A.J. McCreary is desperate about Peter Terris. Peter Terris doesn't know she's alive. But one day A.J. finds a cheesy plastic cupid who can give her a wish - just one. Guess what she wishes for. The results are hilarious.

What if you had wonderful plans to celebrate a romantic anniversary with your boyfriend - and your obnoxious seven-year-old brother came along? What do you do when your life-long friend suddenly turns into the girl of your dreams? Ellen Conford takes on teen romance once again with her usual irresistible humour in seven great stories.

Why do people fall in love? Stephanie Kasden decides to investigate the question for her psychology paper. Low on first-hand experience, Stephanie starts interviewing friends and fellow students in the hopes of some brilliant insight. But Stephanie's best friend suggests that she pursue research of a more personal nature - with class hunk Trevor Winkleman. Is it a recipe for disaster - or true love?

Joy is eager to find the love of her life. Her Uncle Max is eager to help. Unfortunately, their ideas on "The Perfect Match" do not coincide. But Uncle Max is not the only matchmaker in the house and Joy is not the only candidate for romance. This is a fine comedy of errors about the joys and strains of family life and modern love in New York.

Henry Schiller is in love with Valerie Kissenwiser. Amazingly, she loves him back. Sadly, Valerie's father thinks he's a useless shlemiel who has no right to even dream about his daughter. What's worse, Mr. Kissenwiser is a nationally famous comedian, and the unfortunate Henry becomes the butt of every joke in his act. Can Henry win over the obnoxious "Mr. Kiss", or is the romance doomed?

Readers who met Elvin in Slot Machine will be delighted to follow his continuing story in this hilarious sequel. If this is your first introduction, you are in for a treat. Elvin is smart, charming, honest, seriously overweight - and deeply in love with a gorgeous girl. Will it all work out? - read and find out!

Peer counselor Becca Singleton always knows just what advice to offer - to everyone but herself. With prom night looming Becca is dateless and desperate. But when the school board wants to shut down the peer counseling program for "encouraging sexual promiscuity", Becca has a problem bigger than those in her personal life. Like the woman of commitment and action she truly is, Becca dives right in. Maybe Becca can win personal and political victory...

Daisy Pandolfi is in love - with a car - a decrepit 1957 Volkswagon Beetle that has been languishing in the family barn for quite some time. Daisy decides to restore the car WITHOUT HELP, either from her family of mechanical geniuses or from fellow auto-shop maniac and all-round dish Billly Hatcher. With her loving attention, the Beetle seems to come to life, until Daisy decides to impress Billy by driving the car. A sound emerges from Daisy's beloved bug, a small, mysterious and ultimately tragic sound. Is this the end of the Beetle? Daisy is heartbroken, but determined to heal her injured sweetheart - and get the guy.

Drew Wingate can't wait for summer. He'll be sixteen, he'll be driving, he'll be chasing girls with his best friend Bates. At least, that's the plan. When Drew's parents drag him along on a cruise with them, the summer stretches bleakly before him - until he sees Holly, ship's dance instructor and resident babe. This could still be the summer of a lifetime.

This is the secret (and screamingly funny) diary of Georgia Nicolson. She is fourteen and suffering from many things: bad skin, unreliable friends, irritating parents, tyrannical teachers, a mad cat, and a love-life going nowhere fast. Life may not be a riot for Georgia, but her readers won't stop laughing.

When her dream date asks someone else to the prom, Nicole Maris decides to change the guy next door from grungy to gorgeous. The results may surprise both of them. For guinea pig Chase Hammond it is an intoxicating taste of popularity; for it-girl Nicole it's a new look at the life she takes for granted. Ah, the joys of highschool...

"Have you ever drifted off into fantasy and wondered what it would be like to be with a guy you could never in a million lifetimes conceive of yourself being with?" Allegra does. She is a serious brain and confirmed good girl. But with an asteroid careening toward planet earth, threatening total destruction, Allegra has more than good grades on her mind. No one would choose surf bum Andros Bliss as her ideal date - no one but Allegra. She is determined to pursue the "Totally Inappropriate Guy" in her life. Well, how would you spend your last night on earth?

"What really changed my life... was a hand-written ad, scribbled on a three-by-five-card, that said STUDENT THEATRE COACH! ACTING LESSONS! DIRECTING! WRITING! CALL DELLA JONES, PHONE 555-4827. CHEAP!" Suffering from a severe case of writer's block and a noticeable lack of girlfriends, David Mahooley makes a phone call. Before long, Della explodes into his life.