Books with author Paul Ruditis

Do you know the secrets of Roswell? Test your expertise by answering questions straight from the final quiz in the secret agents' training manual and discover if you know your stuff -- or if you have mysteries left to unearth. Packed with photos and filled with tricky questions about your favorite characters, plots, and the town of Roswell, this book reveals who really knows the truth... What highway is the main thoroughfare in and out of town? What was Agent Topolsky's cover when she was investigating the students of Roswell High? Who was the emcee at the Roswell Crash Festival? Which hand did Max use to heal Liz? Learn the secrets that Sheriff Valenti is dying to find out and test your Roswell IQ with these pop quiz questions, plus

Their world suddenly disrupted by the untimely appearance of the mythological and dangerous shape-shifter Puck, the Charmed Ones are forced to provide protection for an innocent person throughout the fanfare of a traveling circus. Original. 35,000 first printing. (A WB Television series, starring Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, & Rose McGowan) (Fantasy)

Every performance needs a little scandal and . . . DRAMA! Spawned from Hollywood's A-list glitterati, nearly every student at the exclusive Orion Academy is a singer, dancer, model, or actor -- with the ego to match. So how do you fit so many budding stars into one school musical? Multi-cast, of course. It's a Wizard of Oz like no other: four Dorothys, two Scarecrows, two Glindas, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Every "star" gets a moment in the spotlight. Meanwhile, Bryan Stark, narrator extraordinaire, needs to shed some light on a more scandalous plot. Dorothys are mysteriously dropping out of the show, one after the other. If Bryan doesn't figure out why, there may be no one left to click her heels by opening night. . . .

Rainbow Parties. Are they real? Who's going? GIN and SANDY One's been with all the guys, one's terrified of them. It's Gin's party; she invited everyone. ALLISON President of the Celibacy Club. What's she thinkin'? HUNTER and PERRY Friends...with benefits. JADE Hanging on to it for the right guy. SKYE and ROD Totally doing it, totally curious. VI Skye's BF who has it for Rod. The party could change everything. RUSTY and BRICK One thinks he's a playah. One's built like it. Neither's getting any. ASH and ROSE The class couple, not ready yet. So why are they going? Would you? Rainbow Party is a cautionary tale about a group of teens faced with the prospect of attending a party involving oral sex. The novel spotlights each of their diverse viewpoints in the hours leading up to the party. It explores what each teen has -- and has not -- been up to sexually, and why. And ultimately, why they would consider going to a party like this in the first place. This book addresses important and timeless issues relevant to teens, including self-esteem, peer pressure, awareness about STD protection, and making an informed and educated decision about readiness for sexual activity. It was inspired by numerous news reports about the prevalence and attitudes among teens towards certain types of sexual behavior, and is intended to engage readers in this real-life issue in a responsible and constructive fashion.

Rainbow Parties. Are they real? Who's going? GIN and SANDY One's been with all the guys, one's terrified of them. It's Gin's party; she invited everyone. ALLISON President of the Celibacy Club. What's she thinkin'? HUNTER and PERRY Friends...with benefits. JADE Hanging on to it for the right guy. SKYE and ROD Totally doing it, totally curious. VI Skye's BF who has it for Rod. The party could change everything. RUSTY and BRICK One thinks he's a playah. One's built like it. Neither's getting any. ASH and ROSE The class couple, not ready yet. So why are they going? Would you? Rainbow Party is a cautionary tale about a group of teens faced with the prospect of attending a party involving oral sex. The novel spotlights each of their diverse viewpoints in the hours leading up to the party. It explores what each teen has -- and has not -- been up to sexually, and why. And ultimately, why they would consider going to a party like this in the first place. This book addresses important and timeless issues relevant to teens, including self-esteem, peer pressure, awareness about STD protection, and making an informed and educated decision about readiness for sexual activity. It was inspired by numerous news reports about the prevalence and attitudes among teens towards certain types of sexual behavior, and is intended to engage readers in this real-life issue in a responsible and constructive fashion.

Adjusting to life without magic after being stripped of his immortality, Leo finds himself unable to counter a sinister group of demons that is attacking Piper and her sisters, who are abducted into the Underworld by an evil-minded doctor. Original. 25,000 first printing. (A CW series, starring Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, & Rose McGowan) (Fantasy)

It's time for the Fall One-Act Festival, and Hope gets the honored privilege of debuting her very first original play! With Bryan directing and Jason and Sam as the leads, it seems as if nothing could go wrong with this dream team of talent. But where's the fun in that? Enter Sam and Jason's onstage chemistry that's so hot, it's working overtime offstage! Course, Sam's real-life beau, Eric isn't so cool with that. And what about Bryan? With his sexual orientation public knowledge, he's gaining some admiring attention from the most unexpected people. Can you blame them? With all these raging hormones, it'll be a wonder if the play goes off at all. And the after party? Please - that'll be a show all in itself...

The Brewing Storm Earth, air, fire, water -- A child must bring them all together. Calm the shaking, quell the slaughter Tonight's the night -- it's now or never. Despite wacky weather threatening the San Francisco area, life for the Charmed Ones is as normal as ever. Normal, that is, until eleven-year-old Tyler Michaels shows up at their door. Tyler, a Firestarter, is on the run from demons. Though the Halliwell sisters have dealt with Tyler before, a glance at the Book of Shadows turns up new, unexpected information about the boy...and the forces for which his magic can be harnessed. Once a century the planets align in such a way that the tides shift and the climate changes, causing unpredictable weather and earthquakes. With the world out of balance the Fire-starter is charged with gathering the other Elementals on the Night of Aeolus to perform a sacred ritual. Without this ritual the weather will eventually tear the world apart. But the demons chasing Tyler want to divert the Elemental power and channel it for a dark evil. The Charmed Ones must prevent this from happening at all costs -- but the Night of Aeolus is already upon them....

Bryan Stark describes himself as the "Greek Chorus," constantly watching the action and drama unfold around him in the arena with the most high school divas possible--the theater! At his posh private school in Malibu, Orion Academy, the teens are entitled, the boys are cute, and the theatre productions extremely elaborate. Bryan sees it all as he directs his best friend Samantha, the most talented of the Orion divas, through the throng. This bind-up is filled with friends, theatre, and romance, but underneath it all DRAMA! is a heartfelt comedic series.

An Other Realm Halloween party ...for mortals? When Harvey Kinkle gets an invitation, he's told he can bring one witch -- and what better witch to party with than Sabrina? But even Salem, the master of dastardly tricks, can't figure this one out; so Sabrina agrees to accompany Harvey. After all, she can't let him go alone to the Other Realm. In true Other Realm form, this is no ordinary Halloween party. The mysterious host is nowhere to be found, and the motley crew of partygoers is disappearing one by one. Sabrina doesn't know who would ruin a witch's favorite day, but she's determined to get to the bottom of this mystery...before she's the last witch standing.

Walk a mile in my shoes Sabrina's friends think her life is perfect -- she gets straight As, has a great job, and the coolest wardrobe. But they have no idea how hard it is for Sabrina to hide her magical powers. Sabrina tries to conjure up a spell that will put her friends in her shoes -- now they'll know what it's really like to spend a day in the life of Sabrina Spellman. Student, friend, niece, waitress, reporter, and witch! But when Sabrina casts the spell everything gets turned upside down! Mortals are recklessly using her magic, her aunts don't remember ever having been witches, and Sabrina is completely powerless. Sabrina's really done it this time...