by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2011 | Picture Book
There’s no doubt about it: This energetic crew has no intention of going to sleep. Instead, they gather a lovable team of animal friends and set off on a carefree adventure that takes them from woodlands to waterfalls- and then to even wilder wonderlands, where...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2011 | Picture Book
A band of men sat huddled in a cave Where coals of fire glowed warm and red. Boy lay curled on a bed of leaves But he sat up when an old man said: “This thought keeps spinning in my head. There must be caves just like our own Somewhere And other axes made of...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2011 | Picture Book
Wendell and Floyd can’t seem to get to school on time. Wendell discovers a shortcut so secret that only he knows about it. Soon both boys are lost in a wild jungle full of quicksand, monkeys, and crocodiles! Who would have thought that getting to school could be...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2011 | Picture Book
When their math teacher sends them to see the principal, two boys risk further punishment by following a new girl who has disappeared into the lost and found bin looking for her lucky hat.—from the publisher Keywords: adventure, school story, imagination, ...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2011 | Humor
Read the hilarious, candid (and sometimes not-so-nice), diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true…or at least as true as it needs to be. Dear Dumb Diary, My social studies teacher, Mr. VanDoy, never smiles. I know that’s...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Carolyn Meyer, author of best-selling ROYAL DIARIES Isabel and Anastasia, now brings to the series this compelling story of Kristina, The Girl King, from 17th-century Sweden. Upon discovering that their newborn infant was, in fact, female and not male as first...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2011 | Science Fiction
Tom Harvey lives with his grandmother in an apartment tower in the lower middle class London projects of Crow Town. He hates life in Crow Town, the violence of the gangs, the drug deals, the hopelessness that permeates each day there. So when his childhood friend Lucy...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2011 | Science Fiction
A score of 97 will get you a full ride scholarship to the college of your choice where you can pursue your dream job. You still have the possibility for a job in child care or health services with a score of 70. However, if you have only managed to score a 40 by the...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Stick often thinks of himself in terms of his birth deformity, a missing ear that causes sounds to reverberate strangely around his head. Though he is able to hear, Stick is uncomfortable walking around without his hat, and is constantly on the lookout for bullies. He...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2011 | Fantasy
A whimsical retelling of a fairytale, Wisdom’s Kiss is a swoon-worthy romance indeed. The tale opens in the kingdom of Montagne, a fictional land of queens and magic and intrigue. As they weave their way alternately through fun different narrative styles like diary...
