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Sleepover Friends
Series · 34
books · 1987-2023

Books in series

Patti's Luck book cover
#1

Patti's Luck

1987

The Sleepover Friends think it's just a joke when Kate casts a bad luck "spell" on Patti, until some really unlucky things start happening whenever Patti is around
Starring Stephanie book cover
#2

Starring Stephanie

1987

Stephanie blows an audition for the lead in the school play and shy Patti gets the part. If Stephanie can't act in the school play, how will she ever be a video star?
Kate's Surprise book cover
#3

Kate's Surprise

1987

Kate’s Birthday is coming up, and the Sleepover Friends want to make it really special. They decide to throw Kate a surprise party. What a mistake! Lauren, Stephanie, and Patti have to keep all kinds of secrets from the Birthday Girl. Pretty soon they’re almost ignoring her. Kate’s not suspicious—she’s just mad! Maybe a surprise party is more trouble than it’s worth!
Patti's New Look book cover
#4

Patti's New Look

1988

Patti’s always been quiet and shy. But then one night the Sleepover Friends take a personality quiz . . . and it says Patti’s too boring. The girls tell her it’s only a dumb test. But Patti believes it, and she decides it’s time for a new Patti. First she goes out and buys some crazy clothes. Then she becomes friends with Karen, who’s completely boy-crazy. And suddenly everything is “awesome” and “intense”! If Patti keeps changing, she may start thinking that sleepovers are for babies. Have the girls lost their sleepover friend forever?
Lauren's Big Mix-Up book cover
#5

Lauren's Big Mix-Up

1988

When the Sleepover Friends go to the city for a weekend, they expect it to be pretty exciting. But Lauren gets a real surprise when she opens her suitcase . . . and finds a gigantic men’s undershirt! Poor Lauren—she picked up the wrong bag at the bus station! The bad luck isn’t over yet. Stephanie accidentally reads Kate’s secret journal, Patti gets trapped alone on a bus, and Stephanie’s city friend turns out to be a real snob. Plus, Lauren still doesn’t have her clothes back. Will the girls make it through their sleepover without everything going wrong?
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#6

Kate's Camp-Out

2016

When Kate’s family invites the Sleepover Friends to camp-out on Spirit Lake, nothing goes the way Kate expects it to. There are mice in the cabin, spooky stories about the lake, and two dumb boys who love playing practical joke—on girls! Kate’s sure this will be their worst sleepover ever, but Patti, Lauren, and Stephanie are determined to make the best of it. After all, who wants to sit around roasting marshmallows when there are ghosts to be found?
Stephanie Strikes Back book cover
#7

Stephanie Strikes Back

1988

There’s a new video club at school, and Stephanie and Kate can’t wait to join . . . until Wendy Rodwin gets elected president. She doesn’t want any fifth-graders—especially the Sleepover Friends—in the club. Plus, the school only has one video camera, and Wendy’s sure to keep it to herself. Kate wants to quit the club. Why should they be members when they’ll never get to make videos? Stephanie, however, never gives up at anything—whether it’s a disaster in the kitchen or a snobby sixth-grader. Watch out, Wendy, Stephanie’s striking back!
Lauren's Treasure book cover
#8

Lauren's Treasure

2016

The Sleepover Friends are going on a "dig" with their class. The boys in 5B want to dig up a skeleton. Stephanie hopes to find something more useful—like jewelry. But poor Lauren's been having a bad week. She's sure the dig will be a disaster, too—until she finds real treasure.
No More Sleepovers, Patti? book cover
#9

No More Sleepovers, Patti?

2016

Patti may have to move away when her parents are offered teaching jobs at the university in Alaska, and although she looks forward to the sleepover being held in her honor, she wonders if it will be her last one
Lauren's Sleepover Exchange book cover
#10

Lauren's Sleepover Exchange

2016

The Super Sleepover Lauren, Patti, Kate, and Stephanie are each having an exchange student from Walden Elementary stay with them for a week. It's going to be a great time! Stephanie and her new friend are going to shop till they drop. There's going to be a big party for the Walden kids. . . and of course, Patti's organized an eight-girl sleepover! Then Patti finds out she won't be hosting someone. And Lauren's visitor could not care less about making friends. The sleepover exchange sure looks like a washout. . .until Lauren decides to take charge!
Stephanie's Family Secret book cover
#11

Stephanie's Family Secret

1989

Something strange is going on at Stephanie's house. Her parents never keep secrets from her, but lately they've been whispering behind her back. Kate thinks the Greens are planning a asuprise for Stephanie - Maybe they're getting a swimming pool.
Kate's Sleepover Disaster book cover
#12

Kate's Sleepover Disaster

1989

A sleepover party with friends from Walden may become a slumber party massacre when Kate discovers the girl she is staying with has four screaming siblings with an appetite for destruction
Patti's Secret Wish book cover
#13

Patti's Secret Wish

1989

When Patti stops spending time with her sleepover friends Kate, Lauren, and Stephanie, they wonder what could be distracting her, and rumors fly when they see her at the local college with an older boy
Lauren Takes Charge book cover
#14

Lauren Takes Charge

1989

Sometimes you have to be tough with your friends! Lauren's mother has gotten a job at an office, and suddenly Lauren's on her own. At first the extra responsibility is fun—and having a bigger allowance and getting to stay up later helps. And it's a blast having the Sleepover Friends visit. But then things get crazy. Lauren feels like she is always cleaning up after her friends visit. And they don't even seem to notice or appreciate how nice she's being. Is Lauren being too nice? Maybe it's time for a new Lauren. Or maybe it's just time for some new friends...
Stephanie's Big Story book cover
#15

