Books from Darby Creek

  • Mallory Makes a Difference
    By Laurie Friedman

    Mallory has just had the worst Halloween ever, and she's determined to make the next holiday better.

  • Forced Out
    By Gene Fehler

    Gene Fehler. Forced out Forced out Gene Fehler M I N N E A.

  • #23 Game Time, Mallory!
    By Laurie Friedman

    Then it is time to get creative and decorate! Your friends can cover their pizzas with any of these toppings. They can make shapes, letters, numbers, and anything else they can think of! The more creative, the better!

  • Truth Or Dare
    By K. R. Coleman

    Recent graduates of Middleton High test their bravery in the woods where legend says a girl was kidnapped by the Midnight Man, so when one of their friends does not return they become increasingly scared.

  • Truth or Dare
    By K. R. Coleman

    The town of Middleton is on edge after three kids go missing from their campground.

  • Fighting Words
    By A. S. Acheson

    Myles McReary is trying to save up enough money to bring his family over from Ireland.

  • Taking Sides
    By Patrick Jones

    At odds with his sister, Tina, fourteen, who says their father murdered their mother, Todd, fifteen, who claims it was self-defense, begins to lose faith in their father when he pressures Todd to get Tina to change her story, and being in ...

  • The Club
    By Stephanie Watson

    The club started innocently enough.

  • Mallory McDonald, Baby Expert
    By Laurie Friedman

    When her best friends Mary Ann and Joey get caught up in the excitement of having a new baby brother, Mallory feels left out.

  • The Giant
    By Jonathan Mary-Todd

    Luc doesn't like to fight. He wins his matches anyway. Men always turn out to see the Boy Giant box?he's taller and stronger than anyone else at the Woodrat Club. Luc takes part to help Mr. Chilton, the man who brought him to New York.

  • Triangle Choke
    By Patrick Jones

    “Overhand left, uppercut right, kicks to the body, and chokes on the mat if it goes to the ground. But if I keep moving, ... If he gets me on the ground, I'll try to work a submis- sion from underneath like the triangle choke.

  • Lightning's Run
    By Gabriel Goodman

    Lightning says, using the story I gave him. ... To everyone's surprise, Lightning sings, “Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu melech ha-olam . ... At the end of the prayer, we all take pieces of challah and dig in to Mama's dinner.

  • #1 Hit and Run
    By Norah McClintock

    Fifteen-year-old Mike McGill has lived with his Uncle Billy since his mother's death.

  • The Secret of the Skeleton Key
    By Penny Warner

    Cody, Quinn, Luke, and M.E. may not have much in common with each other, but they do love playing around with codes.

  • On the Road with Mallory
    By Laurie B. Friedman

    Looking forward to a family road trip to the Grand Canyon, Mallory's excitement dwindles when she finds out that her snobby cousin Kate will be coming along.

  • Plan B
    By Charnan Simon

    Is this happily ever after?Lucy has her life planned out: she'll graduate and then join her boyfriend, Luke, at college in Austin.

  • Bed, Bats, & Beyond
    By Joan Holub

    Fang is so excited that he is even more wide awake. Then sister Batsy offers a dramatic romance story about Cleobatra. That's even worse! How will Fang finally get to sleep? There's one story yet to hear . . . will it be the one that works?

  • The Catch
    By Rick Jasper

    When Danny makes a catch that ends up on SportsCenter's Top Plays, he is approached by a sports-gear executive with an offer too tempting to pass up.

  • The Catch
    By Rick Jasper

    In a few seconds I had almost dozed off— the game catching up with me—when I was suddenly aware of Coach Harris in the seat next to me. “Hey, Danny,” he said. “Good game. Who was the guy in the suit?” I told him the man's name and that ...

  • Sports Shorts
    By Joseph Bruchac, David Lubar, Terry Trueman

    Presents a collection of eight short stories of victories and defeats in various sports, including karate, track, wrestling, baseball, basketball, and football.