Most Popular Books by Stephanie True Peters

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

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.

Describes the history of smallpox in the Americas, covering the arrival of the Spanish as carriers, its spread throughout the New World, the development of the smallpox vaccine, the elimination of the disease, and its potential use as a terrorist weapon.

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.

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

Bianca is thrilled when her parents announce that her abuelo is coming to live with them. Bianca and Abuelo share a love of soccer, and she can''t wait to share her love of drumming with her grandfather too. But when Abuelo arrives, he has his own ideas about how Bianca should practice and play. Those ideas translate into trouble on the field. Can Bianca find the beat in her feet before it costs her team the tournament?

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.

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.

Describes the 1347-1351 outbreak of plague in Europe, known as the Black Death, which killed one out of three people and changed the course of European history.

Mark finds that he is jealous when his friend Jonas seems to learn kung fu much more quickly than he did.

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.

Discusses the cause of polio and the infection process, its history and search for a cure, and the course it took in the United States between 1900 and the early 1960s.

Describes the Cholera epidemic of 1831-1834.

Savannah Smith doesn''t think her friends at her new private school will get along with her skatepark pals, so she doesn''t invite her old friends to her Christmas party. Illustrations.

A profile of basketball player Dwight Howard, a high school superstar who was drafted by the Orlando Magic in 2004 and won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2009. Includes statistics, quotations, career highlights, and photographs.

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.