by Barb Langridge | Jun 9, 2011 | Humor
“Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he’s innocent. Or at least sort of. The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley family is trapped...
by Katy Manck | Jun 8, 2011 | Science Fiction
War between Ohio and Virginia? In Beckie’s world, it could happen any day. Justin’s seen enough alternate timelines to know that, as a Time Trader traveling through the many realities of how Earth’s history could have turned out. Justin and his mom travel to Beckie’s...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 8, 2011 | Picture Book
“What would lead someone to go out in the middle of the night and throw shiploads of tea into a harbor? The Boston Tea Party is a familiar tale, but the story leading up to it goes beyond the drama of that one night. Pamela Duncan Edwards’ unique take on...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 7, 2011 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
With a spiraling tension that instantly knocks you out of your comfort zone the story of young Victor Frankenstein begins. Victor and Konrad Frankenstein are twin brothers, age fifteen, as we meet them. Konrad is the gifted and more charismatic son and Victor watches...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 7, 2011 | Mystery
“Look out,” shouted Simon as a sound like a gunshot rang out across the mountainside sending them all ducking into the dust. Simon, Henry and Jack have just moved to Arizona to live in their Great Uncle Hank’s old house. It’s a big change of...
by Katy Manck | Jun 7, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Who buried the heart-shaped stone under the orange tree? Ruff dug it up during the girls’ club meeting, beneath the shade of the huge tree, just before the boys came over. Is it magic, like Robert’s tricks? Can it help them save the fallen baby bird? Who put that...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 7, 2011 | Mystery
Xena and Xander have just learned that their shy classmate, Alice, is the heir to a royal throne! Then they discover that their ancestor, Sherlock Holmes, had his suspicions about the kidnapping and return of Alice’s grandmother, the princess of Borogovia. Alice...
by Katy Manck | Jun 5, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Ingredients of human tears? Ten million shades of color? Birth order and cattle egrets? Dive into the world of senses, emotions, communication, and human interaction. Human behavior can be accurately predicted in some areas – body language of liars, organization of...
by Katy Manck | Jun 4, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
As she and her mother weave, Tomasa hears the helicopters carrying soldiers. As they wash clothes at the river, she worries aloud about the planes spraying poisons, trying to force people from their small farms. Stones are thrown at their house, wrapped with notes...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 4, 2011 | Paranormal
Wolfsbane is the sequel to Nightshade, book #1 in Andrea Cremer’s new series. You really need to read the first book to completely understand the first part of this book. Calla wakes up in her enemy’s lair not knowing if she is going to live or die. She remembers she...
