by Barb Langridge | May 22, 2020 | Sports
In the seventh book in the New York Times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter, young Derek and his friends learn the true meaning of teamwork when they have to embrace the unexpected on their baseball team. At the...
by Barb Langridge | May 22, 2020 | Fantasy
A young wizard’s apprentice discovers that the best magic is not the biggest or the brightest, but the magic unique to you, in this cinematic middle grade fantasy in the tradition of Kiki’s Delivery Service and The School for Good and Evil. Antonia may not be the most...
by Barb Langridge | May 22, 2020 | Picture Book
A little brother imagines how great life will be once he’s bigger than his older brother in this classic, saucy tale of sibling rivalry from master storyteller Judith Viorst. Mother says deep down in his heart Anthony loves me. Anthony says deep down in his heart he...
by Barb Langridge | May 22, 2020 | Picture Book
A hopeful and timely picture book about a spirited little girl living in a refugee camp. Of all her friends, Abia has been at the Shimelba Refugee Camp the longest—seven years, four months, and sixteen days. Papa says that’s too long and they need a forever home....
by Barb Langridge | May 22, 2020 | Non-Fiction
Written for young women interested in running for office, this book is unlike any other, with inspiring stories of eighteen women role models along with the all the tools and resources needed to get a campaign off the ground. Stephanie MacKendrick, a former journalist...
by Barb Langridge | May 22, 2020 | Historical Fiction
Pura Belpré Award Winner Ruth Behar’s inspiring story of a young Jewish girl who escapes Poland to make a new life in Cuba, while she works to rescue the rest of her family The situation is getting dire for Jews in Poland on the eve of World War II....
by Barb Langridge | May 22, 2020 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A coming-of-age story about learning to celebrate yourself — and teaching the world to recognize you, too — perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio’s Wonder! “This glimpse into the world of a young autistic girl is astonishingly insightful and...
by Barb Langridge | May 22, 2020 | Picture Book
Clever Federico outsmarts el lobo in this fresh and funny Mexican-American take on Little Red Riding Hood. With his red hoodie on and his bicycle basket full of food, Federico is ready to visit Abuelo. But on the way, he meets a hungry wolf. And now his grandfather...
by Barb Langridge | May 22, 2020 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Sam and Katie find a stray dog and make a big mistake, but it’s hard to make amends–how can you apologize to a dog? A dirty, skinny, dog shows up in Sam and Katie’s neighborhood. They start to follow it, and they don’t like what they see: The...
by Barb Langridge | May 22, 2020 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Black Sand Beach is the can’t-put-down middle-grade graphic-novel series about a haunted summer vacation by Richard Fairgray, a bestselling and award-winning comic book and picture book author / illustrator. In the first book, Are You Afraid of the Light?,...
