by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Fantasy
”The closet door began to open wider. I stared at the closet. Then the door flew open. The creature stared at me and groaned. I would have been terrified of it if not for its size and smile. The creature was a small, weird man who came up to just above my waist. He...
by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Picture Book
Beginning with a mouse wanting to know who eats worms for lunch, the reader follows various animals to discover who among them enjoys a meal of worms. Clever use of cutaways transforms each page into a characters meal of choice. For example, turning a cut out leaf...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 11, 2011 | Picture Book
An arrogant knight wants to impress a princess who is not the least bit interested in him. He believes the best way to win her favor is to defeat a dragon, but there is none to be found. (At least, he cannot find one. As the clownish knight searches, he misses clues...
by Katy Manck | Nov 11, 2011 | Chick Lit
When she loses her cellphone at the mall (again), Elly can’t even report it missing until her Mum gets home from some fancy event she’s organizing – no landline at home, of course. When her parents refuse to buy Elly another cellphone, she finds herself...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 11, 2011 | Mystery
Set in the deep south that provided the backdrop for all of Faulkner’s finest fiction, Intruder in the Dust is the novel that marks the final phase of its author’s outstanding creative period. The chronicle of an elderly black farmer arrested for the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 11, 2011 | Historical Fiction
1942 Newbery Medal Winner In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the Indians were constant threats to Edward and his family. When his father was called away to watch for a raid from the north, only Edward was left to protect Mama and...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 11, 2011 | Humor
2007 Geisel Honor Award The amiable Mercy Watson takes an automobile ride she’ll never forget in the second tale of an ebullient first chapter-book series by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen. Mr. and Mrs. Watson’s porcine wonder, Mercy, loves nothing...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 10, 2011 | Mystery
It was a job any kid would kill for: to play a role in the Historical Society’s Haunted House Halloween fundraising event. Ellen Streater was thrilled to play Joan of Arc, burning at the stake. It was for a good cause—to benefit the eerie old Clayton House, soon...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 10, 2011 | Non-Fiction
A compelling look at two leaders who held the world’s fate in their hands— and the holiday visit that sealed a friendship and steered the course of World War II. At the height of World War II, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 10, 2011 | Non-Fiction
“Timber.” A huge tree crashes to the forest floor. What could have been strong enough to cut down such a big tree? A wedge, that’s what!” What is a wedge? What are some examples of wedges? How do we use wedges? Turns out a wedge can be the...
