Books with author Kate L. Mary

This popular, best-selling biography series has been expanded and completely redesigned with new features to draw in reluctant readers. Today’s Superstars takes readers behind the headlines for a close-up look at the most popular stars from music, movies, television, and sports. Titles are selected from survey results of more than 1,000 kids. Each high-interest book in the series details the star’s early life and inspirations, rise to stardom, and impact on the world of sports or entertainment.

This popular, best-selling biography series has been expanded and completely redesigned with new features to draw in reluctant readers. Today’s Superstars takes readers behind the headlines for a close-up look at the most popular stars from music, movies, television, and sports. Titles are selected from survey results of more than 1,000 kids. Each high-interest book in the series details the star’s early life and inspirations, rise to stardom, and impact on the world of sports or entertainment.

Twelve-year-old Tiff loves her mom, Carla, who is glitzy and fun and always coming home with shiny new amazing stuff. The trouble is, Tiff's mom doesn't buy things, she takes them. The fact is, Tiff's mom is a thief. When Carla gets caught, Tiff's shiny life is ruined. She's packed off to a remote island to live with Carla's family. A family her mom never even talks about and that Tiff has never even met! How can she survive in this dull, dull place? But the island of Sark isn't as awful as Tiff imagined it would be. The islanders are kind and honest and she's happy spending time with them. So three months later, when it's finally time for her mom to join her, Tiff can't help feeling more than a little bit worried.

Dear Diary, I decided to join the big tennis tournament at camp. My doubles partner, Andrew, is really cute! The coach says we can't date, but Andrew says we should break the rules. Hmmm. I guess we'll just have to make sure we don't get caught! -- Ashley Dear Diary, Well, it's official. I can tie three kinds of knots and climb a tree in under three minutes. How is this useful, you ask? It's all apart of a contest our camp is having with the rival camp down the road, and I want to win! But someone is standing in the way of our victory. My very own sister! -- Mary-Kate

Too Cool for School?There's a new girl, Elise, at White Oak Academy--and Mary-Kate and Ashley think she's the coolest. That's why when she forms a new super-secret club and asks Mary-Kate and Ashley to join, they say yes.They're thrilled--until things start to go really wrong. None of Mary-Kate and Ashley's other friends are invited to join the club! And then Mary-Kate and Ashley find out that the kids in the club have a huge secret -- one that could get them into very big trouble!