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  • The Crush Wars

    Melanie Marks

    language (Wonder Publishing, Oct. 2, 2012)
    *No book needs to be read before this book* Robin’s mom is a maid for the family of the most popular girl at Robin’s school. Well, the most popular STUCK-UP girl at her school. Sadly, Robin is forced to work as a maid for the girl. (The stuck-up girl’s name is Sabrina, by the way.) (But Sabrina would rather be called “Her Majesty” … and have Robin treat her as a queen at school.) Things get horrible (and funny) when Sabrina sets her sights on Robin’s crush. Can the maid beat the queen in this middle school crush war? Robin is about to find out in this funny story for middle school girls ages 9 to 13.Meanwhile in this book, Robin’s friend, Catrina, ends up being a maid for the cutest boy at her school. Eek! He is her secret crush. Can they become friends? Maybe even MORE than friends? Well, not if the mean girls at her school have their way, since they all have crushes on the boy too. Catrina has to endure some very embarrassing (and funny) things to find her happy ending. Will she get her crush? Or be crushed? Find out in The Crush Wars!*No book needs to be read before this book.By Melanie Marks, author of Slumber Party Wars; and The Boyfriend Contract.The first book in this series is The Nicole Wars; but the books can be read in any order. This is a standalone story. (Be sure to read Slumber Party Wars if you haven't. But you can read this first, definitely. This story needs no book to be read before it. At all.)Newest books by Melanie Marks:The Nicole WarsThe Love ContestYour Secret Crush (aka: Me)My Boyfriend, JustinFriend Zone MassacreEw, I Like YouThey are all standalone books and each a buck right now (or you can read them in unlimited if you have that)
  • The Crush

    Scott Monk

    eBook (Random House Australia, Feb. 1, 2011)
    Fifteen-year-old Matthew Cassidy is an up-and-coming rugby league star. The talent scouts are circling him, his school team has reached the finals for the first time ever and he's determined to one day play professional. It's not bad for a down-to-earth guy from the poor side of town who lives with his mum above a fish 'n' chip shop.But despite being the team captain, his prowess and the embarrassing popularity among his mates, Matt really only wants one thing in life - a Dad.All his mates have one, so why can't he?His Mum had fallen pregnant at 14 at a drunken party and never heard from his Dad again.However, the old adage 'Be careful of what you wish for' comes true.Matt receives an anonymous card on his 15th birthday. It's not from his Mum, his grandmother or one of his mates. The only clue is handwriting that matches a dozen letters he accidentally finds in his mother's bedroom - threatening letters about him.Matt tracks down the mysterious writer and discovers he had another grandmother - his paternal grandmother.And that his Dad is alive. His mother has been lying to him for 15 years.And her reason for doing so was to protect him from the truth: that his Dad's in jail.Meanwhile, Matt is facing another dilemma: a crush.Blue-eyed Kelly Sinclair is gorgeous, rich and friendly. The only problem is her boyfriend, Aaron Blackwell. Captain of an opposing side and Matt's mortal enemy, he regularly beats up Kelly out of spite, jealousy or plain boredom. She never leaves him, though, because 'deep down he's a nice guy.''Nice guy' or not, Matt knows Kelly is protecting Aaron from the police and tries to rescue her from a cycle of domestic abuse.Except this is not as simple as it seems, as he tries to fight his own feelings for Kelly and the violent nature of her boyfriend.
  • The Crush

    Scott Monk

    Paperback (Random House Australia, April 1, 2005)
    Will the rising young rugby star, Matt Cassidy, be able to handle the truth about the dad he has never known as well as deal with his crush's dangerous boyfriend? Fifteen–year–old Matthew Cassidy is an up–and–coming rugby star. The talent scouts are circling him, his school team has reached the finals for the first time ever, and he's determined to one day play professionally. Despite everything, Matt really only wants one thing in life—a Dad. However, when Matt receives an anonymous card on his 15th birthday, he tracks down the mysterious writer and discovers his Dad is alive and in jail. Meanwhile, Matt is facing another dilemma: a crush on blue–eyed Kelly Sinclair. The only problem is her boyfriend. Captain of an opposing team and Matt's mortal enemy, he regularly hurts Kelly. Matt tries to rescue her from a cycle of domestic abuse, but this is not as simple as it seems, as he tries to fight his own feelings for Kelly and the violent nature of her boyfriend.