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Katie Rose babysits for Johnny and Miggs Malone's infant daughter, Melody. While attempting to leave the remote farm, Katie Rose and the child are kidnapped and a suspenseful story unfolds.

Katie Rose Belford is in her first year at Adams High. She is intent on being called Kathleen and takes on a sophisticated image in order to impress Bruce Seerie, a star athlete of Adams High. "Kathleen's" emotions and finances become quite strained as she lives beyond her means. Does the pressure become too stressful?

Norbett returns to Denver, just as Andy gives Beany a special wristwatch. Beany struggles with choosing between Andy and Norbett. After becoming friends with Dulcie Lungaarde, a carhop at the Ragged Robin, Beany encounters much animosity from the students at Harkness as she attempts to help the brash Dulcie.

Beany is in love with Carl and they are engaged to be married, however, they must wait a year and nine months for their wedding so that Carlton may graduate from college. Beany becomes envious of her friends as she watches Dulcie plan a flamboyant wedding and Kay returns to Denver with her new husband, Joe. When Kay and Joe move into the cozy apartment over the Malone garage, Beany becomes even more jealous and expresses her complaints to Carl. Beany's pressuring discontent creates problems for the couple.

Katie Rose's good friend, Jeanie who is adopted, fears that an unpleasant newcomer in town is her biological mother. Katie Rose takes the opportunity while her mother is away to run household in a "sophisticated" manner. Part of her motivation is in impressing a young restaurant management student named Perry McHarg. Will her use of more "refined foods" such as packaged cake mixes and frozen foods make the difference?

Bruce Seerie shows a dramatic personality change as he is torn between his mother and his girlfriend, Stacy Belford. Bruce's difficulties lead to his drinking heavily and isolating himself from friends and family. How will Stacy cope with the circumstances?

The first part of Nonie is in Lenora Mattingly Weber's voice, as first written under the working title, "If You Sell a Story Mother..." It is clearly LMW speaking with the beloved warmth of her heart fully unveiled. The second part of Nonie is biographical as told by LMW's journalist son, David. It is crafted with the same Weber warmth, love, and eye for detail that only a professional of David's caliber could accomplish. You will embrace LMW as never before once you complete this story of her life. You may cry as you laugh but you will know you are alive as you feel the sorrows yet ...

Norbett goes to a college in Ohio leaving Beany at loose ends. Martie marries a portrait artist, Adair, and the children (especially Beany) are disappointed that she lacks the matronly image and homemaking skills they had envisioned in their new stepmother. Feeling alone and somewhat rebellious, Beany joins a secret club called The Triple O, for "On Our Own." Beany is delighted to be paired off with the popular Andy Kern but soon realizes that the much admired secret club organizers have ulterior motives regarding their fellow club members.

Nonna, the designing designer step-grandmother, offers Beany the wedding of a lifetime. Unaware of Nonna's ulterior motives, Beany relishes the planning of a grand wedding. When the elaborate arrangements cause a rift between Beany and Carl, there becomes some question as to whether or not there will be a wedding. Johnny further exacerbates the problem with his own brand of romantic impulsiveness. How can a society wedding and a community center in the stockyard district be intertwined? Another gem by Lenora Mattingly Weber!

A troubled Beany believes that she is a coward. After failing to help Miggs prevent a horse from throwing her, Beany unites with one of Andy's Marine friends, Tony Lombard, who is also deeply troubled. Each believing that he or she is of weak, cowardly character, they are drawn together in mutual misery. Will their unification be broken if circumstances change?

Katie Rose finds that Rita Flood, whom she has never liked, is seeking her help to protect her youngest sibling, Lennie Flood from their eldest brother, Irv who will be returning home from reform school. Stacy and Bruce begin to have difficulty as Bruce is perplexed by Stacy's desire to associate with people who he considers to be lowlifes. Ben's personality begins to change as he becomes involved with a slinky carhop named Holly.

Gilmartin Ames registers at Adams and becomes Katie Rose's new dating interest. Katie Rose feels sorry for Gil as he tells her of his wealthy parents' neglect of him. Gil tells her that he was "born under a dark star;" Katie Rose attempts to help him, never realizing that her interest in Gil could cause her to choose between this boy and her personal values.

Many lives are touched by Andy's beloved sister Rosellen. Andy's bitterness and anger regarding Rosellen's illness threaten his relationships with Beany and his family. Rosellen's warm and loving influence positively affects many surly and unfriendly personalities at Harkness High. Johnny becomes infatuated with a bleached blond carhop named Garnet Storm who creates a great divide between Beany and Johnny. Will Johnny marry Garnet?

Beany and the Beckoning Road (1952). Beany believes that she has lost Norbett to another girl: Cynthia. She and Johnny plan to drive from Denver to California to return their nephew to his parents and advertise for passengers to share the travel expenses. What a surprise for Beany when she discovers that one of the passengers is Cynthia. What will happen to a mismatched set of passengers with very little money and a tomato plant in the back seat?

A Katie Rose and Stacy Belford Story. In an attempt to find a summer job, Stacy responds to an ad requiring an "unusual" girl. She soon finds herself on a ranch many miles outside of town. Her position as chauffeur to the ranch's owner, Mr. McKibben leads to difficulties. Stacy soon becomes aware of the tension between Mr. McKibben and his unfriendly wife.

A Katie Rose and Stacy Belford Story. Stacy narrowly avoids an assault. Carlton Buell helps Stacy manage the difficult circumstances.

The introductory book of the Beany Malone series. Mary Fred spends the fifteen dollars that is intended for a new formal to buy her beloved Mr. Chips, a lame horse. Elizabeth's husband, Don, is sent overseas, and a weak and wan Elizabeth arrives at the Malones' with her two-week-old son, Martie. When Mr. Malone is called away on business for the Call, the children's step-grandmother, Nonna, arrives to "run" the household and shower them with gifts. It is quickly evident that Nonna has earned her title as "the iron hand in the velvet glove." When Nonna provides Mary Fred expensive new ...

The Malones are eager to meet their Irish cousin, Sheila McBride, but find that she is not as they had envisioned her. Beany's attempts to "improve" Sheila's appearance and personality miserably fail. Beany takes her "do-gooder" instincts and assists Eve Baxter, an advice columnist for the Call, in the typing of her column. Beany ignores Eve Baxter's admonitions and finds herself in trouble. Also at risk is Beany's relationship with the contentious Norbett Rhodes. Will Beany be able to find Norbett's lost charm bracelet and save their relationship. . .?

Beany, sixteen, is instructed by her father to look after the Malone family when he travels to Arizona to convalesce following a case of pneumonia. With protective loyalty, Beany's attempts to shield her family from pain and disappointment by locking up their hearts from potential threats. Mary Fred tries to impress a popular college sorority yet encounters many obstacles. Beany is infatuated with Norbett Rhodes, yet fears that the attention he pays Beany is an effort to make Mary Fred jealous. Johnny is distracted in his work of helping an aging newspaperman, Emerson Worth. Elizabeth, a ...

Beany looks forward to turning seventeen on St. Patrick's Day and longs for a reunion with her childhood friend, Miggs Carmody (who shares her birthday.) Her dreams are shattered as Miggs, the daughter of a now rich Texas oilman, appears cold and distant. A new beau offers support to Beany as she struggles with the Carmody's new social position. . . but does this young man have a hidden agenda?