Part of Series
Roxie wished the Best Friends hadn't talked her into teaching Mary how to paint a picture of a rose. What of Mary won the art contest instead of Roxie? Was Mary's brother the one who was secretly sending Roxie's sister long-stemmed roses? And if he was, how could Roxie get Dan to like her instead? She had a few ideas... Roxie really wanted to help Mary with her painting, and she wanted to do what she could so Mary's mom and stepdad would stay together, and she wanted to be a better friend to her sister Lacy...but she also wanted things her way. Soon she was really in trouble. Would the Best Friends come to her aid, or would they want nothing more to do with her once they knew what she'd done? The fifth book in the Best Friends series. A story that will help 9- to 12-year-olds better understand what it means to love your neighbor. 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
