by Barb Langridge | Jan 28, 2012 | Historical Fiction
After the deaths of her parents, 12-year-old Chou Spring Pearl is taken into the home of her father’s wealthy benefactor. Unlike most Cantonese girls, Spring Pearl has learned to read and write, but she must now learn a new skill-how to survive in Master...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 28, 2012 | Action / Adventure
David thought he was alone, that the ocean around him was all there was of the world. The wind screamed, the waves towered, and his boat, the twenty-two foot fiberglass FROG, skidded and bucked and, each moment, filled deeper and grew heavier with sea water. David...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 28, 2012 | Historical Fiction
The year is 1525 and books written by reformers like Martin Luther are being burned all over Europe. For Tom Barton, who smuggles such books into England, the ban is an opportunity to make money. But when Tom meets William Tyndale, who defies the king and distributes...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 28, 2012 | Historical Fiction
1968 Newbery Honor book From the depths of a cave in the Vermilion Sea, Ramon Salazar has wrested a black pearl so lustrous and captivating that his father, an expert pearl dealer, is certain Ramon has found the legendary Pearl of Heaven. Such a treasure is sure to...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 28, 2012 | Picture Book
Ms. Frizzle’s class is having a hard time putting together a giant globe of the world. A piece is missing…an island so new it hasn’t been discovered yet! Before they know it, the kids are beneath the oceans’s surface, exploring an underwater...
by Joanne | Jan 28, 2012 | Non-Fiction
This amazing work, published in association with the Library of Congress and using primary sources from its rich archives, documents in great detail the “Jim Crow” years of the African- American experience in the United States. This book takes the approach of looking...
by Joanne | Jan 28, 2012 | Picture Book
“For pirates, going to school is as much fun as a game of ‘walk the plank’.” This rhyming tale depicts pirates as they attend school with their parrots. It compares and contrasts pirates’ behavior in school with that of normal school children. Pirate fans will find...
by Katy Manck | Jan 27, 2012 | Romance
Four minutes late! The plane is leaving; Hadley will be late for her father’s wedding. At least there’s a cute guy to talk to as her trans-Atlantic flight is rescheduled and she tries to calm down in the overcrowded airport. She can understand why Dad went to study in...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 27, 2012 | Picture Book
In the Spice Islands, where clove and nutmeg trees grow, a girl named Damura lived long ago. Damura is a beautiful girl, as kind and lovely as the little green parrot that perches on the nutmeg tree. But Damura’s stepmother and stepsister mistreat her. They...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 27, 2012 | Poetry
For readers of any age, a witty and strikingly irreverent collection of moral guidance Most notable among prolific English satirist Hilaire Belloc’s writings are the sharp and clever admonishments he composed for children. Collected here and illustrated to...
