by Barb Langridge | May 29, 2020 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Dive into the world’s coldest ocean in search of one of the rarest creatures on the planet in this second story in a series of graphic adventure novels. Junior explorers Rocco and Olivia embark on an exciting journey into the frigid Arctic waters with famed explorer...
by Barb Langridge | May 29, 2020 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From the author of A Good Kind of Trouble, a Walter Dean Myers Honor Book, comes another unforgettable story about finding your voice—and finding your people. Perfect for fans of Sharon Draper, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds. Eleven-year-old Jenae doesn’t have any...
by Barb Langridge | May 29, 2020 | Fantasy
An enchanting, clever, and whimsical fairy tale sure to charm fans of Adam Gidwitz and Shannon Hale. In the storybook kingdom of Wanderly, everyone wants to be a Triumphant: the kingdom’s most glorious heroes. Everyone except Pippa North, who is quite happy with her...
by Barb Langridge | May 29, 2020 | Science Fiction
A harrowing, pulse-pounding race for survival that New York Times bestselling author D. J. MacHale says “will leave you breathless.” Michael Prasad knows he shouldn’t go out on the Mars surface alone. It’s dangerous. His parents have forbidden it. And the anxiety he...
by Barb Langridge | May 29, 2020 | Non-Fiction
Based on original reporting by a Pulitzer Prize finalist and an industry veteran, the first book for young adults about the Flint water crisis In 2014, Flint, Michigan, was a cash-strapped city that had been built up, then abandoned by General Motors. As part of a...
by Barb Langridge | May 29, 2020 | Graphic Non-Fiction
That’s something to crow about! Learn all about these genius birds in Kyla Vanderklugt’s Science Comics: Crows, the latest volume in First Second’s action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers! Every volume of Science Comics...
by Barb Langridge | May 28, 2020 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak, Shout) and artist Leila del Duca reimagine Wonder Woman’s origins in this timely story about the refugee experience, teenage activism, and finding the love and strength to create change. Princess...
by Barb Langridge | May 28, 2020 | Picture Book
Nadia Sammurtok lovingly invites the reader into the amautik―the pouch in the back of a mother’s parka used to carry a child―to experience everything through the eyes of the baby nestled inside, from the cloudlike softness of the pouch to the glistening sound...
by Barb Langridge | May 28, 2020 | Fantasy
From bestselling author Shannon Hale comes Kind of a Big Deal: a hilarious, deliciously readable YA novel that will suck you in―literally. There’s nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie. She was kind of a big deal―she...
by Barb Langridge | May 28, 2020 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Perfect for fans of Rory Power and Laurie Halse Anderson, this sharp, emotional debut follows two girls as they navigate tumultuous relationships, the effects of trauma, and what empowerment means to them. Ali Greenleaf and Blythe Jensen couldn’t be more...
