Books with author Megan Peterson

What do Abraham Lincoln's hat, a violin used as a journal, and an Apple II personal computer all have in common? They are some of the amazing artifacts on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Take a tour through the museum's collections. Engaging text, graphs, maps, and colorful images help readers discover the stories behind some of America's most treasured pieces of history.

They were at the end of the continent, on a piece of land in South America so inhospitable that it once housed only prisoners or pirates on the run. Bloodthirsty pirates like Blackbeard and Captain Kidd and their frigates and schooners bulging with booty. While vacationing with their family in Chile and volunteering at a penguin reserve, Tyler and Elise make friends with a notorious local shopkeeper who has a dark, family history. Their new friend is full of fantastic stories of pirate lore and the bloody past of his family.They are shocked to witness their friend being arrested and make it their mission to clear his name. Armed only with tenacity and a sharp wit, these wise-cracking kids are knee-deep in penguins but manage to piece facts and suspects together and use a most unusual clue to solve the case.

Tyler’s strategy has gone tragically wrong. They were all supposed to meet outside the City of the Dead, but his sister never made it out. Elise sought the safety of a crypt, inches from the crazed man who threatened death by white tigers. Too weak to move, she watches as the walls slowly close in on her. Undaunted, the comedic duo make allies with a gang from the barrio and follow clues to unravel a crime that could ruin thousands.