by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2024 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A girl with cerebral palsy navigates loss, grief, and the aftermath of trauma following a school shooting in a world that wasn’t built for her in this deeply affecting novel in verse from Jamie Sumner, the acclaimed author of Roll with It. There is a Before and an...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2024 | Mystery
A boy with Mosaic Down syndrome navigates entering a mainstream classroom, making new friends, and standing up to bullies all while trying to catch a thief and save his home in this thrilling middle grade mystery from New York Times bestselling and award-winning...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2024 | Fiction
Meet three remarkable women who followed their dreams and paved a path for women in science in this gorgeously written biographical novel in verse from acclaimed author Jeannine Atkins. As a girl in the late 1800s, Mary Agnes Chase searched the river’s edge for wild...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2024 | Romance
A teen deep-dives into her dating history to uncover her mistakes, become the perfect girlfriend, and get revenge on the wrong guy so she can ride into the sunset with the right one in this debut rom-com. To the surprise of no one, Amelia Hernandez is once again...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2024 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A teen boy thinks his vaping habit is harmless until it becomes a crippling addiction of nightmarish dimensions in this searing young adult novel from Newbery and National Book Award winner Cynthia Kadohata. So, stuff has, like, a beginning and an end. And you don’t...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2024 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From Barbara Dee, the critically acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You, comes a middle grade novel about a girl who makes the choice to speak out against a problematic historical hometown figure no matter the cost—perfect for readers of Dress Coded. For as long...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2024 | Fantasy
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief meets One Thousand and One Nights in this thrilling middle grade fantasy from Rick Riordan Presents author Sarwat Chadda about a girl with the magical power to control the elements with her song. In a land ruled by fierce winged warriors...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2024 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
After having hilariously terrible first days of sixth grade, four girls vow to ride out the super highs and cringe-worthy lows of middle school together, no matter how awkward it gets, in this first book in the Team Awkward middle grade series. Jojo has everything...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 22, 2024 | Romance
The second novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the million-copy bestselling Heartstopper books—now a major Netflix series. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances has always been a study machine with one goal: elite...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 22, 2024 | Picture Book
Trash Truck is back in this second installment of the bestselling picture book series, and he’s brought along his friends Donny and Walter! Donny and Walter were creatures of habit. They did the same thing every day. These friends were an unstoppable duo. Well,...
