by Barb Langridge | Jul 16, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Describes ways people say things to each other without using spoken or written words such as beacon fires, hand signals, alarms, and flags.–from the publisher 32 pages 978-0688073770 Ages 4-8 Keywords: signals,...
by Joanne | Jul 16, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Angela, or Grady, has always wondered why she/he does not fit in. And this beginning says it all. Born Angela, the first female in her family, Angie struggles to find herself, not fitting in anywhere that she should, yearning to be a boy. Recently Angie came out as a...
by Joanne | Jul 16, 2011 | Picture Book
Wake up with Donovan and go through his big day, the day his Mommy and Mama get married. Written in rhyme, using simple language, the reader follows Donovan from waking up through the ceremony. Treating the event in a matter-of-fact manner, the audience is not aware...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 15, 2011 | Picture Book
Introduce your baby to the fun of the farm with this touch and feel baby board book. Tickle and stroke each tactile texture together with your baby and watch them discover the scratchy feel of straw, the woolly tummy of a lamb, the shiny hood of a tractor, and more....
by Barb Langridge | Jul 15, 2011 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Luke Lawless is the son of a famous NASCAR driver. Peter Hildebrand has the best BMX gear that money can buy. Houston Morikami is the only girl to win the state BMX title. So what do these three talented teens have in common? They’re all racing in the ultimate...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 15, 2011 | Picture Book
“When my mother, Angela, was six years old, she felt sorry for the Baby Jesus in the Christmas crib at St. Joseph’s Church near School House Lane where she lived….”* * * *Frank McCourt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir “Angela’s...
by Joanne | Jul 15, 2011 | Paranormal
Will Killian and Alona Dare are quite an impressive team–with Will’s good looks and kind manners and Alona’s vivacious smile and homecoming-queen demeanor, they are laugh-out-loud funny and verbally spar throughout the novel. Only one thing is wrong...
by Joanne | Jul 15, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“Angelika gave me the ball. I turned it over in my fingers, and a huge lump grew in my throat. Suddenly, in my own head, I was back on that field, two years before. We had been playing in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in a big park, and there were train tracks passing...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 14, 2011 | Historical Fiction
This is a classic story of one man’s tragic failure and eventual redemption, told under the circumstances of high adventure at the margins of the known world.– from the publisher Penguin Classics 384 pages 978-0141183541 Ages 14 and up *******...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 14, 2011 | Non-Fiction
With his powerful and intriguing narrative style, Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy tells the harrowing story of the Blizzard of 1888. Available for the first time in paperback. Snow began falling over New York City on March 12, 1888. All around town, people...
