by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2011 | Picture Book
A fast-paced book about two girls’ basketball teams fighting for the championship. “The Cardinals and Bluejays are in the final game of the championship. The tension builds as the clock ticks away. The score is tied at 44/44 with one second left . . . who...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2011 | Short Stories
Side-splittingly funny, spine-chillingly spooky, this companion to a Newbery Honor–winning anthology The Dark Thirty is filled with bad characters who know exactly how to charm. From the author’s note that takes us back to McKissack’s own childhood when...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2011 | Historical Fiction
A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack. For Lilly Belle, the capital of Black America, is about as far from her hometown of Smyrna, Tennessee, as a twelve-year-old can get, maybe...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
MIAMI’S CLASS HAS a brand-new teacher, no-nonsense Miss Amerita Spraggins. She’s a real tough lady. She insists on assigned seats. She hands out detentions like coupons. She even refuses to call kids by their nicknames. Miami can’t take a whole year with crazy Miss...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A classroom favorite about the power of art and creativity. A new neighborhood. A new school. A lonely birthday. Life isn’t easy for nine-year-old Gregory. Then he finds an abandoned chalk factory behind his house. It’s a secret place, just for him! Now he can draw...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2011 | Historical Fiction
In a letter to her friend, Nettie remembers her trip to the pre-Civil War South. She remembers the sweet cedar smell in the air and the sun pressing on her head. But she also remembers Tabitha, the slave at the hotel who has only that one name, and she remembers the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2011 | Non-Fiction
AMERICA WAS FOUNDED on the idea of liberty for all. But it has not always achieved that ideal. To Establish Justice is an honest and powerful examination of the Supreme Court’s role in legalizing—or negating—civil rights for various groups. From the struggles of...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 3, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. Now, a two-and-a-half-year-long museum exhibit of Tut’s treasures is touring major cities in the U.S., drawing record...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 3, 2011 | Picture Book
Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora’s gorgeous collages breathe new life into this classic tale, capturing Rapunzel’s striking beauty and the lush African setting a new home for this story with wonderful details such as Rapunzel’s long dreadlocks...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 3, 2011 | Picture Book
Karen Katz provides another exuberant celebration of Baby’s recognition of body parts in this adorable interactive board book! Babies love pointing to their nose and wiggling their toes! See Karen Katz’s adorable babies playing and waving in this sturdy board book...
