by Barb Langridge | Apr 18, 2011 | Non-Fiction
What is it about sled dogs that captures our attention and our hearts so instantly? Is it their instinctive dedication? Is it their joy at being able to do the job no other animal is so well-suited for? Meet Isobel, a Siberian Husky, who was struck blind in her prime...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 18, 2011 | Fiction
Andi, the smallest girl in Year Eight, is squeezed into the crowd at the airport waiting for her half-brother, Bernardo, to arrive from the Philippines. As she and her mum and dad finally catch a glimpse of him, Andi is shocked to see that Bernardo is a giant. He is...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 18, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
This is a story about high school students putting on a high school performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The main character, Adam Ziegler, is a techie and loves doing it. However, there is a rift between actors and techies and the two do not mix....
by Barb Langridge | Apr 17, 2011 | Paranormal
When a vampire is murdered, the other vampires have to find the killer, right? Especially reformed vampires who fang guinea pigs instead of humans. A stake through the heart and a silver bullet and exposing the vampire to sunlight – that’s overkill, even for the...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 17, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Koumail, accompanied by a woman named Gloria, is fleeing across the Caucasus heading to France. She has told Koumail she rescued him from a train wreck. She came upon the wreck and found him as a baby uninjured with his dead mother. Their passport indicated they were...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 17, 2011 | Historical Fiction
A Sword in Her Hand is masterful storytelling, rich in historic detail, and fast paced. The characters are well developed and the dialog is lively and colorful. Originally published in Belgium and The Netherlands, the novel loses no steam in its English...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 17, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Zora and her two friends are excited about finding Ivory’s murdered body. Zora tends to exaggerate and is soon saying she knows the culprit. The kids get very involved in the pursuit of the killer. This coming-of-age story demonstrates the passion and tenacity...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 17, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Barbara Park’s #1 New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for more than twenty-five years. Over 65 million copies sold! Meet the World’s Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones! In the second Junie B....
by Barb Langridge | Apr 17, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
How far would you go to be famous? When Jamie Gordon accidentally snaps an unflattering picture of a famous actress, it launches her into an unexpected career as a celebrity photographer, and a fair dose of celebrity for herself as well. When she’s invited to spend a...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 16, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Freedman paints a haunting picture of bravery, heroism and a Great War, so named because so many nations fought and so many died. Violence explicit in the black and white photographs and first-hand accounts, Freedman draws the reader onto the battlefield and into...
