by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Non-Fiction
This is a non-fiction companion to Midnight on the Moon. Some kids love to read, as Jon Scieszka says, with a purpose. This series of books is perfect for them. This companion book explores space in a simple but very engaging way. What is the nearest star to Earth? We...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Historical Fiction
It’s 1845 in Ireland, and Nory Ryan’s family is struggling. Dad has gone to earn the money to pay the rent on their home. The potato crop has gone bad. Nory is only a child, but she is facing the reality that everyone may die simply from lack of food. When it looks as...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Historical Fiction
1998 Newbery Honor “Worth the price to keep you safe,” is what Gran says to Lily. It’s World War II, and everyone is making sacrifices. Lily’s best friend has moved away, and her father has gone off to war. Now, Albert has come from Hungary. Slowly, Lily and Albert...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Sports
This is the sequel to Safe at Home. Elijah “Jumper” Breeze is finding himself at his new school and in his new home with his mother in Harlem. School starts, and Jumper’s best friend, Kelvin, talks him into running for student council. Then things start happening all...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Twelve-year-old Skye McPhee is about to have her world turned upside-down. Her older brother, Scott, who almost totaled the family car four months previously, has been in rehabilitation as a result of a brain injury. When Scott comes home, he is wheelchair-bound and...
