by Barb Langridge | Jul 9, 2020 | Science Fiction
In Scorpion, the sequel to Jeff Sweat’s YA futuristic thriller Mayfly, Jemma, Lady, and Pico all left the Holy Wood to seek answers to the End, and when they find the Old Guys―the only adults to have survived the original wipeout of everyone over the age of...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 9, 2020 | Picture Book
From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist comes a new 9×9 picture book that empowers parents and children to uproot racism in our society and in ourselves, now with added discussion prompts to help...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 9, 2020 | Non-Fiction
In The Math of a Milkshake, you’ll discover the truth about pizza portions, learn about the symmetry of fruit, and conduct probability experiments with jelly beans! Series: The Curious World of Kitchen Science Explore the key principles and practice of everyday...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 8, 2020 | Non-Fiction
One night, Amada overhears her parents whisper about moving from Mexico to Los Angeles, where greater opportunity awaits. As she and her family make the journey north, Amada records her fears, hopes, and dreams for their new life in her diary. What if she can’t learn...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 8, 2020 | Picture Book
Holly loves doing experiments and learning new things in science class! But when she finds out the next experiment is making slime, she’s worried. Slime is made with glue, and glue is sticky. Holly has sensory issues because of her autism and doesn’t like...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 7, 2020 | Picture Book
Based on a true transgender identity journey, the picture book I’m Not a Girl is an empowering story from writers Maddox Lyons and Jessica Verdi about a boy who is determined to be himself, illustrated by Dana Simpson. Nobody seems to understand that Hannah is...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 7, 2020 | Picture Book
Ways to Welcome is a sweet, timely picture book from writer Linda Ashman and illustrator Joey Chou about kindness and connection, ideal for schools and classrooms. A welcome can be warm Or cold, Shy and quiet, Big and bold. An offering, A smiling face, That lights an...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 7, 2020 | Picture Book
Already a Butterfly is a gentle picture book tale about self-soothing practices and self-confidence beliefs. With so much to do in so little time, Mari is constantly on the move, flitting from flower to flower, practicing her camouflage poses, and planning for...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 7, 2020 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
For fans of Leah on the Offbeat and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, Anna Birch’s I Kissed Alice is a romantic comedy about enemies, lovers, and everything in between. Rhodes and Iliana couldn’t be more different, but that’s not why they hate...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 7, 2020 | Picture Book
A boy overcomes his first-day-of-school fears by imagining It’s Not a School Bus, It’s a Pirate Ship! Set sail on the high-seas with him in this picture book adventure by writer Mickey Rapkin and illustrator Teresa Martinez! The first day of school means...
