by Barb Langridge | Feb 26, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A powerful debut novel in verse about a neurodivergent seventh grader who dreams of traveling to the stars one day. “This story is about a boy who is certain of his own magic in the midst of the doubtful adults around him. A kid who knows not even the sky, but the...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 26, 2025 | Mystery
For fans of The Swifts and A Series of Unfortunate Events comes the story of a young orphan at the edge of society who finds herself at the center of a city’s secrets Maggie Fishbone is not expecting much when she’s sent to the Midwatch Institute for Orphans,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 26, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Reality proves more epic than fantasy in this family road trip story starring a reluctant young hero and his curmudgeonly grandfather. Gonzalo Alberto Sánchez García has never considered himself the hero of his own story. He’s an observer, quietly snapshotting...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 26, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
In this touching novel by the acclaimed author of Telephone of the Tree, an intriguing new boy at school helps Daisy cope with both bullying and past trauma. Daisy has been working on invisibilizing herself—ever since living with her mother’s violent ex-boyfriend, and...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 26, 2025 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel about being the new kid, making new friends, and learning to trust yourself through the power of horseback riding—perfect for fans of Victoria Jamieson’s Roller Girl. Nora is a prize-winning horseback rider in a suburban...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 26, 2025 | Fantasy
A brand new magical fantasy series from bestselling author Anna James, filled with seasonal magic and exciting adventure, starring twins Juniper and Rafferty as they brave their new magical abilities, grown from the changing seasons. Perfect for fans of Skandar and...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 26, 2025 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
The first book in Maggie Stiefvater’s #1 NYT bestselling series The Raven Cycle, now gorgeously illustrated as a graphic novel! Blue Sargent comes from a family of psychics. Only, she has never had the same clairvoyant abilities they had and has always felt too...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 26, 2025 | Picture Book
Three times a voice comes to Isaac in his dreams and tells him to go to the capital city and look for a treasure under the bridge by the royal palace. Feeling a little foolish perhaps, but determined to see for himself if the dream is true, Isaac sets out on his long...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 25, 2025 | Short Stories
Featuring the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter, love, Native pride, and the world’s best frybread. The road to Sandy...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 25, 2025 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
New York Times bestselling, acclaimed horror author Paul Tremblay delivers an unforgettable middle grade debut in this bone-chilling tale of an unsettling, unbreakable friendship. When Casey Wilson’s parents tell him that his friend is coming for a sleepover, he has...
