by Barb Langridge | Aug 27, 2021 | Author Information
Born: 1952 Meet the Author Steve Jenkins: https://www.stevejenkinsbooks.com/ __________ Author biography: “I was born in North Carolina in 1952. My father, a physics professor and astronomer, did research and taught at various universities. We moved often....
by Barb Langridge | Aug 27, 2021 | Author Information
Born: October 2, 1975 Meet the author Dan Santat: https://us.macmillan.com/author/dansantat/ ____________ Author biography: “American children’s illustrator and author Dan Santat worked on both his own books and books by other authors. He won the Caldecott...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 27, 2021 | Action / Adventure
Journey into a lawless land and take its toughest trials in this official Minecraft novel! All of Cecelia Alao’s friends call her Cece. All one of them. But she and Therese are so close that one friend is all Cece needs. Both at school and in their shared Minecraft...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 26, 2021 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
THE PRETTIEST: It’s the last thing Eve Hoffmann expected to be, the only thing Sophie Kane wants to be, and something Nessa Flores-Brady knows she’ll never be . . . until a list appears online, ranking the top fifty prettiest girls in the eighth grade. Eve, ranked...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 26, 2021 | Picture Book
The Incredible Hulk: My Mighty Marvel First Book introduces the strongest Avenger to the youngest superfans—featuring art by legendary artist Sal Buscema! Jump into action with the Incredible Hulk, the super strong hero that Scientist Bruce Banner turns into whenever...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 26, 2021 | Author Information
Born: May 12, 1937 Meet the author Betsy Lewin: https://www.betsylewin.com/ Reading Rockets video interview with Betsy Lewin: https://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/lewin ____________ Author Biography: https://www.betsylewin.com/about/biography/...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 26, 2021 | Author Information
Born: December 1952 Meet the author Raul Colon: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Raul-Colon/706247 _________ Author Biography: “Raúl Colón was born in New York City in December of 1952 and moved with his parents in the 1960s to Caguas, Puerto Rico,...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 26, 2021 | Picture Book
A lyrical and unifying picture book that celebrates the immigrant experience in America from Newbery Honoree Margarita Engle and award-winning illustrator Raúl Colón. Discover the myriad contributions that all immigrants have made as they come to join family or start...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 26, 2021 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A fun and fresh graphic-novel series spin-off of the New York Times best-selling Click books, featuring aspiring entrepreneurs Beth and Chanda! When the girls land a lucrative dogsitting gig, they’re sure that fame, fortune, and popularity can’t be far...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 25, 2021 | Author Information
Born: May 6, 1935 Passed away: July 28, 2021 Meet the author Ted Lewin: https://www.tedlewin.com/ ___________ Biography of Ted Lewin: https://www.tedlewin.com/about/biography/ “Ted Lewin grew up in an old frame house in Buffalo, New York, with...