The Fido Frame-Up
(Warne, 1983)
Sam tracks down the Black Feather Gang, jewel thieves.
Illustrations by Andrew Glass.
Bibliography
Tarantulas on the Brain
(HarperCollins, 1982) and Published in paperback by Scholastic.
Lizzie Silver wants a pet tarantula more than anything in the world. Her attempts to raise money to buy one result in a series of adventures and misadventures, including a missing wedding ring and a stint as a magician’s assistant.
Illustrations by Leigh Grant.
The First Few Friends
(Harper & Row, 1981)
In 1968, Nina Ritter returns from her junior year abroad at Reading University, England to New York, where things have radically changed. Her friends, The Whole Sick Crew, are wilder now. Their ringleader, Aviva, has joined a rock band, and they are all experimenting with sex and drugs. Nina, still in love with the poetic Welsh boyfriend she had to leave behind, is both attracted and repelled by this new world. It takes some new friends – Ruth, a committed Hispanic teacher, Billy, a dancer struggling with the specter of Vietnam, and especially Floyd, a brilliant Black activist – to force Nina herself to change from a self-involved romantic to a socially responsible woman.
Will You Take Me to Town on Strawberry Day?
(Harper & Row, 1981)
A visit to a British country fair, in verse, with music.
Illustrated by Trinka Hakes Noble.
The Fanatic’s Ecstatic, Aromatic Guide To Onions, Garlic, Shallots And Leeks
(Prentice-Hall, 1981)
Everything you ever wanted to know about the allium family.
Illustrations by Marian Parry.
It Can’t Hurt Forever
(HarperCollins, 1978)
Eleven-year-old Ellie Simon is going to have heart surgery. The novel tells of her stay in the hospital, the people she meets, and how she gets through this difficult time.
Illustrations by Leigh Grant.
On the Same Day in March
(HarperCollins, Inc., 2000)
A lyrical trip through the world’s weather. A companion to Nine O’Clock Lullaby.
Illustrated by Frane Lessac.
The One and Only Me
(HarperCollins, 2000)
A child discovers that, though she has features of several relatives, she’s uniquely herself. A young picture book.
Illustrated by Nicole Rubel.
A Dog’s Gotta Do What A Dog’s Gotta Do
(Holt, 2000)
A chapter book with photographs about the work that dogs do.
Josie to the Rescue
(Scholastic, 1999)
Josie’s attempts to raise money, in order to help her parents who are expecting a baby, result in big trouble. Illustrations by S.D. Schindler.
Solomon Sneezes
(HarperCollins, 1999)
Solomon Snorkel has a very big sneeze! A picture book in verse.
Illustrated by Brian Floca.
Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls
(Scholastic, 1998)
An anthology of short stories compiled and edited by Marilyn, featuring her story “The Magic Bow,” as well as stories by M.E.Kerr, Norma Fox Mazer, Rita Williams-Garcia, Marion De Booy Wentzien, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Anne Mazer, Marian Flandrick Bray, Peni R. Griffin, Jennifer Armstrong and C. Drew Lamm.
