Books with author Judy Baer

Her family had moved, and Alexis Leighton never dreamed it would be so difficult to make new friends. Back in her home town, Lexi had been constantly going out and doing things, but here no one seems to care about her at all.Finally a date with the most sought-after guy in town! Lexi gets a big boost until she discovers how shallow and self-centered he is.At Cedar River High there's the Hi-Five, a group of "in" girls which she'd love to join. But she discovers their standards don't include any with "imperfections," like a handicapped brother.And yet she is so lonely maybe if they didn't find out until after they got to know her better-?

Lexi Leighton's friend Binky is interested in a guy at school but feels out of it. Her clothes, her hair everything seems out of style. The perfect solution seems to be a babysitting job that will allow her to get a new wardrobe. Everything begins to fall into place at just the right time!There's just one hitch: something is radically wrong with the rich nine-year -old girl Binky is caring for. Though outwardly perfect, Binky finds Nicole to be sullen, overly shy, and forced to act like an adult. Then Binky makes a terrible discovery.Binky must decide whether she has the courage or the right to intervene in Nicole's life.What began as a fun job becomes the scariest reality Binky has ever faced!

In Yesterday's Dream Lexi Leighton's personal world collapses around her and her faith in God is shaken, but in the end she is assured that He is still with her. Yet her beloved grandmother only gets worse and so does the darkness of the circumstances Lexi finds herself in.Where was all the faith she thought she had? Why can't she seem to remember the helpful things she told her friends when they were having problems? At one time she had thought she could handle anything.When she finally realizes she can't control what has happened, light begins to break through. And from unexpected sources!The invisible wall that had crept around Lexi's heart must crumble before the Promise!

Cedar River High has just taken on a new practice teacher who's envied and talked about by the entire school.Mr. Cartwright, a weightlifter and football player in college, is everybody's idol perfect muscles, handsome, and he knows it.But all those good looks don't make up for the damage he does around the school. Lexi Leighton watches as two of her friends make Mr. Cartwright their hero, then are manipulated into bad decisions.Lexi knew there was trouble brewing, but she never thought it would get this serious.How many kids will get hurt before he's stopped?

As Egg McNaughton graduates from high school and heads for college, much to the dismay of his sister Binky, Lexi must rely on her Christian faith when her parents insist that she break up with Todd because they seem to be getting too serious, and she sees him with another girl.As Egg McNaughton graduates from high school and heads for college, Lexi must rely on her Christian faith when her parents insist that she break up with Todd because they seem to be getting too serious, and she sees him with another girl

Having made the big adjustment to life at Cedar River, Lexi Leighton thought her family had settled into a routine and life was normal again. She couldn't have been more wrong!Lexi senses that something's bothering her mother; she's so quiet and reserved. Finally the "surprise" is announced a surprise that becomes the greatest problem that Lexi has ever faced.How will she stop "the intruder"?No one seemed to care that it was killing her inside.