by Joanne | Dec 6, 2011 | Fantasy
This first book in the Dragon Speaker trilogy introduces Jacob, a young man from a small village, who is far from considering himself a hero. Jacob has a crippled leg, the result of having been trapped in his burning cabin when his village was attacked by the evil...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 6, 2011 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
“Join Nate in this collection of his funniest moments, as he confronts the pressures and concerns of sixth grade with his classic hilarity. Sixth-grader Nate Wright is on top of the world . . . with a little help from his friends! His best buddies, Francis and...
by Joanne | Dec 6, 2011 | Non-Fiction
The first woman to fly across the Atlantic solo, Amelia Earhart disappeared mysteriously. — from the publisher 32 Pages ISBN 978-0823415175 Ages 6-9
by Barb Langridge | Dec 6, 2011 | Picture Book
This die-cut book explores two (!) concepts: counting and words-within-words, while also telling a satisfying story about the power of art and imagination in one child’s life. ONE boy all alONE two SEAls in the SEA three APEs no escAPE four monKEYs hold the KEY...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 6, 2011 | Westerns
Rebecca Conyers is homebound on a train headed for Texas after a visit with her aunt, when two cowboys begin harassing her, but lucky for her Tom Whitman comes to her rescue. To show her gratitude, she offers him a job at her father’s ranch, Live Oak. Tom is...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 6, 2011 | Non-Fiction
This is a well-researched history of the Salem Witch Trials and the misery and tragedy inflicted upon many innocent people. To the modern day intellect it is frustrating to read how horribly mistreated these people were who were accused of witchcraft, especially when...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 6, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
It has been over a year since Luna’s mother was struck and killed by a taxi. When Luna goes to visit her mom’s studio she finds her cell phone with 7 unheard messages. She decides to listen to them one at a time because she is afraid to listen to them all at once. As...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 6, 2011 | Science Fiction
When Mistletoe saves a young topsider from uniformed non-police thugs, she wonders why this wealthy teen is in the grotty lower city. She certainly can’t go up into his world of real sunshine and Unison – the social network that knows you better than you know...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 5, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Ceejay McDermott has always worshipped her big brother Bobby, idolizing his recklessness and daring sense of fun. Bobby is b-a-d-d in every sense of the word, and Ceejay is proud that she takes after him. The fun is soon over when Bobby gets into a little too much...
by Dawn | Dec 5, 2011 | Humor
“She dropped her plate on the table and set some sort of auditorium-to-bathroom track record. Within seconds the entire troop was rusing for the bathroom. That included Ms. Rendell, who authorized the use of the boys’ room like it was some kind of wartime emergency....
