by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2026 | Picture Book
Banished to the back yard to play outside, the little boy is unimpressed as he looks at the empty, bare expanse of grass. But when he spots a little snail, picks it up and rubs the dirt off it he gets the surprise of his life. Suddenly the snail comes to life...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2026 | Historical Fiction
Embark on a sweeping journey of self-discovery in this adventurous historical middle grade novel perfect for fans of Karen Cushman and Gary Paulsen. Twelve-year-old Blanca of Castile is the granddaughter of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, once the wife of both the king of...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2026 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
For fans of Jasmine Warga and Starfish, an Iranian American girl navigates complicated relationships with her mother, her best friend, and her body image in this unflinching and ultimately uplifting middle-grade debut. Sometimes Yasmin feels like her body isn’t hers....
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2026 | Fiction
The fifth installment in the Schneider Award Honor-winning young middle grade series starring an unforgettable young boy on the autism spectrum, from National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold. For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed “Bat”), nothing is more important...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2026 | Mystery
In the tenth novel in New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs’s FunJungle series, super sleuth Teddy Fitzroy is on the case to rescue an abducted young gorilla! When a baby gorilla is stolen from an orphanage in Rwanda, Teddy, his parents, and an old family...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2026 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
The sixth book in the New York Times bestselling series that began with Nat Enough, and the perfect “read-alike” for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid! You don’t know until you try… Nat doesn’t think she’s an athlete, but after a series...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2026 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From the New York Times bestselling author of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret and the upcoming adult novel In the Unlikely Event comes a tale of family, friendship, and pre-teen life like only JUDY BLUME can deliver. The companion to Just As Long As We’re...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2026 | Humor
This book may cause a laugh attack! Cats and rats are natural-born enemies―but throw a baseball bat into the mix, and the situation is sure to explode. The title story from Griffiths’ popular and hilarious book The Cat on the Mat is Flat is now formatted as a...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 20, 2026 | Science Fiction
From New York Times bestselling author Donna Barba Higuera, Firesnake delivers a triumphant finale to the story that began with the Newbery Medal-winning The Last Cuentista and continued in the Pura Belpré Honor-winning Alebrijes. Itzel has never known a life on...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 20, 2026 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
Trapped at a luxurious resort off the coast of Florida, a group of elite teens are about to have a spring break they will never forget . . . but not all of them are coming home. The star-studded team of authors behind New York...
