When Debbie Dared — Kathleen Robinson

A magic charm -- that's what the bracelet would be. The beginning of dreams come true! Debbie looked at the twinkling stones and knew that with the bracelet on her arm -- and the marvelous assurance that she was now a full-fledged member or Carlotta's exclusive club -- she could do anything! She could take a job, meet people easily…even make Alec Belmont notice her (and that would be the biggest joy of her life).

For a while it seemed as if the bracelet was indeed pure magic. It was hard to say when the glitter began to fade…hard to say exactly when Debbie began to see Carlotta in a different light and the world began to appear less beautiful. But one terrible day she discovered that the bracelet represented pain, not pleasure, and that the magic she longed for lay somewhere else. Where it was -- and how she could find it -- there were the all-important secrets that Debbie dared to find out.