1. Since Peg Kehret attributes so much of her inspiration for writing to her experiences with polio, find out what you can about the polio epidemics of the 1940s and early 1950s.

2. What are the Sister Kenny treatments for polio?

3. Are some mental illnesses triggered by the loss of a child?

4. What constitutes stalking? Find out about legislation in your state regarding stalking.

5. Ginger's father restores player pianos.

Find out what they are and how they work.

6. Ginger hopes to be a sportscaster some day. Research what preparation a sportscaster must have. Interview a sportscaster at your local TV or radio station and write a profile of him or her.

7. Find out what your school's coaches feel about full participation in sports programs at the middle-school level.

Ask if they have had problems with parents who were more concerned with winning...