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4 reviews
Betsy Haynes

T. Nelson, 1973

A wonderful book--I still remember it 20 years later
I read this book when I was 8 years old. I am now 28, and it remains one of the best books that I read during my childhood. I knew very little about slavery before reading this book, and I think reading this book gave me an ability to empathize with Cowslip and the other characters and made me more interested in learning about slavery and the Civil War than I would have been otherwise, because ...

Spies on the Devil's Belt

8 reviews
Betsy Haynes

T. Nelson, 1974

Best Book EVER!
I thought the book was really good. At the beginning I didn't really understand where I was, but as it went on I caught up. It was really exciting and suspenseful. When I finished I was amazed the author didnt' go on with it because I wanted more!

Blackmailed By Taffy Sinclair

2 reviews
Betsy Haynes

Yearling, 1987

Taffy has never been this terrible...
When Jana Morgan finds a wallet in the girls restroom at school before first period, she doesn't know that it belongs to her 6th grade teacher, Ms. Wiggins. So she puts it in her pocket and deicides to take it to the office; but she's already late for class so she figures she'll have to wait till lunch or something. But once she gets to class, her teacher announces her stolen wallet and Jana ...

Deadly Deception

14 reviews
Betsy Haynes

Demco Media, 1995

Very Suspenseful
Deadly Deceptions by Betsy Haynes was an excellent book. It was hard to put down. The main character is Ashlyn Brennan, a seventeen year old senior,who is really close to her school counselor. Everything was going well in Ashlyn's life when suddenlly her school counselor was found dead in her office and the last person schedule to see her was Ashlyn's boyfriend Drew. All the fingers are pointing ...

YEARBOOK MEMORIES (Fabulous Five Super Edition, No. 4)

4 reviews
Betsy Haynes

Skylark, 1992

One of my favorites of the series
I really love all the fab five books, and this was no exception. I thought it was really cool how they had first-person accounts from each of the fab fivers. I loved how Jana and Taffy made up- everyone is always dissing Jana because she acts immature sometimes, but at least she realizes it and tries to mend her faults. Beth's memory was really good, too, on how she learned it's okay to be ...

NOBODY LIKES TAFFY SINCLAIR (Taffy Sinclair, No 11)

2 reviews
Betsy Haynes

Skylark, 1991

great!
This is a really wonderful book! Taffy comes back from Hollywood and is treated much differently at home. How will she leave home again once she starts to fit in if her new movie is going to be made into a television series? This book deals with the want to fit in, and how to deal with problems. I recommend this book highly especially for teenagers or anyone who wants to act.

THE CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN (Fabulous Five, No 13)

2 reviews
Betsy Haynes

Skylark, 1989

great book in the series
I've always liked cats and dogs and it was great to read about these girls rescuing the cats and dogs from the shelter before christmas eve to keep them from being put to sleep. They raised a lot of money for that, and Melanie ended up getting her favourite dog from there for Christmas, who soon gave birth to puppies. The plot would have also been a very good plot for that Baby Sitters Club or ...

Little Pet Shop of Horrors (BC 2) (Bone Chillers)

2 reviews
Betsy Haynes

HarperTorch, 1994

This is one of the best books I have ever read!!
I read this book a long time ago when I was visiting my dad in Orleans, Indiana. I rented it from the library and I kept saying to myself, I've got to get this book. I don't remember much about it other than a girl getting turned into a dog, but I know the rest of it is good too. Take my advise and buy this book!!

Back to School (Bone Chillers #3)

3 reviews
Betsy Haynes

Demco Media, 1994

IT WAS THE CREEPIEST BOOK I READ IN 1998
I THOUGHT IT WAS AWSEME .BETSY HAYNES AT HER BEST IT WAS SIMPLY CREEPY ,BETTER THAN ANY GOOSEBUMP OR ANY COLLECTION OF HORROR BOOKS.

Toilet Terror (Bone Chillers)

2 reviews
Betsy Haynes, Elizabeth Winfrey

HarperTorch, 1996

This book is very exciting with plenty of frights.
This book starts out slow but it gets going with a bizarre chain of events after the goldfish gets flushed. The events eventually lead up to the incredible ending. This book comes highly recommended.

