New Releases by Stephanie True Peters

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.

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

"No one knows family drama like the Titans. And when they go head-to-head with the Olympians, the battle lasts ten years-and includes plenty of jealousy and sibling rivalry. Who comes out on top in this epic family fight for control of the universe? Find out in this modern, graphic retelling of a classic Greek myth"--

"The Greek goddesses can be competitive-especially when it comes to being "the fairest." When Aphrodite, the goddess of love, wins the title, it kicks off a ten-year battle between the Greeks and the Trojans. Find out who comes out on top-and how the Trojan horse came to be-in this modern, graphic retelling of a classic Greek myth"--

How to make it through life and accomplish everything you want? A bucket list, of course! Learn how to speak up and be heard, balance money, spread your wings, and more in this easy-to-follow guide guaranteed to help you tackle all the items on your life skill bucket list.

Ravens and wolves team up for a hunt in this action-packed nonfiction book for young research writers and wildlife fans. One watchful raven + one ravenous wolf = a dangerous duo! In this book, discover how two vastly different animal species team up for a successful hunt. With bird''s-eye views, ravens easily spot prey from afar, but these high-flying scavengers need help catching it. Cue the wolves! When alerted by their feathered friends, wolves chase down the prey with lightning-quick speed and big-time teeth. And when they do, this dream team feasts! With in-the-field photographs, fast facts, and bonus back matter, Ravens and Wolves Team Up! will have young research writers and wildlife fans rooting for these Animal Allies. Other Animal Allies: Coyotes and Badgers Team Up! Groupers and Moray Eels Team Up! Polar Bears and Arctic Foxes Team Up!

What does it take to be a great friend? Find out with the help of a bucket list. Learn how meet new friends, maintain relationships with old ones, be a good listener, and more in this easy-to-follow guide guaranteed to help you tackle all the items on your friendship bucket list.

Polar bears and arctic foxes team up for a hunt in this photo-filled nonfiction book for young research writers and wildlife fans. One powerful polar bear + one sly arctic fox = a dream team! Discover how two vastly different animal species team up to find food. With super-smell and tremendous strength, polar bears are the Arctic''s deadliest hunters. So much so, these big-time beasts often have leftovers. Cue the arctic foxes! These clever opportunists are game for any game and will clean up after polar bears, lickety-split. With eye-popping photographs, quick facts, and beyond-the-book back matter, Polar Bears and Arctic Foxes Team Up! will have young research writers and wildlife fans rooting for these Animal Allies. Other Animal Allies: Coyotes and Badgers Team Up! Groupers and Moray Eels Team Up! Ravens and Wolves Team Up!

Hercules is the ultimate Greek hero--just ask him. But to redeem himself, he must complete a series of dangerous missions given to him by his scheming cousin. It''s up to Hercules to prove his strength and wit. Find out if he succeeds in this modern, graphic retelling of a classic Greek myth.

Six Sports Illustrated Kids graphic novels in one boxed set--featuring spring and summer sports! This multibook boxed set includes 6 complete graphic novels featuring today''s most popular SPRING and SUMMER sports. Each full-color, full-throttle story shines with dynamic comics paneling and the insider knowledge of Sports Illustrated Kids. What happens when best friends collide at home plate? Can a blind skateboarder take down the extreme competition? Who will win a surfing showdown? These and more sweat-drenched tales of dedication, perseverance, and triumphs are all here in one easy, giftable package for kids to enjoy again and again. Perfect for young athletes and cheering sports fans alike! Books Included in This Set: Battle for Home Plate Justin and Carlos have played on the same baseball team since their T-ball days. But this season, the friends are forced to play on rival teams. When their teams face each other in the final game of the season, Justin and Carlos aren''t even speaking. What will happen when the former best friends collide at home plate? BMX Blitz Luke Lawless faces off against his rival Peter Hildebrand in the BMX-Blitzkrieg! The super-secret course has been kept under wraps, so no one knows what to expect as the race begins. But somehow, the shadowy Peter Hildebrand seems to know what''s around every corner. Riptide Pride Tane Kalana is a natural on the water. He rides waves with ease and looks good doing it. But being talented tends to put a target on your back, and Cody Hannigan has his sights set on taking Tane down a notch. Cody challenges him to a surfer showdown at Breaker Bay! Skateboard Sonar Matty Lyons is a top-notch skateboarder who can do all the coolest tricks. His moves are even more impressive since he''s blind. But not everyone is a fan of the talented grinder. During the state''s biggest skating competition, former champion Bing Hawtin mocks Matty, saying that a blind kid has no chance to win. But Matty knows something Bing doesn''t--seeing isn''t everything. Soccer Longshot Matty is the team captain of the local soccer club, the Strikers. His team is talented, but Matty can''t help but feel that something''s missing. So, he decides to head out to the local park to kick it with some of the streetball kids. Matty figures he''ll run right through the disorganized teens. Instead, he gets a swift kick in the pants! Track Team Titans Track season is about to begin, and Gerald "Sully" Sullivan is ready and raring to run. But on the first day of tryouts, no other students show up! If the Titans don''t get more members, there won''t be a track team. So Sully pays a visit to the other sports teams, hoping their star athletes will join. Sully will have to beat them at their own sports to change their minds.

