by Barb Langridge | Apr 9, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Emma has always wanted a little brother. Now her family is adopting Max, and Emma is sure he will be the best brother ever. But Max has his own ideas. He thinks sisters are yucky, and that Emma is the yuckiest! Is this really what having a brother is all about? In...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
With simple language and bright illustrations, non-fiction master Gail Gibbons introduces young readers to the processes of pollination, seed formation, and germination. Important vocabulary is reinforced with accessible explanation and colorful, clear diagrams...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 9, 2011 | Picture Book
Leave time for wonder. Walt Whitman’s “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” is an enduring celebration of the imagination. Here, Whitman’s wise words are beautifully recast by New York Times #1 best-selling illustrator Loren Long to tell...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 9, 2011 | Fantasy
Author LaFever scores another hit with this, the fourth book in the Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series. The story of 10-year old Nathaniel, as he attempts to master the family profession of beastologist and unlock the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of his...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 9, 2011 | Westerns
Three years after the 1893 Panic (recession), times were still tough for the mercantile business in St. Louis, Missouri. Fourteen-year-old Caleb Hart, being another mouth to feed and having few prospects, was shipped out to his uncle’s cattle ranch in Las Cruce,...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 8, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Ever since Hailey’s mom died when she was twelve, Hailey has been cautious and careful, the kind of person who weighs the risks and avoids doing anything she shouldn’t. Even when her dad ships her off to boarding school and finds excuses not to spend vacations alone...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 8, 2011 | Sports
According to the dictionary, a hothead is described as someone who is bad-tempered or reckless. Twelve year-old Connor Sullivan is a hothead. He didn’t intend for it to be that way and actually Connor tries earnestly at one point to avoid it, but he is a...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 7, 2011 | Picture Book
You’ll get the giggles as you try to wrap your mouth around these wacky tongue-twisters about holidays and silly days with animals and other funny friends. A penguin tells that “The water in Flo’s Inn flows in frozen” – how many times in a row can you recite that...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 7, 2011 | Paranormal
Just another summer at the family psychic business, where Clare sees what happened with an object by just touching it, brother Perry sees spirits, and Mom hears people’s thoughts. They can’t predict the future, but Cape Cod tourists wanting answers keep them in...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 7, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Can a tropical storm ruin Calvin’s plans for his sister’s seventh birthday party? Calvin has the best ideas ever to surprise his sister Darci for her birthday, but a huge storm is approaching and the rain is causing some major problems for the people on the island....
