Lois Gladys Leppard

When Mandie and her friend Celia begin classes at the Charleston Ladies College, they must contend with unfriendly classmates and rumors of a haunted house.

When 11-year-old Mandie Shaw's father dies, her life reaches a low point. Unwanted by a mother who has never loved her, the only things she looks forward to are visits from the man she calls "Uncle Ned"-a full-blooded Cherokee Indian. Longing for a home where she will be truly loved, Mandie seeks out family she has never met. After a perilous journey, she finds herself in the middle of luxury she can scarcely believe-and a mystery that will take all...

A collection of bestselling Mandie books 1-5 brings readers—new and old alike—back to where it started; over 6 million sold in the series. Ages 8-13.

A collection of bestselling Mandie books 16-20 telling of life at the turn of the century for ages 8-13; over six million Mandie books sold.

Mandie's trip to Europe in the summer of 1901 has been cut short by her Ggrandmother. She finds her home in America full of strangers. Mandie must try to solve the mystery--who are these people from her past?

For Mandie the excitement of going home for the Christmas holiday was alsmost too good to be true. To be with her family, to see her friends, the wrapping of presents, the Christmas tree and all the delicious smells--time couldn't go fast enough. But this time something is very different at home.

Mandie returns to school in Asheville, North Carolina, and finds herself the target of a prankster who manages to make her look like the troublemaker.

Mandie, Celia, Mrs. Taft, Senator Morton and Jonathan leave the problems of Paris behind them as they board an express train whose destination is Rome, Italy. Mandie and Celia are excited about seeing the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel, The Forum, and the Pantheon, and the hundreds of fountains in Italy. They've nearly forgotten the vanishing woman who has followed them wherever they've gone.