"In this Swedish folktale, a young boy longs for all the nice things other children have. An old woman tells the boy a secret for granting his wishes: sprinkling salt on a magpie''s tail. But, before the magpie will grant the boy''s wish, the bird has some strange requests of his own."--Back cover

Now that twelve-year-old Anya is old enough to join her fourteen-year-old sister Marina on the fast-pitch softball team things are becoming tense between them: Anya has trouble catching her sister''s pitches and resents Marina''s criticism and being moved to the outfield, Marina is increasingly obsessed with her role as captain, and angry because Anya does not seem to take the game as seriously as she does--and with an important game coming up the sisters are going to have to work out their differences if their team is going to win.

Three little pigs build their own homes and encounter and threatening wolf.

A strange little man helps the miller''s daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.

Young fashionista Milly is excited to compete in a design contest, so when a strange custodian appears with an offer to help she accepts, but is wary of the catch: she must guess the mysterious person''s favorite thing to wear or give up the first-place prize.

In a remote mountain valley lives a special pack of wolves--one night a month, when the moon is full, they turn into werewolves. Little werewolves are taught never to venture to the far side of one mountain because of the grave dangers there. But the youngest daughter of the pack''s alpha wolf just can''t contain her curiosity. She sneaks a peek at the forbidden side to discover it is a ski resort, where she befriends a young boy. But will their friendship survive if he discovers her dark secret? Experience Hans Christian Andersen''s tale of "The Little Mermaid" like you never have before in this graphic novel retelling for kids. Each Far Out Fairy Tales adventure includes info on the original tale, a guide to the story''s twists, and visual discussion questions to critically engage readers.

Tall tales get even taller in Far Out Folktales, a wild full-color comic book for kids! In this collection, the stories of four American legends are twisted about and turned inside out with spins that young readers will love. Dive into the underwater adventures of Paul Bunyan the merman and Babe the Blue Whale. Ride with Pecos Bill as he wrangles Chupacabras and other mythical critters. Watch the mighty elf John Henry swing his hammer in the magical mines of Gem Forest. Journey with Johnny Slimeseed as he plants trees . . . that grow oozy slime! Includes a bonus guide to the far out twists and info about the original hero at the end of every story.

Ready for more fractured fairy tales, more comics, and more fun? Then dive into More Far Out Fairy Tales! This collection combines five epic retellings into one action-packed, full-color graphic novel for kids. Discover what happens when Thumbelina is a tiny-but-mighty wrestler. Fight off three hungry vampires with adventurer extraordinaire Goldilocks. See how Rapunzel''s story plays out when an accident in Dr. Frankenstein''s lab causes her hair to come alive . . . and more! Each classic tale is reworked with a wild modern spin that young readers will love. And parents will appreciate the bonus guides to the far out twists and extra info about the original at the end of every adventure. Experience storybook favorites like never before with Far Out Fairy Tales and live AWESOMELY ever after. Includes Jak and the Magic Nano-beans; Sleeping Beauty, Magic Master; Goldilocks and the Three Vampires; Rapunzel vs. Frankenstein; and Thumbelina, Wrestling Champ.

In a faraway land, a princess named Aurora lives in a castle, honing her enchantments amid a slumbering kingdom! When the princess was just a baby, a wicked fairy cursed the realm with unending sleep. But a kind fairy had her own spell to cast--she saved the newborn and granted the girl the gift of magic! Now, Aurora is the only one who can awaken her subjects by concocting a potion made up of the world''s rarest ingredients. Faced with strange places and fantastical creatures, can Aurora succeed in her epic quest, or will the kingdom--and she--be doomed to doze forever?

There once was an ugly duckling... who was actually a baby dinosaur! A dino egg tumbled through a time vortex into a duck nest, but it''s clear the hatchling Rex doesn''t fit in with his duckling family. So the lost dino leaves the nest on a quest to find his place among the barnyard animals. Will Rex ever find where he truly belongs? In this Far Out Fables adventure, Hans Christian Andersen''s The Ugly Duckling receives a playful, modern twist. Experience a classic fable like never before in this full-color graphic novel retelling for kids!

Little Johnny Slimeseed isn''t like the other monsters living in Nightmare. The gentle swamp creature hates scaring human kids and wishes his fellow ghouls would find another hobby. So he comes up with a brilliant plan--fill the land with oozy, goopy slime trees! If he can plant enough seeds, the monsters won''t frighten anyone because they''ll be too busy having fun in the sludge! Can Johnny achieve his freaky forest dream? In this Far Out Folktale, the story of famous American pioneer Johnny Appleseed gets twisted about to create an exciting graphic novel adventure for kids.

Shelly the Tortoise is determined to beat Hunter the Hare... in an epic robot battle! Animals from around the forest are engineering their own mechanical fighting suits to enter the hi-tech competition. Shelly is working tirelessly to perfect her machine while Hunter goofs off, confident he will win like always. But when the two faceoff in the arena, will Shelly''s slow-and-steady approach be enough to KO Hunter and finally bring victory? In this Far Out Fables adventure, Aesop''s The Tortoise and the Hare receives a playful, modern twist. Experience a classic fable like never before in this full-color graphic novel retelling for kids!

Bianca has looked forward to sharing her love of soccer and drumming with her grandfather, but when Abuelo arrives, his ideas about how she should practice and play throw her off her game. Includes notes about soccer and glossary.

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.

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.