by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Historical Fiction
María Rosalía is a Mestizo servant in a Spanish home. Orphaned years ago, she and her brother Domingo work on a ranch run by the stern Señor Medina. María’s writing captures the intense tradition and culture of the Spanish as she observes the war that Alta...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Guess what — Gary Paulsen was being kind to Brian. In Guts, Gary tells the real stories behind the Brian books, the stories of the adventures that inspired him to write Brian Robeson’s story: working as an emergency volunteer; the death that inspired the...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Fiction
Waggy dog, shaggy dog, doggies in a bunch. Floppy dog, sloppy dog, doggies eating lunch. Kids will love this bouncy, colorful book, bursting with every kind of dog imaginable! —from the publisher 32 pages 978-0679864431 ...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Action / Adventure
Seventeen-year-old, trail-wise Danny Pickett and his father live off nature’s bounty. They fish, hunt and run a trap line. The father and son live a clean air, simple existence–no materialism or keeping up with the Jones’s. Back to nature? Dad and...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Non-Fiction
In 1996, Lance Armstrong and Major Taylor were inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall Of Fame. Major who? Before Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis, and Jack Johnson, there was the African-American Major Taylor.Bursting unto the cycling circuit in 1894, the explosive,...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Picture Book
The Family Book celebrates the love we feel for our families and all the different varieties they come in. Whether you have two moms or two dads, a big family or a small family, a clean family or a messy one, Todd Parr assures readers that no matter what kind of...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Picture Book
We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For twenty-five years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. —-from the publisher Celebrate 30 wonderful years of We’re...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Humor
Harold Schernoff, fourteen-year-old science whiz and social outcast, has a theory to solve every problem, from dating to dealing with bullies, to making money, to playing sports, to buying a car when you’re underage. Want to learn to ski? Try: Mass x acceleration x...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2011 | Science Fiction
Andrew, “Ender”, Wiggin is the third among a family of child geniuses.Bred to save mankind from the possible next attack of an alien race, called the “Buggers,” Ender and his siblings were carefully monitored to determine if any of them would be long hoped for...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2011 | Short Stories
Mary Ann Hoberman and Michael Emberley have added Aesop’s fables to their bestselling and award-winning series! Rediscover familiar tales and find new favorites in this irresistible fifth YOU READ TO ME collaboration. These stories of classic characters-from...
