Margaret and Emily is Book Seven in the Margaret of Greenwich (R) Young Adult series. As Margaret's Sweet Sixteen party approaches, she is devastated by what she suddenly learns: the dangerous secret surrounding her birth; that her sister, to earn money for college, is working for an escort service; and that her childhood friend has been raped by the son of their high school principal. Meanwhile Erika, the only child of Greenwich's billionaire widower, becomes infatuated with the new but mysterious student, Malcolm; and Hillary will soon give birth to the world's most publicized baby. But...

Learning geometry becomes the least of Margaret's worries as she helps to investigate a student's murder plot. Her fears increase when Erika, the only child of Greenwich's billionaire widower, accepts a date with the mysterious student, Malcolm; an attempt is made to assassinate Claudine, Margaret's newly adopted sister; and Hillary's baby is born prematurely. But Margaret has allies too: Vladimir, a former general in Russia's Presidential Security Service, who considers her a daughter; wealthy, respectable Aunt Lena, whose stories educate Margaret about passion, and her origin; a disabled...

The Margaret of Greenwich(R) Young Adult series narrates the lives of a poor teenager and her wealthy friends in the richest town in America. In Book Nine, Margaret in London, Margaret's hope for a peaceful summer crumbles as events overturn her life: a mysterious note, written on a page from an antique Bible, arrives; a teenage neighbor considers her life after death; and Margaret is invited to "come out" as a debutante at Buckingham Palace. But Margaret has allies too: Victoria, the wealthy, refined, London grandmother that she had never known; Vladimir, a former general in Russia's...