Sixty Jars in a Pioneer Town by Nanette L. Avery $8.99
When Theodore Grant drives his team of mules into the dusty pioneer town of Cottonwood, his life will never be the same. Far away from his coastal home in Massachusetts, he has brought with him a mystery, sixty sealed jars. "We met a delightful author at a reading festival in Florida who presented at the American Girls Club. I thought it was wonderful and so did many of the other girls who had read it before she came to speak. -- Recommended by Grandma Nancy Lampl 

Snap Eleven year old, Eddie Beckey makes lists for just about everything and everyone in her life. She also wears six different colored rubber bands on her wrist to control herself from bad habits. When her best friend, Sally’s life changes dramatically, Eddie learns the importance of friendship and to always be strong at heart. Snap is a great book for young girls who have learned what it takes to be a true friend and to always keep their head up, even when life is pushing them down. -- Reviewed by Jennifer R. Age 14

The Au Pairs When strangers, Eliza, Mara, and Jacqui travel to the Hamptons during the summer to become Au Pairs, they meet each other to have the summer of their life. Besides fashion, friends, and relationships, the girls still have to face the parents whom they are working for, which is a difficult challenge that they had least expected. But no matter how hard the challenge, the girls prove able to still live the good life in the famous Hamptons. 

Devoted readers of the Gossip girls will surely enjoy the Au Pairs, with the same theme of luxury. With signs for a sequel, readers look forward to see how the girls do during their next summer where anything is possible! -- Reviewed by Jennifer R.

Pop Princess  In Pop Princess, Wonder Blake, a normal, 15 year old girl, is caught off guard when her sister’s former manager surprises her while working. The former manager helps her pull off a top-ten hit, which would have been her sister’s, Lucky, if she was not killed by a drunk driver. Wonder is overwhelmed with glamour, media, friends, and all the aspects of a star. But Wonder feels as if all this glamorous life is a fake, and she doesn’t feel as if she should be a part of it. She makes numerous mistakes as she finds the wrong friends, drinks, and becomes a naïve phony. But when her brother decides to tell Wonder about her self-centered ways, readers encounter a new point in the book. 

A great book for teenage girls, Pop Princess is fantastic for any female looking for a nice read. Enjoy Pop Princess, as you find yourself climbing up the charts with a new favorite book! -- Reviewed by Jennifer R.

Picture Bracelets
List Price: $12.95
Age Range: 8+ 
This book is a fabulous craft activity too!  Our 5-year-old tester and her grandmother made two bracelets.  The 5-year-old enjoyed it so much that the next day she switched all her pictures.  The book comes with two bracelets, twelve droplets and tons of little round stickers.  You can even get more supplies when you run out.  Our tester tried the pictures that are provided in the book, but her grandmother said she's thinking about cutting out small family pictures for the next one!