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Fabulous Five
Books in series
#1
Seventh Grade Rumors
1988
The first book in the Fabulous Five series, featuring the stars of Haynes' Taffy Sinclair books, delineates the concerns of anyone starting junior high school: one has to dress right, act right and hang out with the right people. Jana Morgan and her four friends who comprise the Fabulous Five club share these concerns. Rumors run rampant at Wakeman Junior High, and the Fabulous Five learn how gossip can create problems for everyone. Junior high also teaches the girls about friendships, new and old.
#2
The Trouble With Flirting
1988
Melanie Edwards insists that she is not boy crazy, even though the rest of The Fabulous Five think otherwise. She just cannot resist trying out some flirting tips from a teen magazine on three different boys—her boyfriend from her old school, a boy from her new school, and a very cute eighth grader!
#3
The Popularity Trap
1988
Christie Winchell is nominated for seventh-grade president, and rather than disappoint her friends and family, she stays in the race despite her apprehension about what will happen if she wins.
#4
Her Honor, Katie Shannon
1988
When Katie Shannon unfairly gets a detention, she vows to always listen to both sides of a story. Then Katie is appointed to be a judge on Wakeman Junior High's new Teen Court, and she discovers that being fair to her classmates isn't as easy as she expected.
#5
The Bragging War
1989
The Fantastic Foursome are constantly bragging, so Beth Barry comes up with a countercampaign and starts telling wild stories about The Fabulous Five. Can "Super XL-mouth" find a way to live up to her claims before The Fabulous Five's reputation is ruined?
#6
The Parent Game
1989
Jana Morgan is feeling confused about her mother's remarriage. To add to her confusion, the students have to choose partners for their Family Living class, and Taffy Sinclair teams up with Jana's boyfriend.
#7
The Kissing Disaster
1989
When her seventh-grade friends in the Fabulous Five seem to be ignoring her, Melanie tries to prove how popular she is.
#8
The Runaway Crisis
1989
Katie Shannon's new friend Shawnie runs away from home and appears on Katie's doorstep. But Katie gradually discovers that the awful picture Shawnie has drawn of her home life may not be accurate after all.
#9
The Boyfriend Dilemma
1989
When Christie Winchell is chosen to try out for the school's Super Quiz team, she decides she's too busy to go steady with anyone, and then she has trouble convincing everyone else at school that a boy and girl can be best friends without getting serious.
#10
Playing the Part
1989
Beth Barry is thrilled to get the lead role in the school play, but it will take all of her acting ability to hide her pain when another member of the Fabulous Five dates her ex-boyfriend.
Author
Betsy Haynes
Author · 71 books
Fabulous Five
Series ·
26
books · 1988-1992
By
Betsy Haynes
#11
Hit and Run
1989
When Jana Morgan spots her boyfriend, Randy, talking with pretty Laura McCall, The Fabulous Five's archenemy, Jana jumps to conclusions. It is not until later, when Randy is in a car accident, that Jana realizes she was wrong.
#13
The Christmas Countdown
1989
Melanie Edwards and the rest of her superlative group pound the pavements in a rare display of civic duty when they attempt to prevent the Christmas Eve killings of animals at a local shelter.
#15
Melanie's Identity Crisis
1990
While working on a genealogy project for family living class, Melanie uncovers a shocking secret about her past.
#16
The Hot-Line Emergency
1990
Who is the Mystery Caller? Christie has to find out . . . before it's too late! — Jana Morgan, Melanie Edwards, Beth Barry, Christie Winchell, Katie Shannon . . . they're the Fabulous Five. They started out as a club whose secret purpose was to keep up with snobby Taffy Sinclair. Now these five best friends are in the seventh grade - are they ready for the ups and downs of junior high? The Hot-Line Emergency When Christie Winchell is chosen for Wakeman Junior High's new homework hot line, she thinks it will be fun to help kids who are having trouble with their school assignments. But the fun fades when a mysterious seventh grader starts calling to brag about the pranks he's going to pull. Now it's Christie who needs some answers . . . and fast. For somewhere in Wakeman Junior High is a boy who is either playing a terrible joke on her or has a real problem - and his pranks are about to take a dangerous turn.
#18
Teen Taxi
1990
When Melanie Edward's mother decides to start a teen taxi service for students at Wakefield Junior High, Melanie is horrified. Not only is she going to be the laughtingstock of the school, but because she has to ride along, her social life will be ruined.
#19
The Boys Only Club
1990
Inspired by the discovery of a time capsule buried in 1918 by a budding thirteen-year-old feminist, and by the membership of her boyfriend in a boys-only club, Katie Shannon sets out to teach her peers a lesson in gender equality.
#22
Melanie's Valentine
1991
Melanie's Valentine's Day promises to be the best ever. She has a date with Shane Arrington, and Grandma Edwards is coming for a visit. She is sure her grandmother will be lots of fun to have around, but Grandma's "little bit of help" with Melanie's love life turns into big-time interference.
#24
The Great TV Turnoff
1991
When Katie Shannon's mother writes an article calling television a menace to society, Katie knows she's in for trouble. Wakeman Junior High has announced a television turnoff. All the teachers, students, and their families are supposed to turn off their sets for two whole weeks!
#25
The Fabulous Five Minus One
1991
Growing closer with her friends, doing well at school, and being pursued by a gorgeous new student, the last thing Christie wants to do is to go to London, but she may have to when her father is transferred.
#26
Laura's Secret
1991
Growing closer with her friends, doing well at school, and being pursued by a gorgeous new student, the last thing Christie wants to do is to go to London, but she may have to when her father is transferred.
#27
The Scapegoat
1991
Struggling in science class since her move to London, Christie Winchell is determined to prove her worth to her teacher, Miss Finney, by entering the school's annual science competition
#28
Breaking Up
1991
After going steady with Randy since the sixth grade, Jana has decided to date other people. When Beth's boyfriend Keith hears the news, he asks Jana to tell Beth he wants to break up. After Jana agrees, he tells her the reason: He wants to date her now that they are both free! How can Jana ever tell Beth that she's the reason Keith has dumped her?
#29
Melanie Edwards, Super Kisser
1992
Melanie Edwards lets her love for the hot band The New Generation, and their new hit song, Super Kisser, get her into trouble when she takes to kissing the closest boy to her whenever she hears the tune. Original.
#30
Sibling Rivalry
1992
No one in Beth Barry's family takes her seriously—especially not her older sister Brittany. So when the Barrys go away on a skiing vacation, Beth is determined to prove she's just as mature as her sister. She doesn't have much luck, though, until an incident on the slopes shows just how mature she can be.
#31
The Fabulous Five Together Again
1992
When her friends from back home come to London for a visit, Christie cannot wait to show them around and introduce them to her new English friends, but the two groups' meeting is less than harmonious. Original.
#32
Class Trip Calamity
1992
Overjoyed when she finds out that Wakeman Junior High is to become a middle school and that she and the other seventh graders will be upperclassmen, Jana soon realizes that her superior attitude could get her into a lot of trouble.