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A little about my life
I was born in Davenport, Iowa, and grew up in Rockaway Beach, New York. I read straight through my childhood, with breaks for food, sleep, and the bathroom. I went to college in Bennington, Vermont, moved to New York City, and took a job in publishing so I could get paid for reading. I read so much bad fiction that I needed a break, so I moved to London, and from there I traveled to Morocco, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan India, Nepal, and Ceylon. I came back to America, wandered around some more–to Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize–and on... Read More
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Aliens for Dinner
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: August 23, 1994
Price: $3.99
When his fortune cookie cracks open and a tiny pink alien steps out, Richard Bickerstaff knows that he's in for more than a Chinese dinner. And he's right! Aric, that bossy extraterrestrial, needs Richard's help. He's got to keep pollution-loving aliens from turning Earth into a Toxic Waste Theme Park. The... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: August 23, 1994
Price: $3.99
When his fortune cookie cracks open and a tiny pink alien steps out, Richard Bickerstaff knows that he's in for more than a Chinese dinner. And he's right! Aric, that bossy extraterrestrial, needs Richard's help. He's got to keep pollution-loving aliens from turning Earth into a Toxic Waste Theme Park. The... Read more >
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The Nutcracker
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $16.99
THE NUTCRACKER IS A Christmas tradition, and for most children it is their introduction to ballet. Here, in one beautifully illustrated book, is the story of the ballet and a 78-minute CD of Tchaikovsky’s music performed by the
Utah Symphony Orchestra. Stephanie Spinner has written a brief, lyrical text about the little... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $16.99
THE NUTCRACKER IS A Christmas tradition, and for most children it is their introduction to ballet. Here, in one beautifully illustrated book, is the story of the ballet and a 78-minute CD of Tchaikovsky’s music performed by the
Utah Symphony Orchestra. Stephanie Spinner has written a brief, lyrical text about the little... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Aliens for Breakfast
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 22, 1988
Price: $3.99
It's been ten years since Richard Bickerstaff sat down to breakfast and an alien climbed out of his cereal bowl! Join Richard and Aric, a tiny, wisecracking creature from the planet Ganoob, as they battle to save the world from evil aliens in Aliens for Breakfast, Aliens for Lunch, and Aliens... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 22, 1988
Price: $3.99
It's been ten years since Richard Bickerstaff sat down to breakfast and an alien climbed out of his cereal bowl! Join Richard and Aric, a tiny, wisecracking creature from the planet Ganoob, as they battle to save the world from evil aliens in Aliens for Breakfast, Aliens for Lunch, and Aliens... Read more >
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Aliens for Lunch
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: April 9, 1991
Price: $3.99
Richard Bickerstaff and his friend Henry are prisoners on Grax, a hostile planet. Aric, their tiny alien friend, has been taken from them--perhaps forever. And now they're eating lunch in a Graxian jail, face to face with a Turinga Death Machine! Can life get any more dangerous? Kids will love this... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: April 9, 1991
Price: $3.99
Richard Bickerstaff and his friend Henry are prisoners on Grax, a hostile planet. Aric, their tiny alien friend, has been taken from them--perhaps forever. And now they're eating lunch in a Graxian jail, face to face with a Turinga Death Machine! Can life get any more dangerous? Kids will love this... Read more >
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Quiver
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2005
Price: $5.99
Greek gods and mortals spring to life in this riveting retelling of the myth of Atalanta, the fleet-footed girl warrior who could outrun any man in ancient Greece.
Cast off and abandoned at birth, Atalanta– saved by a she-bear and raised by hunters–proves herself to be a superior archer and the fastest... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2005
Price: $5.99
Greek gods and mortals spring to life in this riveting retelling of the myth of Atalanta, the fleet-footed girl warrior who could outrun any man in ancient Greece.
