Books with author Ian Saunders

Mandrake the Magician dresses all in black, wears a mask, and is putting the Sleepover Friends’ party entertainment business out of business.Who is Mandrake? Stephanie is convinced that if they just find out, the Sleepover Friends can do a little magic of their own . . . but finding out the answer is harder than they thought.Because whoever the magnificent Mandrake is, he—or she—doesn’t want anyone else to know!

Patti’s Uncle Nick is staying at her house for a few weeks while her parents are away. He’s been miserable and depressed ever since his girlfriend dumped him, and he’s making Patti’s life miserable, too. So the Sleepover Friends set out to fix up poor Uncle Nick with a date. But they just can’t seem to make a match.Meanwhile, Patti has another problem. Mrs. Mead’s out sick, and the substitute teacher chooses Patti as her pet. Patti is mortified, so she decides to do something about it. But her plan has some unexpected results!

Kate has won first prize in a raffle—six tickets to Wilderness World! And Kate’s parents have offered to take the family and the Sleepover Friends for their upcoming spring vacation. But with four people in Kate’s family, there are only two tickets left for the Sleepover Friends—so one of them won’t be able to go! How can Kate choose between her best friends?Fortunately, the girls come up with a plan: They’ll do odd jobs to earn money for one more ticket. But they only have two weeks. And raising the money turns out to be a lot harder than they’d expected!

Kate, Lauren, Stephanie, and Patti love having sleepover parties. What could beat eating munchies, watching creepy movies, and playing Truth or Dare all night long? But then one night Kate is kidding around and she casts a bad-luck spell on Patti. Everyone laughs about it at first . . . until some really unlucky things start happening whenever Patti is around. It seems like Patti is one big bad-luck charm. If she doesn’t get rid of that spell, the girls won’t be the Sleepover Friends for long. They’ll be the Sleepover Enemies!

The Sleepover Friends are camping out with their class at a local park, planting trees, picking up litter, and caring for orphaned animals. It’s a whole new experience—and so is sharing a cabin with their peculiar classmate Bitsy Barton!But the friends don’t have time to worry about Bitsy, because they’re involved in a battle—the girls versus the boys. After their baseball game against obnoxious Wayne Miller and his buddies ends in a tie, he challenges them to a hike around the lake.When the Sleepover Friends get lost, they find they’ve got a lot to learn—about camping, and about Bitsy.

There’s a new science teacher at Riverhurst Elementary, Mr. Quincy Talbot. He’s tall and blond and handsome—a real Q.T. Pie, as the Sleepover Friends nickname him. Then they find out that Q.T. Pie expects them to dissect animals. Yuck! Patti says it’s a necessary part of science, but Lauren can’t stand the thought, and refuses to do it. Suddenly Lauren finds herself leading a SAVE THE FROG crusade. And before she knows what’s happening, she’s fighting for other causes, too, like school dances, gym equipment, and three kinds of milk shakes in the cafeteria. Has Lauren gone off the deep end?

There is a new threat rising from the dark forests beyond Gwrych. An ancient name whispered on the winds of fear: the hounds of Arawn are coming.Kai's first summer at Gwrych castle is drawing to an end, the English are getting ready to invade and his friends will be going home soon. Despite beating Edward on the lists, he's not doing so well as a new knight. Beaten by powerful kraiks in the dark forests on his first outing, Kai must forge new alliances, face new and powerful foes and travel the length and breadth of Briton to find the legendary Knight Marshal before the Crown of Kings goes dark and all the world with it.

The Sleepover Friends are at a slumber party at Kate’s house when they hear about the Video Contest. A new rock group is filming in their town, and the girls have a chance to win the grand prize—a part in a real rock video! Stephanie’s convinced she’ll turn into a glamorous TV star. Plus, it’s the perfect way to get Michael Pastore to notice her! Then Stephanie blows an audition for the lead in the school play . . . and shy Patti gets the part. If Stephanie can’t act in a school play, how will she ever be a video star? She’s so furious she wants O-U-T of the Sleepover Friends. At a sleepover party, there’s only room for one star!

Patti’s mad. Really mad. Nerdy Wayne says girls are stupid, and Patti decides the Sleepover Friends are going to prove him wrong—by winning the most contests at the big Winter Carnival. But that means teaching Lauren’s crazy Newfoundland dog to pull a sled for the sled race! And who knows how to make a prize-winning ice sculpture?Patti’s really gotten the Sleepover Friends in a mess this time! What are they going to do?