by Barb Langridge | Aug 12, 2020 | Mystery
Could Bert really be a zombie cat? Two friends put their brains together to find out in a wry new mystery series. While helping her best friend, Danny, film his latest horror flick, Mellie discovers a scraggly cat behind a dumpster outside the YummCo Foods factory....
by Barb Langridge | Aug 12, 2020 | Fantasy
A stunning and timely debut from activist Dylan Farrow, Hush is a powerful feminist fantasy full of surprising insights, that casts a ray of light into the shadows of a society based on silencing and lies. How do you speak up in a world where propaganda is a twisted...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 12, 2020 | Fantasy
Robert Gorham always gets what he wants. But the power of persuasion is as potent a blessing as it is a curse. Robert is alone until a group of strangers who can do impossible things―produce flames without flint, conduct electricity with their hands, and see visions...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 12, 2020 | Action / Adventure
From two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer comes an original penguin-tastic adventure inspired by the beloved classic Mr. Popper’s Penguins. It’s been years and years since the Popper family lived in Stillwater, but the town is still riding...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 12, 2020 | Fantasy
In the fourteenth fantastical book from The Kingdom of Wrenly series, Prince Lucas and Clara discover there is a ghost haunting the Wrenly Castle. There are things that go bump in the night, even in the well-protected royal palace of Wrenly. Mysterious happenings have...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 12, 2020 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From Stonewall Award-winning author Brandy Colbert comes an all-in-one-day love story perfect for fans of The Sun is Also A Star. Marva Sheridan was born ready for this day. She’s always been driven to make a difference in the world, and what better way than to vote...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 12, 2020 | Non-Fiction
Triangles and towers. Bricks and blocks. Engineering and art. A city has all those—and more! Acclaimed author and photographer April Pulley Sayre explores the basic STEAM concepts that are always just around the corner with striking photographs and a lyrical, layered...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 12, 2020 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Two Martians unexpectedly land on Earth and have to get home – by highjacking the bodies of two kids and leaving a trail of trouble in their wake that no one may be able to fix! Family camping trips are supposed to be fun, but for Parker, Annie, and the Walden...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 12, 2020 | Action / Adventure
What’s better than ONE ninja? TWO ninjas! Especially flying…on a dragon…with a cat! Adventure (and more sandwiches) await in this romp from Hello, Ninja creators N.D. Wilson and Forrest Dickison as young ninja Wes tackles his biggest challenge yet: making a new...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 11, 2020 | Picture Book
This richly crafted portrayal of community and friendship is an ode to those most affected by changing cities. 11th Street: it wasn’t pretty, but it was home. Naomi spends her afternoons scooting down the streets and drawing with chalk on the sidewalks with her best...
