by Barb Langridge | Nov 28, 2020 | Historical Fiction
Go back in time with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams for a whizz-bang epic adventure of action, laughter and secret plots – and the extraordinary friendship between a little boy and a huge gorilla that just might save the day… 1940. Britain is at war with Nazi...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 28, 2020 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
An authentic novel about growing up in an Asian immigrant family with a mother who is suffering from a debilitating mental illness. Anna Chiu has her hands full. When she’s not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father’s restaurant,...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 28, 2020 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
This middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Roller Girl and Smile introduces Jamila and Shirley, two unlikely friends who save each other’s summers while solving their neighborhood’s biggest mysteries. Jamila Waheed is staring down a lonely summer in a new...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 28, 2020 | Picture Book
Femi and her friends planned to leave traditional Caribbean treats out for Santa, including Black Cake. The children shared warm wishes for their favorite dishes while enjoying winter activities at the Christmas fair.—from the publisher 32 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 27, 2020 | Picture Book
There was a sweet donkey who lived on the heath. She was so funny with her false teeth… Hee Haw! Another sequel to the laugh-out-loud viral sensation, The Wonky Donkey, is here! This time, readers will meet Dinky Donkey’s grandma: a grinny granky...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 27, 2020 | Historical Fiction
In 1967, a twenty-five-year-old refugee named Bashir Khairi traveled from the Palestinian hill town of Ramallah to Ramla, Israel, with a goal: to see the beloved stone house with the lemon tree in its backyard that he and his family had been forced to leave nineteen...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 26, 2020 | Non-Fiction
From the bestselling author of the Don’t Know Much About® books comes a dramatic account of the origins of democracy, the history of authoritarianism, and the reigns of five of history’s deadliest dictators. What makes a country fall to a dictator? How do...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 26, 2020 | Sports
Mo is the star of his school’s track-and-field meet in the sixth title of the perennially popular, Geisel Award-winning series by David A. Adler! Mo and his classmates from 2B will compete against the students from class 2M in a track-and-field meet and the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 25, 2020 | Author Information
Biography: Patricia and Fredrick McKissack have known each other almost their entire lives. “We grew up in the same town, where every family knew every other family,” Pat recalls. Fred proposed to Pat on their second date, and they were married four months...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 25, 2020 | Graphic Non-Fiction
Translated for the very first time in English, Invisible Differences is the deeply moving and intimate story of what it’s like to live day to day with Asperger Syndrome. Marguerite feels awkward, struggling every day to stay productive at work and keep up...
