Hailed by Lauren Groff as "fully committed to the truth no matter how dark or difficult or complicated it may be," and written with "incantatory crispness,"Sleepovers, the debut short story collection by Ashleigh Bryant Phillips, takes us to a forgotten corner of the rural South, full of cemeteries, soybean fields, fishing holes, and Duck Thru gas stations. We meet a runaway teen, a mattress salesman, feral kittens, an elderly bachelorette wearing a horsehair locket, and a little girl named after Shania Twain. Here, time and memory circle above Phillips' characters like vultures and angels, as they navigate the only landscape they've ever known. Corn reaches for rain, deer run blindly, and no matter how hungry or hurt, some forgotten hymn is always remembered. "The literary love child of Carson McCullers and John the Baptist, Ashleigh Bryant Phillips' imagination is profoundly original and private," writes Rebecca Lee.Sleepovers is the winner of the 2019 C. Michael Curtis Short Story Book Prize, selected by Lauren Groff.

Julie is celebrating the end of eighth grade with a sleepover for her friends when her ex-friend Staci, who now runs with the popular crowd, shows up to challenge them to a treasure hunt that leads them into a series of risky encounters.

Describes what sleepover parties are, why people have them, how people get ready for them, and what makes them different from staying at home.

TJ (short for Theresa Joanne) is having a difficult year. Her best friend has left, and the boy she likes treats her like a mate. Then she meets Lucy and slowly but happily she becomes part of Lucy's circle and enters a world of sleepovers, laughter, advice and above all friendship! The fourth book in the highly successful MATES, DATES series that's sold over 3 million copies worldwide.

Ashley's got a passion for fashion, and she's always been the most stylish girl in school — until the arrival of Sophie, a glamorous city girl who's new at school. Sophie and Ashley are instantly inseparable, but the other Sleepover Girls aren't so sure about Sophie. Things get even worse when Sophie convinces Ashley to totally transform her look. When Ashley includes Sophie in one of their weekly sleepovers, an innocent spa party turns into a makeover gone horribly wrong. Can Ashley get her groove back, or is it gone forever? And more importantly, is Sophie worth all the trouble?

Shelly and her merfriends are excited to sleep in the museum until they start to wonder if it’s haunted in this spooky Mermaid Tales adventure. It’s almost Shelly’s birthday! She can’t wait to have her friends over and eat her grandfather’s homemade pizza. But when Pearl gets involved in the party planning, the ideas get out of hand. Soon Shelly’s small sleepover turns into an overnight extravaganza at the People Museum, complete with a scavenger hunt and scary stories! Shelly’s not so sure about spending the night in the museum with its dark spaces and creaking exhibits. But when the day arrives, everything goes swimmingly—that is, until strange, glowing lights start to appear. Could the People Museum be haunted? Or is something fishy going on?

Rebecca is having a sleepover. Her friends ride the bus with her to her house after school. They eat a snack, help out in the kitchen, watch a movie, and stay up all night talking. This book shows what a typical young child's sleepover is like and will help readers understand this common experience. The colorful illustrations and corresponding text will help foster a love of reading in emerging readers as well as younger listeners.

Angelina has got it all planned out—invite her favorite friends (definitely not the Pinkpaws twins), serve really yummy food, and have lots of fun! The only problem is that Miss Lilly’s auditions for Snow White are the very next morning. Can Angelina have the best sleepover ever and still get the lead role?

Maren's mom is head-over-heels for her new boyfriend, but Maren? Not so much. It's driving her nuts to see how much time they're spending together. When she finds out they're getting married, Maren is even more annoyed. Life is still somewhat bearable thanks to her new improv comedy group and the Sleepover Girls, but everything is changing too fast for Maren.Can Maren adjust to her new home life, or will the stress be too much for her to deal with? A quiz completes this chapter ebook from the Sleepover Girls series.

Ashley is super-serious about her blog, Magstar, and now shes taken it up a notch with her new YouTube channel in this eBook from the Sleepover Girls series. Making the fashion and beauty videos is a total blast, and when one of her videos gets featured on a major teen mag website, she goes from amateur to overnight online celeb. Suddenly all of the older girls at school want to be her BFF. But with everything going on, can she still find time to juggle school, family, and most of all, the Sleepover Girls?