Blackmailed Taffy

by Betsy Haynes

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553155423
• ISBN13: 9780553155426
• Release Date: September 1987
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Taffy has never been this terrible...

When Jana Morgan finds a wallet in the girls restroom at school before first period, she doesn't know that it belongs to her 6th grade teacher, Ms. Wiggins. So she puts it in her pocket and deicides to take it to the office; but she's already late for class so she figures she'll have to wait till lunch or something. But once she gets to class, her teacher announces her stolen wallet and Jana realizes that SHE'S holding the stolen wallet! Now she doesn't know whether to turn it in (will she look guilty?) or put it back where she found it and hope the custodian will return it. She and her friends vote for the latter and she's just putting it back after school when who walks in, but Taffy Sinclair! But Taffy wants payment in return for her silence (she thinks Jana really did steal the wallet) and decides to make Jana pretend to be her friend and do her homework. Jana is furious at being blackmailed, but what can she do? She and her friends figure that TAFFY is really the guilty culprit and decide to frame her. But then they find out who really DID steal the wallet. Will they turn in the real 'criminal' or get revenge on Taffy? Meanwhile, Jana is having mixed feelings about her father probably coming to see her after all these years and is also dealing with having a 'boyfriend', Randy Kirwan. This book was really good and had a great moral. This is one you should read!

Taffy's never been this terrible...

It all starts when Jana finds a wallet in the girl's bathroom before school. She puts it in her pocket to take to the office and turn in, but is already late for class, so she decides to wait till recess to do it To her surprise, she discovers that the wallet is her teacher's and that somebody in her class had stolen it! Jana is worried sick b/c she's afraid everyone will think SHE stole it, so she decides to put it back in the bathroom where the custudin can find it. Unfortunately, the horrible Taffy walks in at the crucial moment and thinks Jana's the one who's stolen it. So she decides to blackmail Jana, and Jana becomes her personal slave. Can Jana ever prove her innocence and find out who the theif is? This book also dealt with Jana's father and new boyfriend, Randy. I enjoyed this book, just like all the Taffy ones, and I love to see how Jana matures in each one. Sure she makes mistakes, but don't we all? Mona is a good example of a good friend, and Taffy is lucky to have her. Too bad Taffy is such a brat she doesn't realize it. So if you want to read an EXCITING book with an actual plot, toss the boring BSC books down and pick up one by Betsy Haynes. The FABULOUS FIVE ROCKS!