Reading Level: Grades 8 and up

It was a normal Christmas. Daddy-o, Ginger and their six children had opened their presents at home and then had set off for dinner at Almighty's home. After dinner Almighty, Daddy-o's mother, made an announcement:

One of you has offended me deeply, unless that person comes forward with a confession of his or her crime, submitted to me in writing by New Year's Day, I will donate your share of my fortune to Puppy Ponchos upon my death.

The panicked family agrees that the three teenaged Sullivan girls are the most likely suspects. Each girl is ordered to write a complete confession of all her transgressions. It is the only way to avoid a life of poverty.

Other rich girl stories include: Peace, Love and Baby Ducks by Lauren Myracle, The Daughters by Joanna Philbin and Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

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Other books by Natalie Standiford

Reading Level: Grades 7 and up

18-year-old Lexi's life spins out of control when she is offered a lucrative job as pop star Kari Kingsley's body double. Lexi's resemblance is not accidental. She herself has just discovered she is Kari's half-sister, a fact that only her mother and grandmother knew.

Determined to meet her father, Lexi takes the job despite her mother's objections. But as the wild swirl of Hollywood threatens to engulf her, Lexi wonders what price she will have to pay to meet the father she has never known.

If you enjoyed this story of a teen's attempt to connect with her celebrity father, try:

Born to Rock by Gordon Korman

For other stories of ordinary teens thrust into the world of celebrity try: One of Those Hideous Book Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones, Airhead by Meg Cabot and Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell

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Other books by Janette Rallison

Reading Level: Grades 8 and up

17-year-old Lisabeth Lewis is fat. That's what the "thin voice" she hears inside her head tells her. Despite eating only lettuce and the constant exercising, the "thin voice" still tells Lisa that she is disgustingly fat. On the day Lisabeth considered ending her life, she heard a new voice...Death.

Death, who looks like a super cute dead rocker dude, gives her scales, a really cool horse and tells her she is now Famine. As Famine, she has horrifying powers. Lisabeth sees suffering and hunger like she's never imagined. Lisa hates being Famine, but Death informs her it is that or...well, death.

Other stories of kids struggling with eating disorders include: Perfect by Natasha Friend Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson, Fat Chance by Lesléa Newman and I Am An Artichoke by Lucy Frank

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Other books by Jackie Morse Kessler

Reading Level: Grades 3 - 5

The Green children are nanny repelling specialists. They have driven away every person who has responded to their father's "Nanny Wanted" sign. Their father is so desperate that when a well-dressed pig inquires about the sign, he hires her on the spot.

This is not a story of naughty children taught to be good by a firm but fun nanny. After all this nanny is a pig who knows nothing of manners, bedtimes or the importance of homework. As a matter of fact, this chocolate loving nanny has to be talked out of some of her wilder ideas by her delighted charges.

Other stories of unconventional nannies include: Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers and Nurse Matilda: The Collected Tales by Christianna Brand

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Other books by R.A. Spratt