Stella Batts

Stella Batts is a third-grader who wants to be a writer and this charming series chronicles the ups and downs of life with a five-year-old sister, parents who own a wonderful candy store, and Joshua, a mean boy in school who teases Stella about her name (he calls her Smella). Throughout the series Stella deals with her best friend moving away, not being on the birthday invite list, taking care of a neighbor's dog, and a host of similar childhood situations. Written with warmth and good humor this series has a following among early readers.

Stella Batts: A Case of the Meanies

In A Case of the Meanies, mean boy Joshua continues to plague Stella when he decides to have a birthday party at her parents' candy store. He invites everyone in the class EXCEPT her! Stella… More →

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Stella Batts: Pardon Me

In Pardon Me, Stella needs to find a new best friend after her friend, Willa, moves away. But finding a new best friend is not easy. Things are looking up when she meets Evie, the new girl in More →

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Stella Batts None of Your Beeswax

Can you keep a secret? Stella Batts has a lot of secrets to keep these days--there's the secret of what really happened to her little sister's pet fish, and there's the secret school project More →

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Stella Batts Scaredy Cat

Are you afraid of the dark? Stella Batts never thought she was. In fact she's not feeling afraid of anything right now. She's just excited. Her class read the most books out of every class in More →

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Stella Batts Something Blue

The Batts family has arrived at a hotel in Los Angeles and everything is all set for Aunt Laura's wedding weekend. Stella and Penny are going to be getting a new uncle, and a new cousin!… More →

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Stella Batts: Superstar

Meet Stella Batts. She's in third grade, she wants to be a writer, and her parents own a wonderful candy shop. Life should be good, right? And now she's back and ready to start writing her… More →

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Stella Batts: Who's in Charge

In "Who's in Charge" Stella gets a lesson in responsibility when she volunteers to watch her best friend's dog, Bella, for a few days. The only problem with this plan is that Stella didn't… More →

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