Girls in Tears

Jacqueline Wilson. Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, $9.95 (176pp) ISBN 978-0-385-73082-2

From teary-eyed teens to outer-space travelers, favorite characters return in new series installments. Girls in Tears wraps up Jacqueline Wilson's Girls quartet, continuing the story of Ellie and her best friends, Nadine and Magda. This time, Ellie's infatuation with Russell threatens the trio's unbreakable bond, as the author delivers a message about friendship and first love in an easygoing, humorous tale filled with British slang.

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