by Barb Langridge | Jan 31, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
The four Hartford boys are excited about their new across-the-river neighbors, until they discover their new neighbors are three girls. Josh & Jake (11), Wally (9), and Peter (7) were really hoping for a group of boys their age to move in so they could be best...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 30, 2011 | Science Fiction
Reynie Muldoon is an orphan – a gifted orphan – and he has decided to see what special opportunities are possible through the ad he’s seen in the newspaper. He and many other children show up to take the tests. These are very unusual tests, and they...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 29, 2011 | Picture Book
Just get your tissue box out now. When the puppy comes to live with Harry, he is as hoppy as a grasshopper so that’s what they name him: Hopper. Harry and Hopper grow up together and their bond and their love just grow and grow.and come beaming off each page....
by Barb Langridge | Jan 29, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Wars obviously have an enormous impact on those who fight them. What about war’s effect on the people back home? How does war change and define their lives, and how does this affected populace, in turn, shape American society? Through the copious use of primary...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 29, 2011 | Picture Book
I went walking. What did you see? I saw a black cat Looking at me. These catchy stanzas frolic through the Australian author Sue Williams’s simple, funny read-aloud picture book that tracks a crazy-haired boy’s stroll through the countryside. The boy sees a black cat,...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 29, 2011 | Picture Book
Ma has made a dozen delicious cookies. It should be plenty for her two children. But then the doorbell rings – and rings and rings. Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made.—from the publisher 24 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 29, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Susanna Fairchild and her family are on board a ship sailing from New York to the West, where they plan to start a new life in Oregon. But tragedy strikes when Susanna’s mother is lost to the sea. Hearing stories of great wealth, Susanna’s physician father...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 29, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Alone. Francis Tucket now feels more confident that he can handle almost anything. A year ago, on the wagon train, he was kidnapped from his family by a Pawnee hunting party. Then he escaped with the help of the mountain man, Mr. Grimes. Now that he and Mr. Grimes...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 29, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
It’s time for Halloween on Island Avenue, giving more excuses for the three Malloy sisters to compete against the four Hartford brothers for the best prank. Caroline, aged 8, plays a princess in the school play with her rival, Wally, aged 9. On top of that, the...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 29, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Get ready! The Hartford boys and the Malloy girls are at it again. One group will surely come out to be the best. Or will they?Love is in the air around Valentine’s Day, and Cupid has struck both Beth Malloy and Josh Hartford. As an ultimate no-no, they try to...
