Best Selling Books by Megan Stine

In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford University, responded to a newspaper ad to join the US astronaut program. She was accepted and became the first American woman astronaut to fly in space! Among her other accomplishments, she played tennis like a professional, was an astrophysicist who helped develop a robotic arm for space shuttles, and later, through Sally Ride Science, worked to make science cool and accessible for girls. Sally Ride, who died on July 23, 2012, will continue to inspire young children.

When Laura Ingalls Wilder was a little girl in the late 1800''s, her family moved nine times in three years. The Wilders faced great hardships on the prairie. The crops they planted were destroyed by grasshoppers. Brutal snowstorms brought them close to starvation. But for Laura, who was born with her father''s pioneer spirit, home wasn''t a house--it was being with Ma, Pa, Mary, and baby Carrie. At the age of 65 she put pen to paper and wrote about memories. Through hard work and the help of her daughter, Rose, she became a successful author. The wonderful books she left behind tell the story of a rich life in the face of good times and bad.

Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903. (Later Marie won another Nobel award for chemistry in 1911.) She died in Savoy, France, on July 4, 1934, a victim of many years of exposure to toxic radiation.

How far would you go just to get asked to the prom? A: Throw yourself at any guy who would take you? B: Spend your college fund on the world’s hottest dress? C: Spread nasty rumors about your rivals? D: All of the above . . . and all the way? Carmen Salgado is in Senior Hell. She just moved to town—meaning new school, no friends, and worst of all, no date for the prom. Desperation is setting in when she suddenly gets some attention from the most popular jock in the school, Joey Perrone . . . attention that takes a bad turn when Carmen refuses to go all the way with him. But thanks to Joey, the whole school thinks she did. Being invisible was bad, but being a laughingstock is worse. Her only hope is to get into the school play, and into the arms of Tyler North, her crush. But things may not go as she plans—and this year’s prom might have a brand new theme: Carmen’s Revenge. The dresses. The hair. The makeup. The hookups. It all happens on Prom Night.

Jeffrey Baker''s got a problem, and his name is Robin Dessart. Robin, the new kid in Jeffrey''s class, is a know-it-all and a bully. First, he gives all of Jeffrey''s friends a hard time. Then he gives Jeffrey the chicken pox! Jeffrey knows that the only one who can stop Robin Dessart is Max, the third-grade ghost. Max''s endless pranks should put Robin in his place once and for all. And Jeffrey''s birthday party is coming up—the perfect day for revenge! But, as usual, Max has a few tricks of his own up his sleeve, and Robin isn''t the only one in for a surprise. . . .

Born into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle Robinson was a star student who graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law. Then in 1992, she married another promising young lawyer and the rest, as they say, is history. It is undeniable that President Barack Obama has changed the United States but so has Michelle Obama, the self proclaimed "Mom in Chief." This compelling, easy-to-read biography is illustrated by New Yorker artist John O''Brien.

The seventeen-year-old Investigators try to locate a film star kidnapped during the filming of a horror movie.

The Three Investigators look into a rumor of poisoning in a fast-food chain.

Jeffrey''s friend Ben brings his garter snake to school for a report, and the class likes it so much that their teacher agrees to have a “pet day,” when all the children can bring their pets to class. The only problem is that Jeffrey doesn''t have a pet—at least not yet. When Jeffrey finally talks his mom into going pet shopping, he realizes he has another problem. His friend Max, the ghost, has come along, and the minute they walk into the pet store some of the animals go crazy. Jeffrey really wants a dog or a cat, but they''re all terrified of Max. Will he be forced to choose between a pet and a ghost?

Max, the ghost, has never appeared to anybody but Jeffrey, so no one else believes he exists. But strange things have been happening lately that only the presence of a ghost could explain, and Jeffrey''s friend Kenny is beginning to think that Max just might be real after all. When Max makes Kenny volunteer for the lead in the school play, Kenny is sure he''s real. He desperately wants to meet Jeffrey''s invisible friend, but Jeffrey can''t promise anything—he knows how stubborn Max can be. Then Kenny loses his starring role, and it looks as if he doesn''t have a ghost of a chance of getting it back without Max''s help. . . .

Regardless of ancestry, background or status, almost every Canadian had a relative in the First World War. Yet very few of us realize what it was like or what exactly the Canadians were asked to do for country and king. How were these men trained? What was it like tin the trenches? Why did the early disasters of 1915 and 1916 end in the victories of 1918? How did soldiers find the courage to face death and terrible wounds?When your Number''s Upis unique in that it deals directly with the lives of these soldiers; it is an upclose, personal view of a very terrible war. The book begins with the "Old Originals" of 1914, describes recruiting, training, battle tactics, even the fate of Canadian prisoners of war. It tells of men who had very little understanding of what they had to face: brutal conditions, disease, mustard gas, trench warfare, and years away from home. Desmond Morton gets behind the battles and the generals and the politicians to give us fresh insight into the people who really make history.

Young readers will connect with the story of this National Historic Landmark--the Brooklyn Bridge! Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant plan from a father-son team of engineers, the process was a dangerous and grueling one. Construction workers developed a mysterious illness (now known as the bends), several died, and the project had devastating effects on the engineers'' lives. Still, after fourteen years, the Brooklyn Bridge was finished and became the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time and is still widely admired today. Megan Stine tells the fascinating story behind one of the city''s best-loved landmarks. Includes black-and-white illustrations and a foldout color map!

Egypt 1908: Nine-year-old Indy gets introduced to archaeology by Lawrence of Arabia, but the thrill is gone when the guard of a newly opened tomb is murdered.

Bailey faces a sexual harassment lawsuit from a restaurant employee and could lose everything.

When Ricky Reyes dares Jeffrey to get a bloody dagger out of the old McGyver house on Halloween night, Jeffrey is counting on Max, his ghostly friend, to help him.

Mesa Verdel: Summer, 1912. Searching for a stash of stolen gold, Indy gets a taste of the real Wild West when the robbers want their booty back. Young Indiana Jones #10

The Rules of Prom Night: #1: Never break up with your boyfriend right before the prom—unless you have a backup. #2: Never buy the same dress as any other girl in your school. #3: Never, ever tell your parents where you''re really going for the after party. Best friends Lisa Marie, Marianna, and Heather are totally psyched. Senior Prom—the night where anything goes, and everything changes—is just two months away, and already, things are starting to get wild. Who would have thought that Lisa Marie would suddenly find herself single and juggling way too many boys? Or that Marianna’s dream of going with her super-hot crush Luke would actually come true, only to be ruined by her super-strict father? And then there’s Heather, who’s hiding the biggest secret of them all. The sexiest moments, the wildest parties, the most unexpected, unforgettable surprises—it all happens on Prom Night.

The reader''s decisions will determine whether the Three Investigators will be able to solve the mystery of unexpected screams heard on a local amusement park ride.