Books with author Stephanie Dray

Did you know that rhino calves can weigh up to 100 pounds?!Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Did you know that rhinos communicate by squealing, snorting, and even mooing. These huge herbivores are also at risk due to illegal hunting.

Twitter, where its easy to find an affair, a lover, a friend, or just people you want to chat with all for free. What the difference between Twitter and lets say, Date-Hook- Up? Another major down falls of Twitter is cyber bullying and what’s worse is A LOT of naive people believe EVERYTHING they hear on it. Oh, Twitter, what a web of deception you weave! What about those who pretend to be an athlete, celebrity, or radio/TV personality? Don’t these people realize that they are risking ruining the reputation of those they are impersonating? Twitter now becoming an obsession for most people; more situations like this are going to happen.Not only are there unwanted sexual advances, but also professional sportswriters are going out of their way to hook up with girls & protect girls who are cyber bullies!But if you aren’t careful, Twitter can get you into trouble. Just ask Congressmen Anthony Weiner, for example. There’s a saying that goes, “The proof is in the pudding.” Well, let me clarify that one by saying, “The proof is in the tweets.” And in this book… EVERYTHING is outlined so it grasps the power social media really has today. It’s an eye opener to what is REALLY happening. A MUST READ!

Calling all fans of unicorns, dragons, sea monsters, and other mythical creatures! Fly and slither through 100 marvelous magical facts in this new reader, perfect for fluent readers.Packed with weird-but-true facts and tons of info about animals that were mistaken for myths or with abilities beyond belief, this Level 3 reader covers everything amazing, incredible, and downright magical. National Geographic Fact Readers feature the same expert-vetted running text as traditional readers--with a bonus of 100 fun facts spread throughout the book! A fact roundup at the end of each book lets kids review what they've learned. (Plus, they can impress their friends with their animal expertise!)

Can what you wear for the off-stage pageant interview make a difference in your performance? Yes, just like the selection of your evening gown or swimsuits can! However, the judges will usually have more time to really see you "up close" to notice you and your choice. Many beauty pageants have a personal or panel interview that happens well before the contestants show up on stage for the public pageant show, and this can make all the difference in who becomes a semi-finalist or finalist. Be prepared. Whether you will be standing or sitting as you answer pageant questions, you'll want to optimize your outfit, pack wisely, and avoid--or at least be prepared for--wardrobe distractions and malfunctions. You can only do your absolute best in a pageant by acing the interview. That is why this book in the breakthrough Pageant Interviewing Success series will show you how to build your interview know-how into a life-long skill that could change your life (and win you the crown!). Inside Pageant Interviewing Success: Optimize Your Outfit, discover…•11 tips on choosing the right pageant interview wardrobe•3 pointers on proper interview posture•6 practice exercises to help sharpen your new skillsYou will also learn how to…•Treat your interview like a performance•Sit properly•Select shoes that will help you instead of hurt you•Prevent wardrobe malfunctions•Pack appropriately for the pageant…And much more!Crafted by a former Miss American Petite, Dr. Stephanie Raye’s Pageant Interviewing Success: Optimize Your Outfit will prepare you for your pageant interview with real-life example questions and comprehensive answer strategies. Stephanie entered pageants to help support her pursuit of higher education (all the way through a doctorate!) and went on to be a professor in a highly respected state university. Along the way, she realized how much her pageant experience—and the interview preparation in particular—helped her be her best and increase her success after the pageant. She’s worked with many organizations and studied many topics that make her pageant training materials extra insightful as she seeks to help each of her readers shine their brightest at the pageant, and beyond. After all, a pageant is just a beginning. Whether you are a beginner, a pro, a pageant director, or a pageant judge—you will benefit from this book, and this series!This is the 5th book in a 15-book series. Each “just right” size book is like one or more sessions with a pageant coach who has won a state and national pageant, and the whole series forms the most comprehensive home-study pageant interview success program available, allowing you to avoid problems you haven’t even thought of yet.You can start the series at any book to focus on your immediate needs. That said, we recommend you read them all for the most comprehensive pageant interview education you could hope for!For less than a tube of lipstick you can start with any book in the series, and aim to read them all at your own pace and shine your absolute brightest at the pageant and beyond!Dr. Stephanie Raye has already walked in your high heels—now is the time for your success story. Get Pageant Interviewing Success: Optimize Your Outfit and make your beauty pageant dreams come true!

