Tilly and Greta, pet hamsters, are worried. Girl can't find her mitten Not wanting Girl to get sick, the two sisters set out to find the mitten. But getting out of their cage is the least of their concerns. They've never been off Girl's dresser by themselves. Who knows what dangers lurk below

"When your late husband worked downtown, thongs were something people wore on their feet," Lillybelle Maudine Granger told her sister, Annabelle Verline Kingston. This pair of seventy-something senior citizens tackle everything with flair and humor, whether it's trying to imagine heaven ("Wouldn't a purple halo be nice?"), playing matchmaker for the youth minister, or helping a stressed-out young mother. Because, for these two old ladies, it's all in the attitude

Girl can't find her mitten

Is it lost, or did something far worse happen to it? Hamster sleuths, Tilly and Greta, set out to solve the mystery. But they will have to leave their cozy cage, somehow get off of Girl's dresser, and maybe even have a showdown with their arch enemy, CAT

Will Tilly and Greta end up heroes--or catnip?

At 13, Myra shops in the fat girl department--and no one will let her forget it. Except for Myra's almost-imaginary friend, a statue of a girl in the woods. So when Myra finds a friend who doesn't mind being seen with her, she wonders if it's for real. But will her new friend be like all the other kids, and make fun of her for being fat? fat?