by Barb Langridge | Jan 26, 2011 | Non-Fiction
“A brief, first-person text and full-page photographs follow the birth and growth of a litter of kittens in this simple, appealing documentary. A little girl watches her aunt’s cat, Cleo, as she gives birth and cares for her kittens; eventually, the girl...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 25, 2011 | Paranormal
Kyle’s on the ballot for Prom King – no surprise since he’s the best-looking guy at school. But someone looks past the handsome surface to see his shallow, uncaring soul, and is going to make him pay for every insult. When Kendra (that new girl with crooked teeth and...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 25, 2011 | Humor
What was it George Washington is supposed to have said, “I cannot tell a lie?” Well, Kevin Spencer could have instructed the fine first president on the importance of, the value of and the knack for telling great lies. At the ripe old age of somewhere in...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 25, 2011 | Historical Fiction
At the brink of the American Revolution, Prudence Emerson finds her friends and neighbors turning against her and her family, who remain loyal to the British King. The drama of the American Revolution is brought to life through the eyes of a Prudence Emerson, who...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 24, 2011 | Picture Book
Ever since he was a baby, Becan’s only worry has been his big feet – until his widowed father remarries. His new stepmother and her three daughters feed him crusts of bread and banish him to work in the fields. So Becan runs away. With the help of his only...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 24, 2011 | Action / Adventure
On New Year’s Day, Cal is chased down the street by a staggering, sick man with a deadly warning…”They killed your father. They’ll kill you. You must survive for the next 365 days.”–from the publisher ********** On New Year’s...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 23, 2011 | Science Fiction
This is the first in a new series for teens by Kathy Reichs, author of the adult mystery series about Temperance Brennan and the thematic source for the TV program Bones. The main character is Tory Brennan, age 14, who has moved to an island off Charleston, South...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 23, 2011 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
This is a book about four boys who are not enthralled with school. One of the boys, Tommy, is missing, which ordinarily wouldn’t be an issue except for what happened in Mr. Haberman’s English class. Mr. Haberman brings in a large blue barrel and asks...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 23, 2011 | Fantasy
Sam, a sarcastic but well-meaning college dropout, is satisfied flipping burgers for a living alongside his close friends until, one day, a menacing necromancer named Douglas reveals Sam’s hidden powers. Sam discovers that he is unwittingly invading Douglas’...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 23, 2011 | Action / Adventure
There are several characters in the book and each chapter tells about one of the characters from another character’s perspective. The characters are participating in a role-playing action game called Spray. Each character is an assassin and the object is to spray...