Cast off and abandoned at birth, Atalanta– saved by a she-bear and raised by hunters–proves herself to be a superior archer and the fastest... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Dracula
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 12, 1982
Price: $3.99
String garlic by the window and hang a cross around your neck! The most powerful vampire of all time returns in our Stepping Stone Classic adaption of the original tale by Bran Stoker. Follow Johnathan Harker, Mina Harker, and Dr. Abraham van Helsing as they discover the true nature of evil... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 12, 1982
Price: $3.99
String garlic by the window and hang a cross around your neck! The most powerful vampire of all time returns in our Stepping Stone Classic adaption of the original tale by Bran Stoker. Follow Johnathan Harker, Mina Harker, and Dr. Abraham van Helsing as they discover the true nature of evil... Read more >
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Quicksilver
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: December 12, 2006
Price: $5.99
Hermes—also known as Mercury, Wayfinder, and Prince of Thieves—has many talents. Wearing his famed winged sandals, he does the bidding of his father Zeus, leads the dead down to Hades, and practices his favorite arts of trickery and theft. He also sees the future, travels invisibly, loves jokes, and abhors violence... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: December 12, 2006
Price: $5.99
Hermes—also known as Mercury, Wayfinder, and Prince of Thieves—has many talents. Wearing his famed winged sandals, he does the bidding of his father Zeus, leads the dead down to Hades, and practices his favorite arts of trickery and theft. He also sees the future, travels invisibly, loves jokes, and abhors violence... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Magic of Merlin
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $3.99
In the days of knights and castles, one man knew all the secrets of magic. His name was Merlin. Merlin saw the future. He cast powerful spells. He brought King Arthur to the throne and helped him rule England. Together Merlin and Arthur made history—and became legend.
Kids who love magic won’t... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $3.99
In the days of knights and castles, one man knew all the secrets of magic. His name was Merlin. Merlin saw the future. He cast powerful spells. He brought King Arthur to the throne and helped him rule England. Together Merlin and Arthur made history—and became legend.
Kids who love magic won’t... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Quicksilver
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 240 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2005
Price: $17.99
Hermes—also known as Mercury, Wayfinder, and Prince of Thieves—has many talents. Wearing his famed winged sandals, he does the bidding of his father Zeus, leads the dead down to Hades, and practices his favorite arts of trickery and theft. He also sees the future, travels invisibly, loves jokes, and abhors violence... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 240 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2005
Price: $17.99
Hermes—also known as Mercury, Wayfinder, and Prince of Thieves—has many talents. Wearing his famed winged sandals, he does the bidding of his father Zeus, leads the dead down to Hades, and practices his favorite arts of trickery and theft. He also sees the future, travels invisibly, loves jokes, and abhors violence... Read more >
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The Nutcracker
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $19.99
THE NUTCRACKER IS A Christmas tradition, and for most children it is their introduction to ballet. Here, in one beautifully illustrated book, is the story of the ballet and a 78-minute CD of Tchaikovsky’s music performed by the
Utah Symphony Orchestra. Stephanie Spinner has written a brief, lyrical text about the little... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $19.99
THE NUTCRACKER IS A Christmas tradition, and for most children it is their introduction to ballet. Here, in one beautifully illustrated book, is the story of the ballet and a 78-minute CD of Tchaikovsky’s music performed by the
Utah Symphony Orchestra. Stephanie Spinner has written a brief, lyrical text about the little... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Damosel
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $16.99
WATER SPIRIT DAMOSEL, the Lady of the Lake, glides through Arthurian legend like a glamorous wraith, shimmering and shifting between the worlds of fairies and humans. Her knowledge is vast (magic, metal, men’s hearts) and leads to her greatest honor—and worst mistake. Damosel makes a promise to the wizard Merlin to... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $16.99
WATER SPIRIT DAMOSEL, the Lady of the Lake, glides through Arthurian legend like a glamorous wraith, shimmering and shifting between the worlds of fairies and humans. Her knowledge is vast (magic, metal, men’s hearts) and leads to her greatest honor—and worst mistake. Damosel makes a promise to the wizard Merlin to... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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Damosel
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 208 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $19.99
WATER SPIRIT DAMOSEL, the Lady of the Lake, glides through Arthurian legend like a glamorous wraith, shimmering and shifting between the worlds of fairies and humans. Her knowledge is vast (magic, metal, men’s hearts) and leads to her greatest honor—and worst mistake. Damosel makes a promise to the wizard Merlin to... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 208 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $19.99
WATER SPIRIT DAMOSEL, the Lady of the Lake, glides through Arthurian legend like a glamorous wraith, shimmering and shifting between the worlds of fairies and humans. Her knowledge is vast (magic, metal, men’s hearts) and leads to her greatest honor—and worst mistake. Damosel makes a promise to the wizard Merlin to... Read more >
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Quicksilver
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
Hermes—also known as Mercury, Wayfinder, and Prince of Thieves—has many talents. Wearing his famed winged sandals, he does the bidding of his father Zeus, leads the dead down to Hades, and practices his favorite arts of trickery and theft. He also sees the future, travels invisibly, loves jokes, and abhors violence... Read more >
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
Hermes—also known as Mercury, Wayfinder, and Prince of Thieves—has many talents. Wearing his famed winged sandals, he does the bidding of his father Zeus, leads the dead down to Hades, and practices his favorite arts of trickery and theft. He also sees the future, travels invisibly, loves jokes, and abhors violence... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
paperback.
