Walt Disney’s Lady and the Tramp

A miniature pull tab book reveals the scene where Lady and the Tramp fall in love over a plate of spaghetti and meatballs, from their scratch at Tony’s back door to their first shy kiss underneath the moon.

Walt Disneys Peter Pan

Wendy, John, and Michael Darling are overjoyed when the hero of their imaginations, Peter Pan, flies into their bedroom window and takes them back to Neverland, where they have adventures with the Lost Boys, Captain Hook, Tiger Lily, and the ticking Crocodile.

The Pagemaster

A young boy who is afraid of everything gets trapped in the local library, where he befriends three strange characters, Adventure, Fantasy, and Horror, and must overcome his fears while journeying through Storyland towards the Exit Sign. Movie tie in.

The Miracle on 34th Street

Follows the story of Susan Walker, a subdued girl and her harried, professional mother as they learn about having faith in the Christmas season from a bearded stranger who has all the characteristics of Santa Claus. Movie tie in.

Tall Tale

The Hackett family farm is threatened by a heartless industrialist who wants to build a railroad through the area and threatens them for the deed to the farm, until Pecos Bill, John Henry, Paul Bunyan, and Calamity Jane provide assistance. Movie tie in.

Hey Dad, Get a Life!

When a supernatural presence begins doing favors for Kelly and her younger sister Sasha, they realize that the ghost of their dead father has returned to watch over them.

Abe Lincoln for Class President!

Four score and seven years ago, a mess this big would have been impossible! When MAx has to use his friend’s computer to do a last minute President’s Day assignment, he accidentally triggers a time machine that brings Abraham Lincoln into the present! Abe’s a pretty cool guy. He likes pizza, and has a mean hook shot. But if he doesn’t get back in time where he belongs, the entire course of history will change! Can Max and his buddies send Abe back before it’s too late? Or will poor Max’s last minute project bring about the last minutes of civilization?

Kidnap Kids

The last thing most kids want to do is kidnap their own parents, but life has reached a crisis point for Steven and Benjy Marks. In this madcap adventure from the author of the bestselling ‘Help! I’m Trapped’ series, the Marks brothers take their parents by surprise with a plan that will assure them some quality family time. But the surprise is on Steven and Benjy when they see who’s waiting for them outside the front door Ages 8 12. Pub: 2/98. .

Byte Barkley: Secret Agent K-9

Some bad guys are taking advantage of Y2K to unleash a crippling virus on the sewer system. Who will save the toilets? A highly intelligent dog and his computer nerd friends, of course!

Give a Boy a Gun

BANG! Gunshots echo through the gym. Two heavily armed students, Gary and Brendan, hold their classmates hostage at a high school dance. Their targets: the football players and teachers who have tormented them. Their weapons: semiautomatic rifles stolen from a neighbor. Their motive: revenge. In Give a Boy a Gun, the interweaving voices of students, teachers, friends, and the gunmen themselves re create the harrowing crisis at Middletown High and the reasons behind Gary and Brendan’s rampage. Mirroring the voices on each page are facts about guns and school violence that offer a blistering counterpoint to a tragedy that rings dreadfully true to life. A stunning work of fiction taken straight from today’s headlines, Give a Boy a Gun is a stirring wake up call to stop the violence and explore the role of guns in the lives of teenagers.

Con-Fidence

In this convincing, crisply written novel, Strasser tackles head on a very real middle school predicament the price one can be tempted to pay for popularity. Referring to herself throughout in the second person, narrator Lauren immediately draws readers into her life as she explains that she and her best friend Tara are eating lunch in that part of the cafeteria she dubs the realm of the socially inferior, while the popular girls sit at the Don t You Wish You Were Me table. Though she longs to be part of the in crowd, Lauren lacks the confidence to even attempt to belong; she refuses to wear makeup, for example, because she fears that her classmates would snig*ger and say you were trying to be an A list girl. It’s safer not to try. The author carefully tracks the girl s growing self confidence after Celeste, an outgoing new girl who instantly becomes a member of the elite group, befriends Lauren and convinces her to run with her for co treasurer in their class elections. Unlike Lauren, basking in the glow of her new popularity, readers will pick up on the numerous clues that the manipulative, plotting Celeste is hardly trustworthy. Strasser caps his story with a believable denouement, in which Lauren learns a painful lesson about the value of genuine friendship and of confidence that comes from within.

Thief of Dreams

It’s Christmastime. Your parents have just left for a month long business trip. And your long lost Uncle Lawrence is staying with you. Happy holidays indeed. But Uncle Lawrence plays video games with you, flirts with your psychologist, and treats you like a real person. He also keeps a wetsuit under the bed and stays out all night. Even as you grow to love Uncle Lawrence, you suspect he might be a professional thief. What will you do if he is? Through a heart racing second person narrative, Thief of Dreams stunningly depicts a boy struggling with his suspicions about a desperately needed friend. Acclaimed teen novelist Todd Strasser has created a psychological thriller that will haunt your the reader’s dreams.

Can’t Get There from Here

Her street name is Maybe

She lives with a tribe of homeless teens runaways and throwaways, kids who have no place to go other than the cold city streets, and no family except for one another. Abused, abandoned, and forgotten, they struggle against the cold, hunger, and constant danger.

