NO CREAM PUFFS is the story of 12-year-old Madison Mitchell who becomes the first girl in Michigan to play baseball on an all-boys' little league team in the 1970s. It's a funny yet poignant look at what it was like to be a star athlete at a time when there were little sporting opportunities for girls. Not only does Madison have to worry about people who question whether she, or any girl, should be allowed to play little league, but she also has to deal with her own growing insecurities. What will her friends think about her in a uniform? Will the boy she likes still be interested if she strikes him out? What does it mean to be a trendsetter? And finally, how will she ever make sense of all of these new rules she inadvertently sets in place?

Published May 13, 2008 by Wendy Lamb Books/Random House.

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And so Meg begins weaving stories about herself, tall tales that make her life sound dramatic and interesting. But they also serve another purpose: to deflect any attention to her real family. Her dad is an alcoholic and prone to unpredictable binges and behavior that traumatize the family. She knows she must keep her real family a secret.

Then Meg meets Grace Bennett. She's friendly and popular and interested in books, just like Meg. But how can her friendship with Grace continue to grow when Meg has kept such a big secret? What will she do now that the tall tales she told are coming back to Grace? And then Meg has another problem. What will happen at home now that her dad is drinking more and her older brother is beginning to fight back?

Published May 8, 2007 by Wendy Lamb Books/Random House.