Books with author Susan Saunders

When the Sleepover Friends go to the city for a weekend, they expect it to be pretty exciting. But Lauren gets a real surprise when she opens her suitcase . . . and finds a gigantic men’s undershirt! Poor Lauren—she picked up the wrong bag at the bus station!The bad luck isn’t over yet. Stephanie accidentally reads Kate’s secret journal, Patti gets trapped alone on a bus, and Stephanie’s city friend turns out to be a real snob. Plus, Lauren still doesn’t have her clothes back. Will the girls make it through their sleepover without everything going wrong?

Lauren’s mother has gotten a job at an office, and suddenly Lauren’s on her own. At first the extra responsibility is fun—and having a bigger allowance and getting to stay up later helps. And it’s a blast having the Sleepover Friends visit.But then things get crazy. Lauren feels like she is always cleaning up after her friends when they visit. And they don’t even seem to notice or appreciate how nice she’s being.Is Lauren being too nice? Maybe it’s time for a new Lauren. Or maybe it’s just time for some new friends . . .

The Sleepover Friends are off to Crab Island for a weekend with Stephanie’s grandmother. There’s a festival going on, with all sorts of contests. But when the girls meet the Tyler twins—two bratty fifth-grade boys—they know they’ve got some serious competition. Then Kate, Lauren, and Stephanie begin to notice something strange. Every time they turn around, Patti is missing. Is she just trying to avoid the twins? Or is something else bothering her? The girls will have to find out if they want to win.

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!

Lauren can’t believe her bad luck. First, her teacher, Mrs. Mead, announces that everyone’s expected to do a project for this year’s art fair—and Lauren is a total art klutz! Then, she finds out she’s got not one, not two, but three cavities!The rest of the Sleepover Friends try to help Lauren with her art project-and her dental problems. (They even agree to eat rice cakes and drink diet Dr Pepper instead of enjoying their usual sleepover treats!) But it isn’t until their new friend, Hope, comes to the rescue that Lauren discovers maybe she’s a better artist than she’d thought.

Ever since that day Patti had to stay after school, she’s been acting weird. She won’t do anything with her friends. But the excuses she gives aren’t the truth—because Kate, Stephanie, and Lauren have seen her somewhere else! And in the company of a cute older boy. But even a game of Truth or Dare doesn’t force Patti to tell her secret. What is Patti up to? Her Sleepover Friends are determined to find out, even if it means spying on her!

This is the worst news ever for the Sleepover Friends: Patty may be moving—to Alaska! What will happen to Kate, Lauren, and Stephanie if Patti’s not around to keep everyone happy? Kate and Stephanie will end up fighting, and Lauren might not be able to keep the old Sleepover Friends together. Well, one thing’s for sure: Their next Friday night sleepover will have to be extra special. Just in case it’s Patti’s last one—ever!

There’s a new video club at school, and Stephanie and Kate can’t wait to join . . . until Wendy Rodwin gets elected president. She doesn’t want any fifth-graders—especially the Sleepover Friends—in the club. Plus, the school only has one video camera, and Wendy’s sure to keep it to herself.Kate wants to quit the club. Why should they be members when they’ll never get to make videos? Stephanie, however, never gives up at anything—whether it’s a disaster in the kitchen or a snobby sixth-grader. Watch out, Wendy, Stephanie’s striking back!

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!

Sleepover Friends vs. GingerLauren takes an afterschool job at an antique store to earn some money. So she’s upset to discover that nasty Ginger Kinkaid is working right next door. Lauren doesn’t want to have anything to do with her. But before Lauren realizes it, she and the Sleepover Friends are caught up in Ginger’s life—much more than they’d like to be. Ginger is acting very strangely: she’s ignoring her best friend, Christy, and sharing secrets with Patti. Is Ginger out to make Patti her new best friend? Not if the Sleepover Friends can help it!

Lauren, Patti, Kate, and Stephanie are each having an exchange student from Walden Elementary stay with them for a week. It’s going to be a great time! Stephanie and her new friends are going to shop until they drop. There’s going to be a big party for the Walden kids . . . and of course, Patti’s organized an eight-girl sleepover! Then Patti find out she won’t be hosting someone. And Lauren’s visitor could not care less about making friends. The sleepover exchange sure looks like a washout . . . until Lauren decides to take charge!

The Sleepover Friends are fed up with bossy Kate!The homecoming parade is in a few weeks, and the Sleepover Friends are going to build the best float of all! Kate, of course, immediately takes over as “director” of the float.Then the girls find out they have to work on the float with snooty Ginger Kinkaid! Worse yet, Ginger’s got her own ideas about how to design the float. But Lauren, Stephanie, and Patti discover they actually like Ginger’s ideas better than Kate’s. What happens when the Sleepover Friends get tired of being bossed around by Kate?