Bøker av Suzanne LaFleur

From the author of Eight Keys comes a loving story of sisters who are trying to find their way back to each other.Cassie, competitive swimmer and rising seventh grader, plans to spend her summer at the pool with her friends. That way she won't be stuck at home with her sister and her sister's baby.Julia used to be the perfect big sister: she played great games and took good care of Cassie. Now life at home revolves around Julia and her daughter, Addie. No one pays much attention to Cassie--not to her swimming, and not to what's gone wrong with her friends. When Julia confides in Cassie that she'll be leaving with Addie--without telling their parents--Cassie jumps in the car, too. As the days of lumberjack breakfasts and hotel pools start to add up, Cassie has to wonder: Could the sister who seems to be the source of all her problems also be the friend she's missed the most?

Listening for Lucca is perfect for 9+ girls who love Jacqueline Wilson.Summer on the beach, a sprinkling of magic and a ghostly mystery of the past intertwine in an irresistible and compelling story from the author of the acclaimed Love, Aubrey.'We're moving to your house - the one from your dream'.Siena sees what isn't there; collects what's left behind.'Lucca led me to his room, and then just stood in the middle, waiting for me to notice something'.Her brother Lucca is three and hasn't spoken for over a year.The doctors think he needs a fresh start, that's why her family left Brooklyn. But their new home feels hauntingly familiar - and when Siena finds an old pen, the story she writes is not her own . . .Can Siena's discovery of past secrets help break her brother's silence in the present?Praise for books by Suzanne LaFleur:'Funny, moving and beautifully constructed' - Independent on Sunday'A warm and inspiring tale about friendship and families with real substance and style' - Sunday Times'LaFleur's writing is a delight' - Daily Mail'The best book I have read all year . . . I loved it' - Cathy Cassidy'Mysterious and engaging, this is another wonderful outing from the author of Love, Aubrey' - BooklistAbout the author:At a young age, Suzanne LaFleur fell in love with stories and writes to help children do the same. Suzanne works with children in New York and Boston.Also available by Suzanne La Fleur:Love, Aubrey and Eight Keys.

Before I used it, the key had infinite possibilities.Eleven-year-old Elise feels stuck. Her school locker-buddy squashes her lunch and laughs at her, every day. She doesn't want to go to school - and her best friend Franklin just makes things worse.Now I was ready for something to be different. Anything, really.One day Elise discovers an incredible secret. A secret that might just help her unlock her past, and take a chance on the future.I decided that tomorrow I would see what that key opened up. It had my name on it, after all . . .

Something terrible has happened. Eleven-year-old Aubrey is on her own.'It was fun at first, playing house. Nothing to think about but T.V and cheese. A perfect world.'She's determined to hide away and take care of herself, because facing the truth is too much to bear.'I couldn't let anyone know that I was alone. I was staying right here.'But with the love of her grandmother and the letters she writes, can Aubrey begin to see that even though she's lost everything - all is not lost?