Books written by Diane Stanley
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Saving Sweetness
Saving Sweetness
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Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter
0nce upon a time a miller's daughter was given an impossible task by a cruel and greedy king. She had to spin straw into gold. And who should show up...
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Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter
Rumpelstiltskin's daughter may not be able to spin straw into gold, but she is more than a match for a monarch whose greed has blighted an entire kingdom.
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Bella at Midnight
In the little village of Castle Down, in a kingdom plagued by war, lives a peasant girl called Bella.
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Goldie and the Three Bears
In this spirited new version of a classic fairy tale, we meet a determined heroine with a mind of her own.
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The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy
Franny is thrilled when she's accepted by the Allbright Academy, an elite private boarding school designed to train leaders.
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Cleopatra
A biography of Cleopatra, who became queen of Egypt at the age of eighteen and maintained power over her kingdom through her alliances with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.
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Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer
ALA NOTABLE BOOK AMELIA BLOOMER TOP TEN BOOK “Stanley has been delighting and informing readers with her biographies for years, and here, her considerable talents are once again on display…Hartland’s charmingly busy art, reminiscent ...
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Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam
This is more than the other side of a familiar Western story, the Crusades. It is the tale of an extraordinary man, remarkable for his generous and chivalrous ways, a warrior who longed for peace.
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Saving Sweetness
The sheriff of a dusty western town rescues Sweetness, an unusually resourceful orphan, from nasty old Mrs. Sump and her terrible orphanage.
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Saving Sky
The country is at war, terrorists strike at random, widespread rationing is in effect, and the power grid is down.
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Joplin, Wishing
... read the obituaries in the New York Times?” “No. But their parents do, especially if it's somebody famous. And one ... Two guys in business clothes were walking in the garden, which was totally weird. “Joplin, have you ever seen those ...
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The Chosen Prince
From master storyteller Diane Stanley comes a spellbinding tale, based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, of two princes—one chosen, one lost—and a mysterious girl on a magical island, all caught in a great web of destiny.
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Leonardo Da Vinci
"Born in 1452 to a peasant woman and a country gentleman, Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most amazing people who ever lived. He grew up to be a...
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Captured Moments
Captured Moments
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Bella at Midnight
Bella has grown up thinking that she was just a simple peasant girl.
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The Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine
But I. M. Fine is nowhere to be found ... or is he) Admirers of Diane Stanley's celebrated nonfiction picture-book biographies and her critically acclaimed novel, A Time Apart, are in for a treat as she shows her playful side in this quirky ...
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Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine
Can books really be dangerous? Franny is starting to think so, after witnessing the strange events that occur when kids read the latest books in the Chillers series.
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Saving Sky
Although the country is at war, terrorists strike at random, and widespread rationing is in effect, thirteen-year-old Sky Brightman is remarkably untouched by it all.
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The Cup and the Crown
"At King Alaric's urging, Molly sets off on a quest for a magical loving cup (a goblet that binds people together), and her journey leads her to the hidden city of her ancestors, which proves to be as dangerous as it is mysterious"--