by Barb Langridge | May 17, 2011 | Fiction
This first book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series is a delightfully clever comedy of manners that spoofs Victorian society and will likely remind readers of Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events. Penelope Lumley, recent graduate of the...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2011 | Picture Book
Kitten sees something amazing in the night sky. It is round and white, so it must be a bowl of milk. There is only one problem: how to reach it. Her attempts result in a bug on her tongue, a tumble down the porch steps, and a dunking in a pond. Only after the kitten...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Otello: a world-class soccer player. Desmerelda: a pop-star princess. Diego: an agent representing Otello. Their names, if not their occupations, may vaguely ring a bell, and not coincidentally. This is a brilliant and contemporary remake of Shakespeare’s drama...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2011 | Westerns
The Alaskan Klondike Gold Rush of 1896-1899 was the last of the great western gold rushes beginning with the California gold Rush of 1848. “Klondike. Jason paused to savor the word. ‘Klondike,’ he said aloud. The name had a magical ring to it,...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2011 | Fantasy
Once upon a time, fairy tales were a whole lot cooler than the ones that you might have heard. Back in the day, the Brothers Grimm wove some totally bloody awesome stories, many of which have been lost to the ages in favor of flouncy princesses and happy endings. A...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2011 | Mystery
A popular student Zach has just been found dead in Central Park. His “after-hours” girlfriend is suspected of the crime. Zach and Micah often ran together in Central Park and she was the last one to see him alive. She has a reputation at school for being...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2011 | Action / Adventure
A war has been going on for years with no end in sight. It has such a high rate of mortality that now it is considered normal for the war to be fought by teens and even preteens. The war is very unorganized and no one seems to expect ever to win. Each side will just...
by Barb Langridge | May 15, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Mem and her family are heading West. They are leaving the extended family and their cozy home behind. Pa has decided that there is better farming in the Geneesee country in upstate New York. Mem is not excited about the move. Before they even get to the new homestead,...
by Barb Langridge | May 15, 2011 | Mystery
Nore’s father has just gotten remarried to a woman, Lisette, with two children. On summer vacation from school Nore goes to visit and get to know her new stepfamily. Almost immediately Nore senses that something if off kilter about her new family. Josie is 13...
by Barb Langridge | May 15, 2011 | Non-Fiction
During World War II, Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family were ordered by the government to move from their home in California and go to an internment camp.She spent the duration of the war in this internment camp. This is a true story of the mass distrust of an entire...
