Richie Tankersley Cusick
1) Help wanted
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Edgar Award Finalist: A job in a manor-house library gives Robin more than she bargained for.
All Robin wants is a part-time job. A friend has invited her on a Florida vacation that promises to be the trip of a lifetime, and Robin needs money for airfare. The ad on the school bulletin board is irresistible: “Get Rich Quick,” it promises, and Robin can’t say no. Her new employer is the patriarch of the Swanson family,...
All Robin wants is a part-time job. A friend has invited her on a Florida vacation that promises to be the trip of a lifetime, and Robin needs money for airfare. The ad on the school bulletin board is irresistible: “Get Rich Quick,” it promises, and Robin can’t say no. Her new employer is the patriarch of the Swanson family,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
A young girl is forced to move into a broken-down house in the country—and she and her new stepbrother discover its hidden horrors . . .
Martha wants to be happy for her father. She likes his new wife—even if she’s a terrible cook—but she doesn’t understand why they had to leave Chicago and move to this horrible house in the country. It’s big, broken-down, and miles from anywhere, alone...
Martha wants to be happy for her father. She likes his new wife—even if she’s a terrible cook—but she doesn’t understand why they had to leave Chicago and move to this horrible house in the country. It’s big, broken-down, and miles from anywhere, alone...
3) The mall
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
There's a stalker on the lose at the mall-and there's no safe place to hide Working at the mall is supposed to be fun. Trish's job at Muffin-Mania is hardly intellectually challenging and her boss is a piece of work, but it's worth it to have a job in the same building as her two best friends, the Hanson twins. And the hot guys who hang out there are an added bonus. But something isn't right about this mall. It's the oldest mall in the state, remodeled...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Whom do you trust with your life? Kelsey's summer vacation will be perfect-a holiday on Beverly Island, where she'll get to know her mom's new boyfriend, Eric, and enjoy the perks of a sun-drenched beach and gorgeous lifeguards. But Kelsey's dream holiday quickly turns into a nightmare when Eric's daughter, Beth, goes missing. When Kelsey finds a mysterious note from Beth, she doesn't know whom to believe. Also terrifying is the number of suspicious...
5) The locker
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
A psychic teen senses something terrible in her new high school If you move around enough, every new school starts to look the same. But it doesn't take an hour for Marlee Fleming to realize that Edison, Missouri, has a sinister secret. There's something strange about Marlee, a power she doesn't quite understand. Certain objects make her hear and see things no one else can. This power makes her feel sick, and she wishes she knew how to make it stop....
7) April fools
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholoastic
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
Revenge is no joke On their way home from an April Fools' party, Belinda and her friends mistakenly cause a horrible accident. Fearing they'll be on the hook for murder, they flee the scene and vow to keep silent. But weeks later, Belinda's conscience won't give her any peace-and neither will the mysterious person who is terrorizing her with cruel pranks. After enduring a series of sickening jokes, Belinda fears that she and her friends aren't the...