Stephanie's Big Story

2023

The Sleepover Friends become writers for the new school newspaper, but Stephanie is annoyed when Karla keeps "scooping" her listings of upcoming parties for the "Social Notes" column and decides to find out just how Karla is doing it.
Kate's Crush book cover
#16

Kate's Crush

1989

It's a dude ranch mystery! The Sleepover Friends are ready for some wild west adventure when they go on vacation at a dude ranch in Arizona with Stephanie's grandmother. But then Kate starts acting strange. . . like making excuses not to get involved with all the fun activities at the ranch. And she's not the only mystery person around. What is it about fellow guest Keith Foley? He's so unfriendly! He never smiles, either. So why is Kate always defending him? Stephanie, Patti, and Lauren can't believe it! Does Kate have a crush on Keith?
Patti Gets Even book cover
#17

Patti Gets Even

1989

Patti responds to the obnoxious Wayne Miller's bragging by betting that she can win more contests at the Winter Carnival.
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#18

Stephanie and the Magician

1990

The Sleepover Friends' new business, a children's party service, faces stiff competition when a mysterious magician makes the scene and threatens to steal their customers.
The Great Kate book cover
#19

The Great Kate

1989

Sowing the seeds of deception, the Sleepover Friends convince the usually prudent Kate that, when spoken to, houseplants will grow faster, and then dupe the unsuspecting girl by replacing the plant to which she had been speaking with a larger one.
Lauren in the Middle book cover
#20

Lauren in the Middle

1989

Lauren thinks the new girl in town, Ginger Kinkaid, is really neat—from her movie-star-sounding name to her sophisticated southern drawl. And she and Ginger have so much in common! They both love the color blue, prefer math to history, and think TV star Kevin DeSpain is the cutest man alive. But Kate and Stephanie aren’t impressed with Ginger. In fact, they think she’s a total fake, who’ll say or do anything to win a friend. Are Lauren’s Sleepover Friends being unfair? Or is Ginger trying a bit too hard to become Lauren’s best—and only—friend?
Starstruck Stephanie book cover
#21

Starstruck Stephanie

1990

When television heartthrob Kevin DeSpain comes to town, the Sleepover Friends do everything in their power to meet the paparazzi-shy hunk, including disguising themselves as pizza delivery girls.
The Trouble With Patti book cover
#22

The Trouble With Patti

1990

Is Patti playing dumb? Children's novel.
Kate's Surprise Visitor book cover
#23

Kate's Surprise Visitor

1990

When two of the Sleepover Friends develop crushes on seventh-grade boys, it puts a strain on their friendship and sidetracks their plans for a school costume party.
Lauren's New Friend book cover
#24

Lauren's New Friend

2016

When they share a cabin on the class camping trip, the Sleepover Friends adopt a strange girl named Bitsy for the weekend, and they face potential humiliation when they get lost on a hiking competition with the boys
Stephanie and the Wedding book cover
#25

Stephanie and the Wedding

1990

The Sleepover Friends are asked to be junior bridesmaids in the wedding of Ms. Chipley and Patti's Uncle Nick.
The New Kate book cover
#26

The New Kate

1990

Her weekend away with the video club seems to have turned Kate into a completely different person, when she returns in a ripped sweatshirt, torn jeans, and dark shades, and a new, unpleasant attitude
Where's Patti? book cover
#27

Where's Patti?

1990

While visiting Stephanie's grandmother, Nana, the Sleepover Friends plan to participate in the contests at the big local festival with Nana's neighbors, Mindy Sue and the Tyler twins, but their plans are upset by Patti's conflict with Mindy Sue
Lauren's New Address book cover
#28

Lauren's New Address

1990

Lauren is miserable after moving into a big, old, run-down house that her father hopes to turn into a beautiful home.
Lauren's Afterschool Job book cover
#31

Lauren's Afterschool Job

1990

While at her after-school job, Lauren learns that nasty Ginger Kincaid is working at the shop next door, and to make matters worse, Ginger is out to make Patti her new best friend
A Valentine for Patti book cover
#32

A Valentine for Patti

1991

As Valentine's Day approaches, Patti tries to help a new girl at school feel at home, debates whether she should send a certain someone a valentine, and wonders whether she will receive one herself
Lauren's Double Disaster book cover
#33

Lauren's Double Disaster

1991

Not only does art klutz Lauren have to work on an entry for the school's art fair, but she finds out that she has three cavities as well.
The New Stephanie book cover
#35

The New Stephanie

2016

Stephanie sets out to prove just how caring she can be—even if it means helping her mother clean the kitchen, volunteering at the local recycling center, and sitting with boring Karla Stamos at lunch.
Presenting Patti book cover
#36

Presenting Patti

1991

This weekend, the Sleepover Friends are off to a special conference at a nearby college. It will be so much fun, living in a dorm and meeting lots of other kids. Then shy Patti learns she’ll have to read her award-winning essay—in front of hundreds of students! And when she finds out that it was Lauren who entered her in the essay contest, Patti’s not only terrified, she’s furious! But the Sleepover Friends’ troubles have just begun. They have to share their dorm room with nasty Jenny Carline and obnoxious Ginger Kinkaid. And then they find that a practical joker is out to get them! What next?
Patti's City Adventure book cover
#38

Patti's City Adventure

1991

In the city to celebrate Patti's birthday, the Sleepover Friends find themselves in the middle of an adventure when they are separated while boarding a bus, Patti and Lauren are stuck without money, and Kate and Stephanie encounter strange city dwellers

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