by Barb Langridge | Sep 30, 2025 | Science Fiction
Welcome to The Vale, a world that grows by the power of imagination A magical new phenomenon from the New York Times bestselling author and executive producer of the Loveboat, Taipei series (adapted to the Netflix film Love in Taipei). Thirteen-year-old Bran Joseph...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 30, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third grade class! When Mrs. Z’s class is looking for an animal to “adopt,” Thunder Nelson knows just the critter—the baby possum she just saved. But Thunder isn’t ready for what happens when a wild...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 30, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third grade class! Sebastian Metzger is overjoyed when he checks out a brand-new book on octopodes from the school library, but everything goes awry when the book gets ruined. Sebastian Metzger loves learning new things,...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 30, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third grade class! Fia Hosein loves life in Peppermint Falls, but when she notices her Trinidadian accent beginning to fade, she hits a few bumps in the road while regaining her voice. When Fia Hosein and her family...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 30, 2025 | Fantasy
In the 12th installment of the Star Friends series, Mia, Lexi, Sita, and Violet suspect dark magic when everyone becomes irritable, quick to blame others, and unable to work together. Can the girls figure out what’s going on? The town of Westport is planning to...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 30, 2025 | Fiction
Join Tobey—a sweet, talkative puppy with a superpower—on a magical adventure to find the rest of her pack! Perfect for fans of the Magic Puppy series. Siblings Moose, Sparkle, Rocky, and Tobey are superpuppies. Each pup has a special power that will help them with...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 29, 2025 | Fantasy
New middle school? Scary. Falling into a world of dragons and dark magic? Terrifying. Twin siblings Kyle and Kenzie thought starting a new middle school was their biggest problem until a mysterious, golden dragon yanked them through a portal into a realm filled with...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 29, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A deeply personal middle-grade novel by award-winning author McCall Hoyle affirms the powerful and enduring relationship between dogs and humans. Ripley, an aging German Shepherd Dog, spent her life guarding the wildlife refuge with Max, the best man she’s ever known....
by Barb Langridge | Sep 29, 2025 | Sports
FROM THE PLAYGROUND TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE. The inspiring, action-packed first book in The Academy series perfect for young readers 7-13 and sports fans of all ages. Born and raised in a small town, twelve-year-old Leo K. Doyle has never seen the ocean or stepped foot...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 29, 2025 | Picture Book
All-star authors Joanna Ho (Eyes That Kiss in the Corners) and Caroline Kusin Pritchard (The Keeper of Stories) team up with Caldecott Medalist and National Book Award Winner Dan Santat in this celebration of the freedom to read. Arnold didn’t mean for the books...
