Anica Mrose Rissi

Kayla is still holding on to Lainie's secrets. After all, Lainie is Kayla's best friend. And despite Lainie's painful obsession with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, and the ways he has tried to come between them, friends don't spill each other's secrets. They don't betray each other's trust. The murder at the end of the summer doesn't change all that.

"Lily doesn't believe in making wishes. Not anymore. Not since Anders died. Wishes can't fix the terrible thing that happened. Wishing won't change how it feels. But Lily doesn't believe in the impossible. She has a secret so extraordinary, so magical, no one would believe that it's true. No one except Anders, of course. Nothing about this summer is turning out how Lily would have wished. But wishes, like seasons, can change"--

After telling her dog Banana about her loose tooth and discovering that some of her friends do not believe in the Tooth Fairy, Anna makes an impulsive bet with a pesky boy who also has a loose tooth.

Anna enters her beloved dog Banana in a contest in the fourth book of this illustrated chapter book series about the joys and challenges of elementary school friendships. Anna can't wait for the Puppy Parade. She's certain Banana will win. Soon Banana will be famous-and that means Anna will be famous, too! But when Sadie and Isabel suggest they all enter the parade together, Anna starts feeling a little unsure about sharing her dog-and the spotlight-with...

When third grader Anna's first attempt to rescue a lost kitten ends in disaster because her dog Banana scares the kitten away, Anna realizes that she needs the help of her family and friends to catch the lost kitten and find it a good home.

When Anna Banana and her stuffed animal friends set out to make a chocolate cake, they make a big mess, instead.