Maddie has the red, white, and blues this Fourth of July! The Fourth of July is super special in Far Hills. Everyone goes to the carnival, parade, and fireworks display-including all of Madison's BFFs. Even her crush, Hart, is going. But Maddie's excitement deflates when she learns she will have to spend the holiday week at Gramma Helen's house on Lake Michigan. Maddie adores her gramma, but missing out on all the fun back home has her feeling the...

Madison goes to New York City to celebrate the thirteenth birthday of her friend Lindsay.

Madison learns through a weblog that her friend Ivy's life is not as perfect as Ivy would have the world believe.

Forget ghosts-this Halloween, seventh grade is frightening enough For Madison and her friends, the Halloween season is full of activity. There are ghost stories in English class, a big costume dance, and a scary-story contest on Madison's favorite website. No wonder everyone has Halloween fever! But Madison still needs to find a costume to wear that doesn't seem too babyish. And what if she looks stupid dancing in front of everyone? No matter what,...

Will Christmas break be a total bust? The Christmas season is looking up for Madison. Her dad's promised her a big ski trip, she's performing in the big Winter Jubilee concert, and all her friends will be around during the break. Madison feels full of cheer with all that she has to look forward to. Then her two BFFs start avoiding her, and her dad cancels the trip. Maddie's super-fun Christmas plans are falling apart. Then a chance volunteer opportunity...

Maddie would be excited for the overnight field trip in the woods-if only she'd been camping before! Madison is feeling like an outsider. Far Hills Junior High's seventh grade is headed on an overnight camping field trip. Maddie has been on sleepovers before, but never to sleep-away camp-and it is a whole different world. There are going to be activities like climbing the tower and even a talent show. Plus, there's one big challenge for Madison: no...

When Madison's friends become the victims of online gossip, Maddie must find the culprit-before she's blamed for telling secrets Madison seems to be out of the loop these days. News travels so fast around school and online, and Madison is the last to know anything. A new online bulletin board called The Wall has captured the attention of Maddie and her friends. On The Wall, anonymous postings about people keep popping up-and they can be pretty mean....

When Far Hills Junior High puts on a play, can Madison survive the drama? The seventh grade gets stage fever when Far Hills Junior High decides to perform the musical The Wiz. Since Madison doesn't sing or dance, stage manager seems like the perfect role for her-until she begins to feel left out from all the cast action. Worst of all, her two best friends are partnering up with their nemesis, Ivy, both in and out of rehearsal. The play is bringing...

Will Madison's summer be a total bummer? Everyone seems to have summer plans except Madison. None of her choices seem to be the right fit. So when the opportunity to babysit for a nearby family presents itself, Maddie surprises herself by jumping at the chance. Watching a two-and-a-half-year-old shouldn't be that hard-especially when their activities include going to the pool where her friends are junior lifeguards. But soon the job takes Maddie away...

Being stuck at home with the flu is bad, but being heartsick is worse! Ugh! Maddie and her BFFs Fiona and Aimee all have the flu and need to stay home from school. Maddie is so sick that Gramma Helen has to fly in from Chicago to take care of her while her mom works. Trapped in bed, Maddie's only interaction with the outside world is through her computer and her bedroom window. When she spies a cute boy next door, she wonders how she never noticed...