You can only do your absolute best in a pageant by acing the interview. That is why this book in the Pageant Interviewing Success series will show you how to build your interview know-how into a life-long skill that could change your life (and win you the crown!). Inside Pageant Interviewing Success: Post-Performance Review, discover…•8 tips on what you should (and should not) do after your pageant•4 ways you can review your pageant performance•2 types of criticism and how to react to each•1 post-pageant review trap to avoid at all costs•2 practice exercises to help you sharpen your new skillsYou will also learn how to…•Handle yourself appropriately, whether you win or lose•Evaluate your own pageant performance objectively •Analyze your emotions•Avoid self-handicappingAnd much more!Crafted by a former Miss American Petite, Dr. Stephanie Raye’s Pageant Interviewing Success: Post-Performance Review will prepare you for your pageant interview with real-life example questions and comprehensive answer strategies. Stephanie entered pageants to help support her pursuit of higher education (all the way through a doctorate!) and went on to be a professor in a highly respected state university. Along the way, she realized how much her pageant experience—and the interview preparation in particular—helped her be her best and increase her success after the pageant. She’s worked with many organizations and studied many topics that make her pageant training materials extra insightful as she seeks to help each of her readers shine their brightest at the pageant, and beyond. After all, a pageant is just a beginning. Whether you are a beginner, a pro, a pageant director, or a pageant judge—you will benefit from this book, and this series!This is the final book in a 15-book series. Each “just right” size book is like one or more sessions with a pageant coach who has won a state and national pageant, and the whole series forms the most comprehensive home-study pageant interview success program available, allowing you to avoid problems you haven’t even thought of yet.You can start the series at any book to focus on your immediate needs. That said, we recommend you read them all for the most comprehensive pageant interview education you could hope for!For less than a tube of lipstick you can start with any book in the series, and aim to read them all at your own pace and shine your absolute brightest at the pageant and beyond!Dr. Stephanie Raye has already walked in your high heels—now is the time for your success story. Get Pageant Interviewing Success: Post-Performance Review and make your beauty pageant dreams come true!

Buster's Braces is the second book in Stephanie Dean's Greenville Animal Friends series. Buster must go to the dentist, and he is very scared, to say the least. To make matters worse, Buster finds out that he must get braces! What will his friends think of him? Will they still want to be his friend even though he looks like a metal-mouth monster? Buster obviously has a lot on his mind, but he soon learns that his friends love him because of who he is not what he looks like.

Rebecca Lowe's in love. The only problem is she's never even met the guy. Or has she? After weeks of exchanging love letters across the Internet, Rebecca's finally going to have a face-to-face date with her cybercrush at the homecoming dance. But when--ugh--Jordan West is waiting in their secret meeting spot, a dumbfounded Rebecca doesn't know what to do. Nothing bothers Rebecca more than Jordan's save-the-world attitude, yet no one seems to understand her like he does. Will this Mr. Wrong turn out to be oh-so-right?

The Diary of a Drama Queen, is the new soap-opera- starring people you actually know! There's the airing out all their dirty little secrets! Between Maddy Ware trying to ruin Cindy Rossini forever, the secret that Cindy reveals about Maddy and the love affair between student/teacher, it's a drama-filled life in this small town. Oh, and there's something about how one mystery man who can change Cindy's life forever! The Diary of a Drama Queen is edgy and controversial Napoleon once said that secrets travel fast in Paris. But at the Hans Christian Academy, they travel a lot faster.

The Diary of A Drama Queen," is book one in her series, "The Diary Begins." It focuses on how hard high school can be for some girls, the struggles Cindy goes through at home with her big name sister, how the divorce of her parents played a role, and all the hate she finds at school. Will Cindy finally triumph through all the heartache or will she just be another victim?

After I stopped crying and caught my breath, I stood up and looked at Parker, “I'm tired of feeling like this is a game to you! Don't you know that everyone knows that you are a liar? I'm not even sure you know how to tell the truth! I'm so upset at you for using me as a pawn in your little game. Like its okay to hurt me because those bitches have nothing better to do than to cause trouble! The fact is, see that line right there? You should've never crossed it. I actually liked you for you, not because you are the star quarterback. See, that is why those girls like you. Come to think of it, you guys really deserve each other. I paused, walked up to Parker, slapped him across the face, “The last thing I want to be is "just friends" because I don't wanna look into your eyes everyday and see a guy I can't have. Let me make it clear though, I don't regret wanting you, I regret letting you into my heart only to have you break it.” As I started to walk back to the couch, I quickly turned around and looked at Parker one last time, “Just remember, I'm the chance you chose not to take. You know I was the best thing to ever enter your life and you threw it all away just to please some nasty chicks. Feeling pretty dumb right about now, aren't you? And by the way, thanks for apologizing.” I then turned to Jude , “Can you please take away that piece of garbage out of here? It's starting to stink up the place.” Not only does she find out how the other girls have it "in" for her, but the guy who she has had a major crush on is about to go against her too!Will Kellie finally get the last laugh?