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    29 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1980
  • Latest Book:
    May 2010
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Bullseye Chillers

Dracula ()

Choose Your Own Adventure: Bantam-Skylark

24 - Mummy's Tomb (Jul-1985)

Book List in Order: 29 titles



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  • “MOM, MY CEREAL IS ALIVE!” When Richard Bickerstaff sits down to breakfast one morning, he gets the surprise of his life. An alien climbs out of his cereal bowl! Aric is a tiny, wisecracking creature who has been freeze-dried and beamed to Earth...



  • 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...



  • Illus. in full color. Travel back to the era of Buffalo Bill and the Wild West and meet the most famous sharpshooter of all time, Annie Oakley, who could shoot backward by looking in a mirror--or a knife blade!...



  • An alien in my fortune cookie?! 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'...



  • Unenthused about having to care for Weebie, the class gerbil, during summer break, Garth is astonished when he realizes that he can communicate with Weebie and has wonderful adventures that he fears will end with the summer. Simultaneous....



  • Visiting his aunt with his gerbil companion Weebie, Garth learns that his aunt's dog, Elvis, is in a state of deep depression that comes from the star-stricken canine's lifelong dream of singing the national anthem at a Braves game. Simultaneous....






  • In their latest adventure, Garth and his friendly gerbil, Weebie, meet up with Ding Dong, a pet bunny on the run, who escaped into the forest, only to become the focus for other animals' aggressive behavior, and Garth and Weebie step in to help their...




  • When their new friend Marcus is assigned a nasty substitute teacher, Garth and Weebie come to the rescue, teaming up with Harriet, Marcus's talkative pet parrot, in a show-and-tell that children will never forget. Original....



  • While Weebie and Garth are on a visit to their uncle's Texas ranch, a sudden storm hits, causing a dangerous flash flood, and Weebie, stranded in the storm, has to talk with the Great Lizard in order to find his way to safety and return to the ranch....



  • Provides the tale of the once beautiful woman who was cursed by the gods for being vain and lived the rest of her life as a monstrous and feared creature who could turn others to stone from just one look at her face. Simultaneous....



  • Gemini Jack's U Rent All
    Be First in the Universe!

    When they accidentally walk backwards, Tod and his twin sister Tessa notice a flashing neon sign in the mall. There's something strange about it -- instead of blinking on and off, the sign ...





  • Once again Gemini Jack is in his shop at the Middle Valley Mall, offering out-of-this-world gadgets for rent. And once again he’s hoping twins Tod and Tessa can help him with problems on his home planet. But Tod and Tessa have problems of their own...



  • FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Black-and-white illustrations on every spread and a lower reading level than other biographies in this age group makes this a highly accessible biography for upper elementary students....



  • 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...






  • 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’...



  • 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 a...



  • "Ready for a story?" Grandma Karen asked. "Definitely," said Owen. Every night of Hanukkah, after Owen -- the Official Candle Lighter -- lights the menorah, Grandma Karen kicks off her cowboy boots and tells him a bedtime story. On the first night ...




  • 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-...



  • Christmas just isn’t Christmas without The Nutcracker! This beautiful book, which includes a fully orchestrated CD of the score, invites children to dance, prance, and relive the ballet long after the tree comes down.   Peter Malone’s ...



  • 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 ...



  • 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 ...







Award-Winning Books by Stephanie Spinner

Aliens for Breakfast
1991 Bluebonnet Award -- Children's


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Stephanie Spinner has published 29 books.

Stephanie Spinner does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Paddywack, was published in May 2010.

The first book by Stephanie Spinner, Popeye, was published in January 1980.

No. Stephanie Spinner does not write books in series.