by Barb Langridge | Nov 17, 2011 | Picture Book
Set during the Depression, a little girl has a surprising encounter with a swamp ghost while checking out her father’s turkey traps in the wood, but after sneaking food out of the house to feed the creature in the hopes of keeping safe, the little girl comes to...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 17, 2011 | Picture Book
This spectacular reimagining of one of Grimm’s most beloved cautionary tales is brought to life by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Jerry Pinkney. In this inspired rendering of the classic Grimm Brothers folktale, Caldecott Medal-winning artist Jerry Pinkney...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 17, 2011 | Action / Adventure
Back safely in Bermuda from their voyages in The Lost Island of Tamarind, Simon and his sisters know they must keep their adventures secret. However, when strange things start to occur, like the glowing creatures in the ocean, that even their scientist parents can’t...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 17, 2011 | Paranormal
Jael’s dad is so strict that she’s never been on a date, never been kissed, never fit in at school. Her mom died when Jael was a baby, but is that any reason for her ex-priest father to keep dragging them from town to town? Always she’s enrolled in a Catholic school,...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 17, 2011 | Historical Fiction
After his father dies trying to cross an icy stretch of the Arctic tundra, Sig must take care of the corpse in addition to his own grief. During this distressing time, a mysterious stranger comes to the door with questions, demands and a Colt revolver. According to...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 17, 2011 | Picture Book
What happens when Frankenstein wants to borrow groceries from an angry mob? How do you tell Dracula that he has a piece of spinach stuck in his fangs? How can the Phantom of the Opera get the “It’s a Small World” song out of his head? What will become of the Creature...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 17, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Elly Crowe isn’t the kind of girl who does what she’s told, which might explain how she ends up married and pregnant at the age of 16. Without many options available to her, our headstrong heroine moves in with her new in-laws, who own and live on a weight management...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 17, 2011 | Fantasy
Unwanted, uncared for, unloved: that’s how 14 year old Luce feels when she finds herself tumbling from the clifftops after fighting off the advances of her drunk uncle. Instead of death, though, she changes form during the fall, landing in the Alaskan sea as a...
by Katy Manck | Nov 16, 2011 | Non-Fiction
World travel – that’s the plan for Casey and Steven after graduation. Now, actually getting jobs overseas – that’s another thing… When they met in Morocco during junior semester abroad, the pair tried to just live in the moment, as they’d be in college on...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 16, 2011 | Non-Fiction
This is a kid-friendly, sympathetic look at what happens when parents get divorced. It walks children through the feelings they might be having, the fact that divorce means your parents will not be getting back together, what your holidays will look like and what will...
