by Joanne | Aug 5, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Imagine a scientist, afraid of the dark as a child, who spends much of her time in dark, deserted places looking for spiders.Photographs, many of them spectacular, accompany the story of arachnologist Greta Binford as she grows up and becomes a professor of biology...
by Joanne | Aug 5, 2011 | Humor
First Bad Kitty found out they got a puppy. Bad Kitty did not like the dog and his parents went on vacation. Then Uncle Murray babysat Puppy and Kitty and Bad Kitty did not like it. Puppy and kitty fought and fought.Their parents came back with a baby. And Bad Kitty...
by Katy Manck | Aug 4, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Finding a dying man on his doorstep, Ty knew that the London gang had found his latest “safe place” – so much for the Witness Protection Programme keeping him and his mum Nicky out of harm’s way until he could testify at the murder trial. Ty’s aunt snatches him out of...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 4, 2011 | Non-Fiction
In the sprawling African scrub desert of Etosha National Park, they call her “the mother of all elephants.” Camouflaged and peering through binoculars, CaitlinO’Connell–the American scientist who traveled to Namibia to study African elephants...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 4, 2011 | Sports
When bullies mess with Riley at the skate park one night, Bernie Chu, the best skater in town, saves his board. But the next day, Bernie pretends like he never saw Riley before. The biggest contest of the year is coming up, and Riley knows that Bernie is his chief...
by Joanne | Aug 4, 2011 | Picture Book
As her brother points out to her, Tia Isa is not a wealthy woman. Tia sends money to her family, but she really wants a car so they can have the freedom to visit the beach. Tia’s niece is young, but not too young to surprise her aunt and help earn money for the car....
by Joanne | Aug 4, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Nick Brandt realizes that his Upper West Side, New York City life is pretty good. He has a loving family, acceptable grades, a best friend, and most recently has worked up the nerve to ask out the girl of his dreams. So when he answers the phone with a mysterious...
by Katy Manck | Aug 3, 2011 | Paranormal
Her heart belongs to Marcello – Gabi knows this now that she’s back in modern times and he is in 1342. But she and her sister Lia had to come back to find their mother – and find a way to keep the black plague from wiping out their friends in old Tuscany. Their...
by Joanne | Aug 3, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“The stables is nothing more than a few garages and some vacant lots with old buildings that look like they made outta scrap. I peek inside one. It’s dark and smells all dank like horse. There’s banged-up plywood and hay on the floor, and the ceiling...
by Joanne | Aug 3, 2011 | Picture Book
This whimsical book is a delight to the eyes as it is to read. The reader is whisked away on a bicycle through and around the town and city. Up, down, over and through, your eyes and ears dance along this journey with the man on the bike. The illustrations are simple...
