Books with author Margaret Willey

"To you the idea to kidnap Chase Dobson might seem like a mistake. But to us... we were just trying to stop him from being so...evil. We just...we had to stop him. No one helps kids like us. Not at my school. We aren't the important kids. We knew it wouldn't stop unless we stopped it ourselves." Katie, Nate, and Renata had no farther to fall down the social ladder. But when they hit bottom, they found each other. Together, they wanted to change things. To stop the torment. So they made a plan. One person seemed to have everyone's secrets―and all the power. If they could stop him... But secrets are complicated, powerful things. They are hard to keep. And even a noble plan to stop a bully can go horribly wrong.

Having grown up with divorced parents, 14-year-old Melinda (called Mindy by her mother; Linda by her father) is weary of being caught in the middle of her warring adults. She finds relief during a summer spent with her aunt, uncle, and beloved older cousin, Sharon. She also meets Paul, the boy who helps her find the "Melinda Zone." But her cousin's household is in turmoil and Melinda learns more than she dreamed about standing up for herself and being fair to the people she loves.