Amazing days of Abby Hayes

"This year the Fall Festival at the high school will be the best ever. Abby wants to go with her friends--not her parents and little brother. But first she has to prove how mature she has become..."

Abby Hayes is chosen to write an advice column for her fifth-grade newspaper, but her own life is out of control.

Abby's best friend Jessica is gone for several months, and nothing goes right.

Abby's teacher has to leave school for a few weeks and leaves Abby in charge of the gift box project. When the mean substitute teacher won't let Abby make announcements about it, she and her new friend Hannah must think of a solution.

Now that she's in sixth grade, Abby's discovering new friends and new talents. She's also discovering a major new interest: a boy!

Abby Hayes breaks her school's rules by having a bake sale.

Abby is ecstatic about her family's plans for a vacation in Paris. But when they get there, it's more of the same old thing: her siblings fighting non-stop, with nobody able to agree on so much as where to eat dinner. Abby feels a connection to the city, though after all, it's the home of many famous writers. So she decides to take matters into her own hands and go off on an adventure of her own.

"Abby knows a secret about her sister: Eva the star athlete has a boyfriend! That's the last thing Abby would ever want for herself. But when it turns out she has a secret admirer at school, Abby has to ask herself some questions. Who's been sending her all these cards and pictures? And is she really ready for love?"--Publisher.