These contemporary novels feature girls who face everyday challenges and more serious problems as they approach their teen years. In figuring out how to cope when life is less than perfect, they begin to understand what growing up is all about.When Laney's family trades their beachfront house in Florida for an alpaca ranch in Colorado, Laney is as flabbergasted as she is miserable. But there's more on the horizon of the dry, dusty prairie than Laney realizes -- a lot more!
