Books with author Amy G Koss

A TIMELY, WARMHEARTED NOVEL ABOUT LIFE IN HARD ECONOMIC TIMES.Jacki’s ninth–grade teacher is always going on about the unemployment index and the recession, but nothing sinks in until her mom is laid off and everything seems to cost more than they can afford. Acclaimed author Amy Goldman Koss delivers a warm hearted and timely tale about the things we lose and the insights we gain.

Maya has been part of the group ever since the day Candace asked her if she wanted to "do lunch" in the cafeteria. Yet when Candace suddenly deems her unworthy, Maya's so-called friends just blow her off. While Maya just wants the girls back like they used to be, she knows that can never happen-because whatever Candace wants, Candace gets, no matter who gets hurt. Maya isn't sure exactly where things went wrong for her, but she knows she has to find out who her real friends are, and who among the girls she can trust. "[A] suspenseful and realistic portrayal of a popular middle school clique . . . . Readers will identify with and remember these characters." ("Publishers Weekly," starred review)

<p>"IwithVY: I told Ms. Gold about how The Evil Three have been after me, feeding off me since fourth grade.</p><p>MARCO: It isn't a very pretty story, so if you're looking for 'nice,' you better ask someone else.</p><p>ANN: We just have to come up wiht some witnesses for our side. Think! Does anyone owe you any favors?</p><p>BRYCE: I figure, Dude, why not make a little spare change on the side? A buck a bet. All's I has to do was explain that liable was civil for guilty, and they swarmed like flies."</p><p> </p><p>Eight first-person narrators give different versions of the same event. Lessons about the inner workings of the judicial system pale beside the insights into human nature. With pathos and a great deal of humor, Amy Goldman Koss keeps you turning pages.</p><p></p><p></p>

Hillary Siegal and her footloose parents love their life on the road. To Hillary, each move is an escape from becoming one of the "sleepwalkers" she's seen at all of the seventeen schools she's attended. But then the Siegals land in Ashwater, California. And this time, they're staying put. Seventh grade isn't going to be a typical year for Hillary. What can she do if she can't run?

The girls: Maya, Brianna, Darcy, Renee?and popular, fascinating, dangerous Candace. Five friends ruled by one ringleader who plays games to test their loyalty?and then decides who's in the group and who's out. Each of the girls has her say in this fast-paces and absolute believable novel set in the war zone of middle school cliques. The author of the highly appraised The Ashwater Experience, Amy Koss has once again crafted a "truly original piece of fiction brimming with humor and insight. " (Starred Horn Book Review for The Ashwater Experience)

Hillary Siegal and her footloose parents live on the road. To Hillary, each move is an escape from becoming one of the "sleepwalkers" she's seen at all of the seventeen schools she's attended. But then the Siegals land in Ashwater, California. And this time, they're staying put. Seventh grade isn't going to be a typical year for Hillary. What can she do if she can't run? "Undercurrents of humor, and characters who develop surprising complexities, give this bittersweet tale unusual depth." —Kirkus Reviews

When three popular girls go on trial in Government class for their ruthless bullying of a girl named Ivy, it seems like the misfit will finally get her revenge. Eight first-person narrators give different versions of the event: Ivy--this victim doesn't want revenge, she just wants to be left alone; Ann--she's the beautiful, but infamously cruel, leader of the bullies; Marco--he may be the only person involved who has any morals, but he's also the target of Ann's persuasive affections; Daria--Ivy's painfully shy lawyer doesn't stand a chance; Bryce--the goofy court reporter knows all the real dirt, even if he doesn't care; Cameron--he sleeps through the proceedings but might wake up just in time to make a difference; Wayne--a true devotee of the legal process, too bad he's on the sidelines; and Faith--as the only witness for the prosecution, it all comes down to her. But where do her loyalties lie?