Bøger af Valerie Sherrard

Short-listed for the Forest of Reading Red Maple Award, 2012 Before you judge me, there are two things you should know about why I did it. Shana Tremain is a good kid. She knows right from wrong and she's never been in any serious trouble. But when her best friend, Carrie, comes to her for help, Shana agrees to break the law to save Carrie from a molester. She even feels good about it for a while. Then trouble starts. Someone in their group of friends is stealing from the others. As she searches for the truth, Shana uncovers evidence that raises a terrifying question: Has she made a horrible mistake? Faced with the reality of what she's done, Shana finds herself trapped in a web of her own lies and deceit. Can she convince the right people that she's telling the truth now? Either way it's clear someone is going to pay a terrible price for her crime.

A moving tale about a young woman experiencing the best days of her life, all the while aware that the time she has left is rapidly disappearing.

In fractured vignettes, Brooke Palinder describes the week she spends wondering if she's pregnant after realizing her period is late. Her boyfriend is unable to offer support and Brooke can't even tell her best friend. Feeling isolated, she reexamines her life and readies herself to take a pregnancy test.

To help a friend, Shelby begins her toughest investigation yet: trying to track down a mother who deserted her child and a father who may not even know he has a daughter.

An ominous phone call, threats -- Shelby Belgarden is at the mercy of a twisted stalker. Can Shelby outwit the stalker before he can carry out his deadly plan?

Betts's mom faces criminal charges in the theft of a computer program from her workplace. To help her, Shelby infiltrates the company to dig up clues.-When her friend Betts's mom is suspected of stealing software from her workplace, Shelby infiltrates the company to save Mrs. Thompson's job and keep her out of prison.

Cole Fennety doesn't know it, but he is about to have the strangest summer of his life. His boss, Sam Kerrigan, is the meanest man in town. But beneath Sam's crusty exterior lies a kind heart -- as well as a terrible secret that forces Cole to face questions to which there are no easy answers.

At last, Shelby Belgarden has put her crime-solving behind her and has returned to the life of an ordinary teenager. Now 16, she has taken her first job: working at a new local restaurant called The Steak Place. But when one of her co-workers -- a waitress named Nadine -- goes missing, Shelby suspects foul play. The police won't believe her. Neither will Shelby's boyfriend, Greg, who grows frustrated with her search for a criminal who may not exist.

When Shelbys peaceful hometown is shaken by robberies, suspicion falls on Amber, a new girl in town who has alienated others with her standoffish attitude.

Shelby investigates a series of arsons and becomes aware that whoever is responsible for setting the fires may have been a victim of sexual abuse.

When Vanessa Hudgens stepped onto the stage to try out for a role in "High School Musical", she was one of over six hundred hopefuls. At that time, she was not well known. But the producers were blown away by her audition, and she was chosen for a leading part. It was this role that put the young singer/actress on the path to superstardom.

Griffin plans to avoid his class speech by refusing to talk altogether in a fake protest against child soldiers. His actions set off a chain of events he could never have predicted.