by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Historical Fiction
When villagers call Cassia and her brother, Foxfire, “the serpent’s children,” they mean it as an insult. But to Cassia it is an honor, for legend says that once a serpent sets her mind on something, she never gives up. And in a time when famine,...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Fantasy
Sure to appeal to fans of Rick Riordan and Eoin Colfer, this action-packed tale takes readers on an unforgettable journey through an alternate version of our world in 1941—a world filled with magical beings such as dragons in human form, tiny “lap griffins,”...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Short Stories
A master storyteller offers a collection of folktales, from Brazil, China, India, Japan, and other countries, that involve dreams and dreaming. By the award-winning author of The Man Who Tricked a Ghost.–from the publisher 93 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Action / Adventure
Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod – the 1,180-mile sled-dog race through the Alaskan wilderness – in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination. For 17 days, he and his team of dogs endured blinding wind,...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Historical Fiction
Fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail with his family by wagon train. When he receives a rifle for his birthday, he is thrilled that he is being treated like an adult. But Francis lags behind to practice shooting and is captured by...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Historical Fiction
“To know things, for us to know things, is bad for them. We get to wanting and when we get to wanting it’s bad for them. They thinks we want what they got . . . . That’s why they don’t want us reading.” –Nightjohn “I...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Science Fiction
Mark’s solo camping trip in the desert turns into a terrifying and thrilling odyssey when a mysterious beam of light transports him to another time on what appears to be another planet. As Mark searches for a pathway back to his own time on Earth, he must make a...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Fiction
Two boys, separated by the canyons of time and two vastly different cultures, face the challenges by which they will become men. Coyote Runs, an Apache boy, takes part in his first raid. But he is to be a man for only a short time. More than a hundred years later,...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
THE STORY IS all true and happened to me and is mine. Tony’s mom, Al, is a terrific single mother who works as a dancer at the Kitty Kat Club. Twelve-year-old Tony is a budding artist, inspired by backstage life at the club. When some of his drawings end up in an art...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Short Stories
Meet Jake who lives in a neighborhood controlled by street violence and fear. He meets a sculptor across the street, and his eyes are opened to another world. Or Jojo,who’s closer to her three dogs than to her foster family. When Jojo tries to help another girl...
