Girls Acting Catty

by Leslie Margolis

Published 1 November 2009
Sixth-grader Annabelle spends autumn coping with competing groups of friends at school, her mother's pre-wedding stress, learning to get along with a cute stepbrother-to-be, and such momentous events as wearing her first bra and learning to shave her legs.

Monkey Business

by Leslie Margolis

Published 23 September 2014
"A huge music festival coming to town, and sixth-grader Annabelle and her friends can't wait to rock out...that is if they can come up with enough cash to buy the expensive tickets"--

One Tough Chick

by Leslie Margolis

Published 22 January 2013
Annabelle has tamed the wild boys, mastered the social hierarchy of catty mean girls, and bugged out over her first school dance. But now it's time for the school talent show. Annabelle's been asked to be a judge. Which is perfect . . . until her friends accuse Annabelle of playing favorites because her boyfriend Oliver asked for special treatment. Can Annabelle remain an impartial judge without hurting anyone's feelings?

The trials and tribulations of middle school that make this series so relatable (and fun!) are back in full force in this book.

Boys Are Dogs

by Leslie Margolis

Published 1 September 2008
When her mother gets a new boyfriend, sixth-grader Annabelle gets to cope with a new town, a new school, and a new puppy and, while training her puppy, she decides to apply some of the same techniques to tame the unruly boys that are making her middle-school life miserable.

Everybody Bugs Out

by Leslie Margolis

Published 24 May 2011
Sixth-grader Annabelle realizes that she has a crush on Oliver, with whom she is doing a science fair project, just before the Valentine's Day dance--and just before her friend Claire announces her crush on him.