Most Popular Books by Stephanie True Peters

This book explains how to draw some of Vermont''s sights and symbols, including the state seal, the official flower, and the Ethan Allen homestead.

This book explains how to draw some of Wisconsin''s sights and symbols, including the state seal, the official flower, and an old-fashioned circus wagon from the Circus World Museum in Baraboo.

Rapunzel is locked in a lighthouse on a faraway island. When a stranger scales Rapunzel''s hair and reveals the girl''s identity, will Rapunzel find a way to escape, or will she be trapped forever?

This book explains how to draw some of South Dakota''s sights and symbols, including the state seal, the official flower, and the Craxy Horse Memorial.

This book explains how to draw some of New Hampshire''s sights and symbols, including the state seal, the official flower, and the Old Man of the Mountain, New Hampshire''s most famous landmark.

Goldie Lock''s boring family trip to the lake gets more interesting after the arrival of a family of bears.

Jack is tired of dealing with the family goat, so he trades her for three stones. When his angry mother throws the stones away, something unexpected happens . . .

After taking a special potion, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy are able to see and talk to all the magic meadow folk around them.

At a time when the world is facing an epidemic of AIDS and threats of germ warfare, it behooves us to consider the pandemics of the past. Social history as its most compelling, Epidemic! explores the impact of five diseases that changed the course of history while killing millions. Focus is on the ravages and practical consequences of these epidemics. The result is a lively and engrossing discussion in which readers learn both the gritty details of the disease and its enormous repercussions on human history--not only the symptoms of smallpox, for instance, but also its role in Europe''s conquest of the New World.

Discusses the constellation Pisces, its location among the stars, myths about its origin, and its presence in the zodiac, as well as basic concepts of astronomy.

Discusses the constellation Orion, its location, and various myths about it in different civilizations.

Provides historic and scientific information about the constellation Andromeda as well as about stars in general.

Jonas Malloy can''t wait for his first mountain bike ride of the season, so he organizes a crew to clean up debris that make the trails unsafe. But just before cleanup can begin, Jonas rides by the trail entrance. Can he resist the call of the wild? Illustrations.

Indi finds a way to connect with her new stepsisters by creating costumes for their hobby of live-action role-playing. But when Indi takes the blame for a mess her stepsisters made, the arrival of Indi''s fairy godmother leads to a magnificent turn of events.

Describes the multifaceted life of author Gary Paulsen, whose writings include adventure stories, survival tales, historical novels, sports stories, and nature books.

Describes the Cholera epidemic of 1831-1834.

When Ted''s twin sister Lisa, a fullback on the ''Cats soccer team, gets attention for her special move on the field, Ted determines to come up with an outstanding play also.

Clones on the loose spell double trouble at camp in the third book in a spooky new series that''s Goosebumps meets Wayside School Kaitlyn and Noah are arch-enemies at their summer camp, and with good reason. They are rivals in everything, and both are determined to come out on top. But when they suddenly start to see double and it turns out that their camp counselors have doppelgangers running amok, they have to work together to get to the bottom of the strangely replicating counselors and save their camp from the Scaremaster-who seems to be pulling the strings from inside the pages of his creepy book. Will Kaitlyn and Noah learn that it takes two to outwit the Scaremaster and save their campmates, or will the clones win this round'' For fans of Goosebumps, Eerie Elementary, and the Haunted Library series, B.A. Frade brings frightfully funny tales to life in this thrilling new series.

An illustrated book of biographies highlighting the inspiring and innovative qualities of forty very different men throughout history, for fans of Heroes for My Son and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Our history books are full of great men, from inventors to explorers to presidents. But these great men were not always good men. It''s time for our role models to change. This book pays tribute to Mr. Rogers, Barack Obama, Hayao Miyazaki, and more: men whose masculinity is grounded in compassion and care. These men have varying worldviews and are accomplished in a range of fields, but they share important commonalities. They served their communities. They treated people with respect. They lifted others up. And they went on to create change, inspire others, and, indeed, do great things--not in spite of their goodness, but because of it. These men''s stories will educate, entertain, and encourage the next generation of writers, activists, entrepreneurs, and other leaders of all genders to do better and be better--to be truly groundbreaking.

"An epic sleepover reveals a wolfish mystery when twelve-year-old Emma discovers an antique book and must outwit its owner, the mastermind Scaremaster, and stop a werewolf in her tracks"--

Jonas Malloy cannot wait for his first mountain bike ride of the season. But wait he must, until the trails have been cleared of fallen trees and other obstacles and declared safe for riders. Jonas is more than willing to help get the trails ready; he even organizes a crew for a clean-up day. But before that happens, Jonas finds himself biking past the trail entrance. Will he be able to resist the call of the wild?

After badly spraining his ankle just before the summer baseball season begins, Sylvester Coddmyer III meets a mysterious ex-ballplayer named Charlie Comet who helps him compensate for the injury by learning to switch-hit.

Eleven-year-old Garry, embarrassed when his unathletic brother joins his lacrosse team, faces a bigger problem when the team bully turns on both of them.

When his older brother gets his picture in the paper for scoring three goals in a soccer game, Stookie tries to emulate his feat.

Fourteen-year-old Kai Ford, a good surfer who respects the power of the sea, unfortunately does not always have the same respect for the privacy of other people.