FABULOUS FIVE IN TROUBLE, THE (Fabulous Five Super Edition, No 1)

1 review
Betsy Haynes

Skylark, 1990

This is a must-read if you like The Fab. Five!!
This was one of my favorites in the whole series! I don't suggest reading it though if you haven't read any of the others, though, just because you might not get the full effect. I think it is realistic to the point that friends aren't perfect all the time and have their fights. I doubt it's very logical that all five pals would dream the exact same dream, but it's a nice thought, anyway. ...

PARENT GAME, THE (Fabulous Five, No 6)

1 review
Betsy Haynes

Skylark, 1989

Jana is faced with a common problem...
Jana Morgan is ready to go crazy. First of all, her mother is getting remarried and Jana is having mixed feelings on how she'll feel about life with a new dad. She's also upset because her class is doing a special project where they are supposed to have a stuffed animal and pretend it's a baby. You can choose partners to be your 'spouse' too, but unfortunatly, Randy is in another class- and ...

Killer Clown of King's County (Bone Chillers)

1 review
Betsy Haynes

HarperTorch, 1998

Wonderfully Written--Page-Turning Suspense
Who says clowns are funny anyway? In the book, a teen-aged young kid, named Zeke, is about to have a birthday party and he is going to invite all his friends over. But it looks as if his birthday will turn out to a nightmare! His mother had ordered a clown to come to his birthday party--how embarrassing! But the clown, which they soon find out his name is Idris, seems to notice something ...

Queen of the Gargoyles, The (BC 16) (Bone Chillers)

1 review
Gene Hult

HarperTorch, 1997

2nd Grade teacher review
I love the old buildings in New York with the gargoyles and figures that scare and interest you. I live in Texas now but there is nothing like NY. This book took me to the places in NY that I remember and love. I loved to walk in Central Park. Having the horses ride in the Park was great! I enjoyed the characters. I read the book to my 4th graders and now my second graders ...

HOT-LINE EMERGENCY, THE (Fabulous Five, No 16)

1 review
Betsy Haynes

Skylark, 1990

Christie has a mystery to solve......
On Christie Winchell's first night working on the school's homework hotline, she gets an eerie call from a boy who tells her does pranks for fun! At first, the pranks aren't really harmless...then they start getting worse. Christie and her friends have to solve this mystery fast- before something really bad happens! This book also continues the adventures of Shane trying to find a ...

The Power (Twilight Series No. 2)

1 review
Betsy Haynes

Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1986

Blast from the Past
I read the Twilight Series when I was a teen back in the 80's. I was so excited to find the books again! These are fun "scary" books that deal with the super natural but are not as graphic as present day horror stories.

Slime Time (BC 10) (Bone Chillers)

1 review
Betsy Haynes

HarperTorch, 1996

Aa--aaaa---cccchhhooo!
Jeremy Wilson has a terrible cold and he can't seem to get rid of it. But suddenly while in the cafeteria one evening, Jeremy lets out a messy sneeze in the school cafeteria. At first he thinks nothing of it. But the snot on ground suddenly starts to grow. Was this all part of his wild imagination or could it be the cold? Suddenly in a matter of minutes later to come, the snot turns out to ...

MISSING YOU (Fabulous Five, Super No 3)

1 review
Betsy Haynes

Skylark, 1991

VERY good!
This was the story of Christie right after she's arrived in England and is trying to settle down, make friends, get used to things (like school) and get over her homesicknesses. Meanwhile, the Fab. Five back in the USA are trying to get over the move as well, and decide they should get another member to their clique. I think that part was kinda dumb, because it was too soon. I won't tell ...

Back to School

1 review
Betsy HAYnes

Scholastic, 1994

My Kids Really Enjoyed...
(Since there is no book description this is from the back of book) Fitzgerald Traflon III hates the food at Maple Grove Middle School-it's totally gross. The pizza tastes like cardboard, the spaghetti like glue, and the hot dogs like rubber. Fitz has even heard the hamburgers are make from horse meat! Then Miss Buggy takes over the cafeteria, and things start to change. Fitz's friends ...

RUNAWAY CRISIS, THE (Fabulous Five, No 8)

1 review
Betsy Haynes

Skylark, 1989

This was cool!
I don't really like Katie that much, but this was a very good story! When one of Katie's friends, Shawnie, runs away from home because of the way her parents treat her, Shawnie ask Katie to hide her at her house. Katie agrees because she wants to be 'fair' and help Shawnie. Meanwhile the parents are going beseerk, and Katie really has to decide whether to turn Shawnie in or what. There is a ...

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