Books with author Tamara Hart Heiner

Cassie’s got two big goals for her spring: land a boyfriend and get the starring role in her school play.With Zack giving her attention, she thinks the boyfriend part will be easy. And her schoolmates think she’s the perfect person for the play.What she doesn’t expect is to co-star with a boy from her class who she never noticed before—and suddenly has her turning her head.Now there are two boys catching Cassie’s attention—but will either of them want her?

Caden Parker's life is epic. It's dynamite. It's . . .A huge misadventure.Teachers call him a trouble-maker. His mom says he doesn't listen. His sister says he's mean.But none of it is Caden's fault. It's always someone else who causes the trouble, and he takes the blame.For readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog-Man, and Dork Diaries comes a hysterical new series about being a kid . . . and all of the consequences.

It was Price Hudson's mother who died, but Price feels like it was him. Everything that he used to enjoy—baseball, comics, even girls--seems petty and pointless now. He wants nothing more than to forget his old life and start over somewhere new, where no one knows him and no one expects anything from him. So when his dad decides to move them to the country, he welcomes the change, even if it means cows and dirt roads and crazy neighbors. He doesn't expect to become so wrapped up in the mystery behind their daughter's disappearance that finding out what happened to her consumes his life. The girl next door is definitely not what he thought she'd be.

What's special about Cassandra? Absolutely nothing.She's as ordinary as any other fifth grader. And yet her ordinary life is riddled with hilarious and sometimes heart-breaking mishaps as she guides herself through the world of pre-teens on the brink of adulthood.Cassandra Jones is the new girl at school. She's been uprooted from her beloved state of Texas and relocated to the hillbilly Ozarks of Springdale, Arkansas. She wonders if she will like her teacher or if she will have any friends. She can only hope school won't be harder than it was back home.She doesn't expect to have two close friends, and even worse, two friends that don't like each other. As she tries to make a spot for herself, will she keep her friendships intact?If you like cute chapter books, dramatic heroines, and real-life characters, then you'll love Tamara Hart Heiner's adorable series about growing up as an American girl! For readers of Junie B. Jones, Wish, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid!

Cassie’s had her first kiss, and it left something to be desired. Namely, any real feeling. But now that she knows she doesn’t like Josh any more, can she get out of this relationship without losing her social status with her friends?And how does she know it will be better with the next guy?For those who loved Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars, Cassandra Jones is the series to start!

It’s the end of her ninth grade year. But while all of her classmates are getting excited about high school, Cassie has a different worry on her mind: her friends. She’s felt the distance growing between her and her group of friends all year, and now she finds herself unsure if she still wants to be included in their circle.On top of that, her crush Matt is finally showing her some attention—just as Amity admits she likes him also.Will a boy coming between them be the final straw? Or will Cassie’s devotion to her friends prove stronger than crushes?

Cassie goes though an identity crisis when her relationship with Ben hits the rocks, and she feels a lot of it is her fault. She puts on a brave face and pretends to fit in while she struggles to understand herself and her desires. What will it take for her to be the person she wants to be? What will she need to do to have the relationships she longs for? Not even her closest friends seem to recognize and accept her for who she is, and Cassie needs to find an inner strength to make it through each day.

Life is more than just breathing. Kylee Mansfield knows what it is to be alone. Her dad left when she was seven, and her mother remarried an abusive alcoholic. Kylee finds ways to escape reality, usually by substituting one pain for another. Things take a deadly turn when a jagged cut shows up on her arm, and she doesn't know where it came from. She enlists her neighbor, Price Hudson, to help her uncover the truth. But Price shows her much more than just her past-he shows her what it is to be alive.