Böcker av Mary Hahn

Life isn't easy for the animals who live at the rescue shelter. But Sally, a yellow canary, manages to make life better for everyone she touches. This is a story of loss and of the power of love, friendship-and music to heal. Some reviews: My overall impression was that it's great. It has almost exactly the same format as The Little Prince - short vignettes that make up the complete story. And, like The Little Prince, I cried about 9 times, and borderline sobbed at the end. Every animal has a lot of heart, and it makes sense that the protagonist has the most heart of all and has the best ending of all. - D.N. Pretty awesome! It is a lovely book. Just a delight. Congratulations. Really, it's wonderful. It's very much in the style of Charlotte's Web and not like most books out for kids in this age group right now - which is so nice. And Ellie LOVED it. When we first read the description of Lily, Ellie said "This girl is me! Is she based on me?!" She was just enthralled with the whole thing. And at the very end, she was able to see that Sally lived a meaningful, loving life and that's kind of the point of everyone's life. It is just great. GREAT! I just know kids are going to love it. - J.W.

Fourteen-year-old wise cracking Theo Johnson isn't the most popular girl in school. In fact, Theo's pretty sure nobody knows she exists, especially Lawrence Conrad, the most popular boy in school and also the most perfect in every way. One Halloween night Theo visits her neighbor, Darlene, the glamorous and brilliant hair stylist and part-time mad scientist. It seems Darlene has a mission that only Theo, with Lawrence Conrad in tow, can accomplish. The thing is, Theo isn't a frumpy pumpkin girl anymore, she's a beautiful princess, courtesy of Darlene and three magic pills. The mission is a dangerous one which takes place in an alternate reality accessed through Darlene's basement and some high-tech chrome hair dryers. Theo finds herself face-to-face with Darlene's evil sister who has some pretty nasty plans for Theo. It's up to Theo to accomplish her mission and get out of there alive, while trying to figure out whether she likes the new beautiful Theo or the plain girl she used to be.

A teenage boy, sentenced to community service for his involvement in a hate crime, must help an elderly hoarder clean up his house. But the old man is reluctant to part with his things because there are memories attached to them, including one involving a murder.

Ginger O'Rourke, student of medicine, and self-admitted turnip, loves to shop-for a new boyfriend, a new career, and even a new personality. But shopping is difficult because Ginger is broke. Her best friend Jade wants to help her achieve her shopping goals and comes up with a plan that includes thievery, blackmail, cosmetic surgery, and male cross-dressers...

Fourteen-year-old Annah lives in an orphanage. One morning while digging through a toy box she is pulled into a terrifying subterranean world inhabited by trolls. Eelin, misfit Prince of the trolls, is commanded by his father to kill the girl. But, unlike his father who hates humans, he cannot kill this intriguing human whose hair is the color of the sunset he will never see. At the risk of losing his life, Eelin disobeys his father and vows to get Annah to safety. Annah is at first terrified of Eelin and unhappy in the bleak prison of endless tunnels. But in time she grows to trust him. This epic, magical story is both romantic and suspenseful. For ages nine and up.