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WELLS, ROSEMARY
LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE
Working as a mother’s helper to a
wealthy family that’s surrounded by lavish
houses and beautiful swimming pools
is about as far from her working-class
neighborhood in New York as Dorothy
can get. But something is not quite right
in the Hoades’ house. They are hiding
something — or someone — in the
cottage behind the house. And when
curiosity gets the better of her, Dorothy
stumbles upon their secret — a secret
that could cost her her future. “I ended
the book in goosebumps. Shimmering.
Completely entraps the reader.”
—The Washington Post
Rec: PW
4 3/16 x 6 3/4 224 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230149-4 $5.99
WHEN NO ONE WAS LOOkING
Kathy is an extremely talented young
tennis player—but everyone seems to
have a stake in her success. When one
of Kathy’s competitors is found dead,
nobody’s certain whether is was an accident,
or foul play intended to ensure
Kathy’s title as champion.
Rec: PW
4 3/8 x 7 1/8 224 pp. 2000
978-0-14-130973-6 $5.99
See index for more titles by Rosemary Wells.
Nancy Werlin
ARE YOU ALONE ON PURPOSE?
Harry and Alison are the worst of
enemies. But when Harry suffers a
paralyzing accident and his father, a
rabbi, begins to tutor Alison’s autistic
twin brother for his bar mitzvah, the two
begin to find comfort from each other.
“This first novel is a moving portrayal of
two remarkable teenagers ably coming to
grips with their unhappy circumstances
and…triumphing in the end.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, PW, SLJ
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 208 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240777-6 $7.99
BLACk MIRROR
Convinced her brother’s death was
murder rather than suicide, sixteen-yearold
Frances begins her own investigation
into suspicious student activities at her
boarding school. “As time passes, she
senses that things are not right; teachers,
students, and the organization itself
are not who they seem to be. What she
uncovers puts her own life in danger
and leads to some shocking truths about
Daniel’s life and death…A can’t-put-itdown
mystery thriller.”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: BLH, C, H, KH, PW, SLJH, V
4 1/4 x 6 3/4 256 pp. 2003
978-0-14-250028-6 $6.99
DOUBLE HELIX
“Eli Samuels, 18, can’t get close—not
to his caring but preoccupied dad; not
to his smart, generous girlfriend, Viv;
and certainly not to his mother, who has
been institutionalized for years with a
devastating midlife degenerative disease,
the gene for which Eli may carry…Eli
decides to forgo college and, despite his
father’s unexpectedly vehement disapproval,
takes a job at Wyatt Transgenetics,
where he receives a surprisingly
warm welcome from world-renowned
geneticist Dr. Quincy Wyatt…A solidly
crafted, thoughtful novel featuring a
clever, obsessed kid who finds truths,
small and large, about life, family, and, of
course, himself.” —Booklist
Rec: BLH, C, H, K, PWH, SLJH, V, WP
5 x 7 256 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240327-3 $6.99
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