by Barb Langridge | Jan 20, 2012 | Action / Adventure
For John Borne’s family, hunting has nothing to do with sport or manliness. It’s a matter of survival. Every fall John and his grandfather go off into the woods to shoot the deer that puts meat on the table over the long Minnesota winter. But this year...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 20, 2012 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
The old witch Bony-legs captures Sasha and prepares to eat her, until three unlikely characters–a creaking gate, a skinny dog, and a melancholy cat–come to her rescue.—from the publisher When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2012 | Fantasy
Teagan, Aidan, and Finn are back in action in the second installment of The Goblin Wars trilogy.Following right on the heels of their harrowing journey into Mag Mell in Tyger Tyger, this fast-paced sequel finds the intrepid trio in even deeper trouble as the goblin...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born into one of the wealthiest families in America, yet this ultimate rich kid grew up to do more for ordinary Americans than any other president. This appealing picture book biography shows how, from childhood on, FDR was compassionate,...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2012 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
The forces of evil are growing stronger – but could our heroes’ worst enemy be Phoney Bone himself? Fone Bone confronts a host of dangers in Book 4 of the BONE saga, The Dragonslayer. He and Gran’ma Ben and Thorn have a terrifying encounter with...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A dashed dream leads to a rash decision in the fifth installment of Cynthia Voigt’s Tillerman cycle. Mina Smiths lives to dance so her scholarship to ballet camp seems like a dream come true. She doesn’t even mind being the only black girl in the troupe...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2012 | Historical Fiction
Kristiana Gregory returns with a stunning new sequel to the bestselling Dear America title THE WINTER OF RED SNOW! Abigail Jane Stewart returns in this brand-new sequel to THE WINTER OF RED SNOW. The Revolutionary War toils on, but the Stewart family can no longer...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2012 | Historical Fiction
1967 Newbery Honor Book While awaiting trial for murder and withholding from the king the obligatory fifth of the gold found in Cibola, Esteban, a seventeen-year-old cartographer, recalls his adventures with a band of conquistadors.—from the publisher...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2012 | Picture Book
Called a “riotous story” by “Booklist” and named a Best Children’s Book by “Redbook, ” Westcott’s hilarious twist on a favorite song is now available in a sturdy board book format perfect for little hands.—from the...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Level 2. This introduction to the arachnid world explains how a hungry garden spider obtains food by building a web and patiently waiting to catch something tasty.—from the publisher 32 pages 978-0448402239 ...
