by Barb Langridge | Jan 9, 2025 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Pablo and Splash are two penguins, and even though they are very different in that Pablo loves his icy home and Splash is sick of the cold, they both agree that a holiday would be a good thing. But it’s tricky when you live at the bottom of the planet in Antarctica...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2025 | Fantasy
One spring afternoon after school, Amber arrives home on her bike. It’s just another perfectly normal day. But when Amber’s mom sees her, she screams. Because Amber died seven years ago, hit by a car while on the very same bicycle she’s inexplicably riding now. This...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2025 | Science Fiction
Two teen girls fall in love and fight for survival in an abandoned bookstore weeks before another cataclysmic storm threatens to bring about the end of the world in this unforgettable YA debut. Perfect for fans of Station Eleven and The Last of Us. The world is about...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2025 | Picture Book
A sharp and heartfelt picture book about a young soccer-loving girl who’s an interpreter for her Spanish-speaking parents. Some kids have one job: to be a kid! Cecilia has two. When she isn’t on the soccer field scoring goals, she’s accompanying her...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 6, 2025 | Fantasy
Ember, Miles, and Sam have been called home—only home is a place none of them have ever been before. The choices they make will not only determine their own futures but will also have vast and permanent consequences—they will either restore a cosmic balance or destroy...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 6, 2025 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A specter is haunting the Atlantic! After growing up together on the luxurious SS Lark, Neeta Pandey and Emery Botwright are ready to start their lives. Emery wants to follow in his father’s footsteps and sail the Lark forever, while Neeta yearns to travel the world....
by Barb Langridge | Jan 6, 2025 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
An ordinary boy must find his inner hero in this hilarious, action-packed debut middle-grade graphic novel filled with jokes, friendship, incompetent villains, and lots of heart. Orin’s life is uprooted when he discovers that he is the reincarnation of a great hero,...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 6, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Connor, beloved best friend of Aven Green from Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, tells his own story in this poignant and heartwarming tale about overcoming the challenges of life with Tourette’s. Connor Bradley is dreading the first day of high school....
by Barb Langridge | Jan 6, 2025 | Picture Book
A beautifully illustrated picture book with a gentle and encouraging message to help children deal with their worries. Victor the wolf has lots of worries. He worries that he isn’t brave enough, that he isn’t big enough, and that he isn’t fierce enough. In fact,...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 6, 2025 | Picture Book
In this laugh-out-loud spin on a classic nursery rhyme collection, a feisty weasel continuously interrupts the narrator’s carefully prepared recitation—adding exuberant mischief to the timeless rhymes we all know and love. The sensible Secretary Bird wants nothing...
