Part of Series
It was Chelsea McCrea's first day of school in Middle Lake, Michigan, and she was scared. She went to the same school as the Best Friends, but they kept missing each other in all the crowded confusion. Just when Chelsea thought she'd have to face it all alone, along came the super-confident Kesha Bronski. But before long Chelsea discovered that being friends with Kesha wasn't all roses. Chelsea's misadventures in her new school were exciting and terrifying. And when she and Kesha were blamed for a crime—she knew she was innocent, but how about the mysterious Kesha Bronski? What could possibly happen next? Much much more than she dreamed. The seventh book in the Best Friends series. A story that will cause 9- to 12-year-olds to laugh uncontrollably even while they gain new insights into honesty and personal growth from the inside out. Hilda Stahl has written nearly a hundred children's books, including the very popular Sadie Rose and Elizabeth Gail series. Crossway Books plans to publish eight Best Friends titles each year. Cover illustration: Paul Casale
Author
Hilda Stahl was an American author of middle grade and young adult novels, many of them in series. Most of her books are classified as Christian fiction. Biography from one of her books: "Hilda Stahl was born and raised in the Nebraska sandhills. As a Young teen she attended Bible college, where she met her husband, Norman. They raised their seven children in Michigan, where she lived until her death in 1993. When Hilda was a young mother with three children, she saw an ad in a magazine for a correspondence course in writing. She took the test, passed it, and soon fell in love with writing. She wrote whenever she had free time, and eventually began to sell her work. The first Elizabeth Gail book, The Mystery at the Johnson Farm, was made into a movie in 1989. It was a real dream come true for Hilda. She wanted her books and their message of God's love and power to reach and help people all over the world. — biography from Elizabeth Gail and the Mystery at the Johnson Farm
