by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2025 | Picture Book
From the winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Prize and the American Indian Youth Literature Award I’d like to tell you a rather true story about a big black cat who started out gray. Her name was May. Margaux and her cat May became friends when Margaux...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2025 | Picture Book
This is the story of my mother and her friend Juan, of how she discovered books and he the light of day. So begins Clara and the Man With Books in His Window. In this beautifully illustrated book, set in rural 1920s Argentina, Hans Christian Andersen Award–winning...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2025 | Picture Book
In this picture book love letter to public libraries, 6-year-old Orson learns to navigate his big feelings by sharing his love of reading with newfound friends at his local branch. When Orson visits his local library, he likes to sit and read quietly by himself....
by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2025 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
For fans of Narwhal and Jelly, this hilarious new graphic novel from the Little Habitats series explores the ecosystem of a bay and the marine creatures and plant life that call it home. Crab is fed up with the bay. Each day is the same; nobody cares for him or...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 22, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Two friends dream up plans to build a tree house in a hidden garden and learn valuable lessons on STEAM, growth mindset, and community. Nine-year-old besties Nour and August stumble upon the perfect place for their dream hideaway—a hidden garden full of majestic...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2025 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
From J. A. White, the acclaimed author of Nightbooks, comes another spine-chilling stand-alone middle grade horror novel about a pair of friends who discover a strange creature in a cave that can make any wish come true—including bringing the dead back to life. In the...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2025 | Fiction
A tender, funny story about making—and keeping—friends, perfect for fans of Sarah Mlynowski. At Hurston Middle School, best friendship is a big deal. And Zariah Brown makes the best best friendship bracelets in town. Business is booming; Zariah can hardly keep up with...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2025 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The Revenge Game comes a twisty YA thriller about the underbelly of Manhattan’s high society, where nothing is off-limits—not even murder. Aspiring journalist Noa has a secret she’s been keeping. Ever since her...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2025 | Fiction
When the Athensville Zoo closes for renovations, it means big changes for Plum and all his animal friends. The fifth and final book in award-winning author Matt Phelan’s series about a young peacock whose adventures are funny, hopeful, and always kindhearted. A...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2025 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
In a contemporary middle grade graphic novel debut that Gene Luen Yang calls “funny, endearing, and an intimate look at a Muslim family,” Almost Sunset follows a young Muslim American boy during Ramadan as he finds the balance between his family traditions...