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Quiver
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
Greek gods and mortals spring to life in this riveting retelling of the myth of Atalanta, the fleet-footed girl warrior who could outrun any man in ancient Greece.
Cast off and abandoned at birth, Atalanta– saved by a she-bear and raised by hunters–proves herself to be a superior archer and the fastest... Read more >
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
Greek gods and mortals spring to life in this riveting retelling of the myth of Atalanta, the fleet-footed girl warrior who could outrun any man in ancient Greece.
Cast off and abandoned at birth, Atalanta– saved by a she-bear and raised by hunters–proves herself to be a superior archer and the fastest... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
King Arthur's Courage
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 13, 2010
Price: $3.99
Long ago, in the days of knights and castles, one king became a legend—King Arthur, ruler of all England. Everyone knew of his famous Round Table, but few people knew about his half-sister and her wicked plot against him. Fighting Morgan le Fay’s dark magic was the true test of King... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 13, 2010
Price: $3.99
Long ago, in the days of knights and castles, one king became a legend—King Arthur, ruler of all England. Everyone knew of his famous Round Table, but few people knew about his half-sister and her wicked plot against him. Fighting Morgan le Fay’s dark magic was the true test of King... Read more >
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The Magic of Merlin
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 16, 2009
Price: $3.99
In the days of knights and castles, one man knew all the secrets of magic. His name was Merlin. Merlin saw the future. He cast powerful spells. He brought King Arthur to the throne and helped him rule England. Together Merlin and Arthur made history—and became legend.
Kids who love magic won’t... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 16, 2009
Price: $3.99
In the days of knights and castles, one man knew all the secrets of magic. His name was Merlin. Merlin saw the future. He cast powerful spells. He brought King Arthur to the throne and helped him rule England. Together Merlin and Arthur made history—and became legend.
Kids who love magic won’t... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Paddywack
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $3.99
Paddywack is a petite nine hands high, and every pony inch is packed full of spunk. It hasn’t been easy, but he now has his rider, Jane, well trained. He’ll trot. He’ll canter. He’ll jump the jumps. He’s a perfect pony . . . when she gives him treats. But on... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $3.99
Paddywack is a petite nine hands high, and every pony inch is packed full of spunk. It hasn’t been easy, but he now has his rider, Jane, well trained. He’ll trot. He’ll canter. He’ll jump the jumps. He’s a perfect pony . . . when she gives him treats. But on... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Damosel
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $16.99
WATER SPIRIT DAMOSEL, the Lady of the Lake, glides through Arthurian legend like a glamorous wraith, shimmering and shifting between the worlds of fairies and humans. Her knowledge is vast (magic, metal, men’s hearts) and leads to her greatest honor—and worst mistake. Damosel makes a promise to the wizard Merlin to... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $16.99
WATER SPIRIT DAMOSEL, the Lady of the Lake, glides through Arthurian legend like a glamorous wraith, shimmering and shifting between the worlds of fairies and humans. Her knowledge is vast (magic, metal, men’s hearts) and leads to her greatest honor—and worst mistake. Damosel makes a promise to the wizard Merlin to... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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Paddywack
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $12.99
Paddywack is a petite nine hands high, and every pony inch is packed full of spunk. It hasn’t been easy, but he now has his rider, Jane, well trained. He’ll trot. He’ll canter. He’ll jump the jumps. He’s a perfect pony . . . when she gives him treats. But on... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $12.99
Paddywack is a petite nine hands high, and every pony inch is packed full of spunk. It hasn’t been easy, but he now has his rider, Jane, well trained. He’ll trot. He’ll canter. He’ll jump the jumps. He’s a perfect pony . . . when she gives him treats. But on... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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