M Martin: 820 books

It's Karen's birthday! She can't wait for all those presents. Karen is even having two parties--one at Daddy's house and one at Mommy's. But what Karen really wants for her birthday is one party, with her whole family together.

Karen visits her stepmother, Elizabeth, at work, and her stepmother is a big hit when she visits Karen's class.

Dashing through the snow… Karen is happy that Christmas is coming. Then she hears some sad news: The Stones’ barn has burned down. The Stones cannot afford to rebuild their barn. Karen really wants to help. She comes up with a great plan to raise money -- a Winter Festival with sleigh rides. But it will not be easy to get everything ready in time. Karen could use some Christmas magic.

Sister trouble. Karen loves her stepsister Kristy. Then Daddy gives Kristy a special pin. Karen is jealous. She wants the pin. But Kristy will not let Karen even borrow it. Karen borrows the pin anyway. Then she loses it in the snow. Uh-oh. Now what is Karen going to do?

While Ms. Colman's class makes kites for their kite-flying contest, Karen gets into a fight with her best friend, Natalie, and Karen tries to make up with Natalie and win the contest.

Hoping to cheer up her sick grandad, Karen decides to direct and film a home video for him that will star all of her friends, but problems on the set result in the entire cast getting mad at her.

A Christmas Angel Karen and Andrew are asked to find an angel for the tree. Perfect. Karen loves angels. And she loves to help her family with Christmas. Karen and Andrew choose a beautiful angel in a store. But this angel is more money than they thought. Then the angel breaks. Now Karen and Andrew have no angel and no money. Can Karen find a new one in time for Christmas?

Fun in the sun Karen and the family visit a tropical island. There are lots of fun things to do there. Karen explores caves, hunts for seashells, and snorkels in the sea. She even meets a new friend. But Sandy is sad and quiet. Can Karen help Sandy share in her island adventures?

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! A very merry Christmas? Karen and Andrew are in A Christmas Carol. Karen’s part is small. But Andrew’s part is very big. At first Karen is proud of him, but then her feelings...

Promises are for keeps Karen’s little-house family is moving away for a while. Karen and Andrew do not want to move. Staying behind is not good either. They are worried about what will happen. Karen promises Andrew that no matter what, the two of them will stay together. Is that too big a promise for Karen to keep?

Epistemology is the philosophical study of knowledge. Without knowledge, scientific enquiry is meaningless and we can’t analyse the world around us. But what exactly is it and how do we obtain it? Presuming no prior experience of philosophy, this book covers everything in the topic from scepticism and induction to Kant’s transcendentalism.

Karen wants to give Mommy a special present. She will buy it with the money she makes walking dogs. But then Karen decides to get something else. Since she needs more money, she will walk more dogs. Soon Karen has too many dogs on her hands! But if she quits her job, she might have to break some big promises.

Grace Lively, once known for her beauty and charm, has been forever changed by the events of the past two years. The Great War has already taken her father, her sweetheart, perhaps her brother, and nowthe great plantation she swore she would never return to until she was its rightful heir. But as...

A buried treasure When Karen is playing detective one day, she finds an old treasure map. The map says there is a treasure in her backyard. Karen looks for it. But she can’t find it. Boo. Karen knows there is a secret treasure. Kristy is going to help her find it. What will the treasure be?