Hardcover
(Delacorte Books for Young Readers, July 1, 1993)
Pete Fortune joins the rest of his family in New Zealand and must spend the night in the graveyard in order to join his cousins' club, the Good Fortunes Gang. By the author of Memory.
Hardcover
(Random House Children's Books, June 24, 1993)
The first of four tales of family life and relationships in New Zealand. Other work by the author includes "Aliens in the Family", "The Boy with Two Shadows" and "17 Kings and 42 Elephants".
Moving to his father's old home in New Zealand, young Pete Fortune struggles with cousins who say that he is not a "Real Fortune" and must pass an initiation test in order to gain their acceptance. Reprint.
As the only Bancroft in a family of Fortunes, Lolly has always felt left out of her Fortune cousins' exclusive gang but when her parents separate Lolly discovers a new inner strength and aspects of kinship that go beyond names.
Siblings Tracey and her younger brother Jackson discover that growing up, changing, and discovering their own interests does not mean that they cannot remain friends. By the author of The Good Fortunes Gang.
Hardcover
(Delacorte Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1994)
With help from her cousins, Tessa Fortune is certain her white-elephant sale will raise one hundred dollars for the National Telethon's senior citizen benefit, but obnoxious Grant Chilling's antics force her into another plan--a tree-athon.
Receiving clues to a musical riddle, a delighted Jackson Fortune ignores his sister Tracy's declaration that a weirdo is behind the clues, a situation that is complicated by Jackson's quirky taste in clothes. Reprint.