With the frigid winds of January comes a new girl: Tears, a twelve year old whose mother doesn’t believe her stepfather abuses her. As the other kids start to disappear victims of violence, addiction, and exposure Maybe tries to help Tears get off the streets…
if it’s not already too late.

Todd Strasser, author of the powerful and disturbing Give a Boy a Gun, again focuses on an important social issue as he tells a thought provoking, heart wrenching story of young lives lost to the streets, and of a society that has forgotten how to care.

Boot Camp

In the middle of the night Garrett is taken from his home to Harmony Lake, a Boot Camp for troubled teens. Maybe some kids deserve to be sent there, but Garrett knows he doesn’t. Subjected to brutal physical and psychological abuse, he tries to fight back, but the battle is futile. He won’t be allowed to leave until he’s admitted his ‘mistakes’ and conformed to Harmony Lake’s standards of behavior. And there’s no way to fake it. Beaten, humiliated, and stripped of his pride, Garrett’s spirit is slowly ebbing away. Then he hears whispers of an escape plot. It’s incredibly risky if he’s caught, the consequences will be unthinkable but it may be his only way out.

In this tense, riveting novel, award winning YA author Todd Strasser reveals what really goes on in highly secretive and notoriously dangerous Boot Camps, a stealth prison system where any teenager under the age of eighteen can be imprisoned at his parents’ whim.

Is That A Glow-in-the-Dark Bunny In Your Pillowcase?

With Halloween approaching, Leyton and Wade Tardy are trying to come up with totally awesome costumes. Whoever has the best costume will win the King of Candy Contest. Unfortunately, bossy Fibby Mandible and the awful Barton Slugg have their eyes on that prize as well. As if that wasn’t enough, the fiercest, meanest, most sinister aliens in the entire universe suddenly appear in Leyton and Wade’s neighborhood. Will the Tardy Boys be able to save the Earth from destruction?

Is That a Sick Cat in Your Backpack?

After the Tardy Boys find out that their parents have been kidnapped by space aliens, they also discover that they have a cat. When paying for the undernourished kitty starts to impede their ability to feed themselves, the Tardy Boys enter Skinny Kitty in a contest to win a year’s worth of food. Also entered in the contest is Cat Spy Scratchy from the Planet Hiss in the Feline Galaxy, who has begun to use Alien Space Mind Control to take over people’s minds. Leyton Tardy is immune to the mind control, and he uses Barton Slugg’s gym sock toe cheese to save all of mankind.

Is That A Dead Dog In Your Locker?

The Tardy Boys, Wade and Leyton, are always getting into trouble, especially when they’re dealing with the school bully, Barton Slugg. When their friend Daisy brings her neighbor’s old dog Wheezy to school, the boys have to help her hide him. Not only does the school have a no furry animals allowed policy, but the class crybaby, Fibby Mandible, is horribly allergic to animal fur. Barton is trying everything to uncover Wheezy’s hiding place and get the boys in hot water. It will take the ingenious work of the Tardy Boys to outsmart him, with some hilarious results.

If I Grow Up

‘WHEN YOU GREW UP IN THE PROJECTS, THERE WERE NO CHOICES. NO GOOD ONES, AT LEAST.’

In the Frederick Douglass Project where DeShawn lives, daily life is ruled by drugs and gang violence. Many teenagers drop out of school and join gangs, and every kid knows someone who died. Gunshots ring out on a regular basis.

DeShawn is smart enough to know he should stay in school and keep away from the gangs. But while his friends have drug money to buy fancy sneakers and big screen TVs, DeShawn’s family can barely afford food for the month. How can he stick to his principles when his family is hungry?

In this gritty novel about growing up in the inner city, award winning author Todd Strasser opens a window into the life of a teenager struggling with right and wrong under the ever present shadow of gangs.

Is That an Angry Penguin in Your Gym Bag?

The Tardy Boys are back for their fourth funny, smelly adventure!Thanks to global warming, it’s a beautiful eighty five degree winter morning. Fortunately for the Tardy Boys, The School With No Name has an indoor hockey rink. But when they show up for practice, the ice has been taken over by penguins. With everyone at school busy trying out for the American Super Mega Idol Star Search, only Leyton and Wade can save these creatures from becoming extinct.

Famous

All Jamie Gordon wants to do is to take pictures of celebrities…
and maybe to become Famous herself. She’s only fourteen, but already her pictures are sought after by fanzines and websites, and she’s invited to all the best parties. And now she has the chance of a lifetime. She has been invited to spend a week with Willow Twine, taking pictures of the teen superstar’s new chaste life. But when Jamie gets her hands on some sensational shots of Willow, she’s suddenly in over her head. The pictures could make her career…
and destroy Willow’s. Everybody seems to want to get their hands on the photos, and Jamie has to decide what she really wants…
and what she’s willing to pay to get it.

Disney’s the Villains Collection

Wonderfully wicked; marvelously mean; despicable and ruthless. These are just a few words that describe Disney’s villains the evildoers who stir up trouble, thrill audiences and always get what’s coming to them. Now the meanest of the mean are collected in stories, poems, and full color illustrations.

Kids’ Book of Gross Facts and Feats

From microorganisms living in people’s mouths and dust mites sleeping in their beds to sun dried maggots for dinner and white ant pie for dessert, this fascinating book will have kids freaking out friends and family everywhere.

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