▁The ▁Four th ▁of ▁July ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁Lost ▁Foot steps ▁( 1 9 9 3 ), ▁Int imate ▁Let ters ▁( 1 9 9 3 ) ▁and ▁The ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Sand ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁K itt y ▁and ▁Fri ends ▁series ▁of ▁stories ▁for ▁young ▁girls , ▁including ▁I ▁Don ' t ▁W ant ▁To ! ▁and ▁So ▁What ?, ▁which ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁her ▁own ▁daughter , ▁K atherine . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 3 ▁volumes ▁in ▁all , ▁published ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 2 0 0 2 . ▁She ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁six ▁books ▁inspired ▁by ▁her ▁small ▁dog ▁Bon nie , ▁with ▁titles ▁like ▁Big ▁Dog ▁Bon nie ▁and ▁Bra ve ▁Dog ▁Bon nie . ▁In ▁all , ▁she ▁published ▁ 2 6 ▁books ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁young ▁people . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Bel ▁Mo oney ▁has ▁written ▁many ▁short ▁stories ▁for ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁collections . ▁Pub lished ▁in ▁France ▁as ▁Pet ula , ▁Big ▁Dog ▁Bon nie ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Prix ▁Tam - T am ▁in ▁France . ▁Her ▁fiction ▁( ad ult s ▁and ▁children ) ▁has ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁twelve ▁languages . ▁Mo oney ▁has ▁review ed ▁fiction ▁and ▁non - f iction ▁for ▁many ▁newsp apers ▁including ▁the ▁Spect ator , ▁the ▁Ob server , ▁the ▁Times ▁and ▁the ▁Times ▁Liter