by Barb Langridge | Mar 23, 2026 | Humor
This fun set, correlated with guided reading levels A&B, is packed with 20 just-right titles plus a parent guide, workbook, and stickers. Jumpstart your child’s reading success with comics! Kids will love these laugh-out-loud books with very easy text in...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 23, 2026 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Sisters Kaley and Zoey take a madcap road trip in this tender young adult debut about illness, family, and hope. There is no one in the world that Kaley loves more than her older sister Zoey, who has developmental disabilities and medical complications. When the...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 23, 2026 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Reeling from the death of their best friend, two girls hike the Pacific Crest Trail in her honor in this fierce young adult debut. Seventeen-year-old Lottie Mitchell is a liar. She might also be a horrible person―because someone good wouldn’t have caused the...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 23, 2026 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
A 2024 Sydney Taylor Honor Book! Two vampire brothers must set aside their differences to solve a series of murders in this humorous and delightfully spooky novel for young readers. For fans of Too Bright to See. Adam and Victor are brothers who have the usual fights...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2026 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A great parent/child read for fans of classic Saturday morning cartoons in the vein of Jonny Quest. A boy must team up with a group of elemental apes in order to save his mother from possession. A raucous tale in the tradition of the classic saturday morning...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2026 | Picture Book
In the vein of Grumpy Monkey and Unicorns are the Worst!, this laugh-out-loud picture book from the creators of I Am Not Happy! gives voice to a black rain frog who swears she’s not grumpy—despite what her expression may suggest! With a cozy burrow, puddles to play...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2026 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
Yearbook superlatives turn deadly in this darkly funny young adult thriller from the award-winning author of Hold Me Closer, Necromancer. Surviving high school is harder than it seems. The rumor mill has never been kind to Meadowvale High seniors and best friends Rick...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2026 | Picture Book
New York Times-bestselling author David Sedaris offers a hilariously twisted take on selfishness and greed in this picture book featuring funny (and demented!) illustrations by New Yorker artist Bob Staake that will delight readers and parents alike. This selfish...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2026 | Science Fiction
Anna-Jane couldn’t wait for camp. But when the outside world goes dark, she and her friends soon realize they’re in for the adventure of their lives this summer—and maybe even beyond. Anna-Jane is thrilled to be back at Camp Chester—the one place she feels like she...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2026 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“Henry Smith’s father told him that if you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you.” But Trouble comes careening down the road one night in the form of a pickup truck that strikes Henry’s older brother, Franklin. In the truck is...