by Barb Langridge | Jan 26, 2012 | Fiction
A vaguely sinister comedy of manners by beloved artist Edward Gorey Told in a set of fourteen rhyming couplets, The Doubtful Guest is the story of a solemn, mysterious, outdoor creature, dressed rather ordinarily in sneakers and a scarf, who appears on a winter night...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 26, 2012 | Historical Fiction
One of our final two Dear Americas, drama and history meet in this moving diary of an Italian immigrant girl who works in a shirtwaist factory in New York, as the labor unions begin to organize. Angela and her family have arrived in New York City from their village in...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 26, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Mia St. Clair can’t wait for Regionals. Or can she? Mia has been training all year to master the moves she needs to compete at the Regional Figure Skating Competition. It’s her first time competing at that level, and Mia is eager for and worried about...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 26, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From the recipient of the Newbery Honor award for his contemporary classic, Hatchet, comes another page-turning, heart-stopping adventure. Carl and his cousin are lost and getting desperate when they find a shack hidden in the woods. It’s their only chance for...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 26, 2012 | Humor
Struggling to be a good little monster, young Rosie has to try extra-hard to be very bad, in a humorous story for beginning readers. By the author of The Magic School Bus series.—from the publisher 48 pages 978-0590539517 ...
by Joanne | Jan 26, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“When we started the website we wanted it to be honest. We wanted it to be about the real Truman Middle School, to say things that the school newspaper would never say, and give everyone a chance to say what they wanted to say, too. But given the chance, some people...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 26, 2012 | Humor
“”Voice changing, parts of body dropping, ELBOWS everywhere, brain disengaged, motormouth in operation, leprosy in full swing-all systems in full malfunction.”- Duane Zit monster. Puberty Werewolf. Potty Boy. Doo Doo Rules! I’m Duane. Duane Homer...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 25, 2012 | Non-Fiction
If you were asked to name some fictional Hispanic heroes of Westerns, what would be your response? Unfortunately, I can only think of the Cisco Kid and Zorro. Pretty pathetic, right? How about “historical” Hispanic Western heroes? One might think of...
by Dawn | Jan 25, 2012 | Fantasy
“When a troll, a hag, a wizard, and an orphan are charged with rescuing young princess Mirabella from the dreaded ogre, they know they are in over their heads. They arrive at Oglefort Castle expecting the worse, but nothing prepares them for what truly awaits. ...
by Dawn | Jan 25, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“He didn’t want a dog, but now he had a dog. Or Brody did. A dog named Dog that would live in Mason’s house and poop in Mason’s yard and probably want to lick Mason’s hand and sniff at the front of Mason’s pants and sleep on Mason’s bed, drooling and breathing...
