by Barb Langridge | Dec 24, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Ally is moving back to the same school where she used to be one of the popular girls — before her family fled town after her father had lost a lot of money for the rich families they were friends with. Now, she is ostracized by her former friends as one of the...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 23, 2010 | Mystery
Misty Gordon isn’t what you’d call a typical girl. Living in the creaky old New England town of Ashcrumb, she sticks out like a sore thumb at school because of her eccentric family’s D.E.A.D. (Deceased’s Estate and Antique Dealer) shop and her hand-me-down clothes....
by Barb Langridge | Dec 23, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Eileen Spinelli is at it again with a poignant and charming new tale! Written in gentle verse, The Dancing Pancake is told from the point of view of spunky Bindi, only child and reader extraordinaire. Her comfy normal life is quickly turned askew when her parents...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 23, 2010 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Naruto is an aspiring ninja with a nine-tailed demon fox trapped inside his body. His impulsive, attention grabbing, devil-may-care attitude belies his determination to become the greatest ninja of all time. Along with other adepts, he proceeds on a series of...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 23, 2010 | Short Stories
Oh, what a little gem and what a terrific read aloud. Here is a little book with three small stories and an enormous amount of wisdom. Sometimes you wonder how you can get the big ideas of life across to children in a way they will hear them, understand them and...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 23, 2010 | Picture Book
Yuki is excited as she rides her bike to Grandma’s house because she has important news: her mother says she is now big enough to ride home by herself. But there are many things to do before evening comes. Yuki loves feeding turnip leaves to the koi in...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 23, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Clementine is excited but also apprehensive about her turn as “Friend of the Week” in her third grade class. She worries that her classmates might not be able to come up with enough nice comments for her “Friend of the Week” booklet. The story revolves around...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 22, 2010 | Fantasy
Goldie has never liked being chained up, and she can’t wait until Separation Day when her chains will be broken. After an unfortunate disaster occurs and her separation is pushed back, Goldie decides to cut her own chains and run away. The only place that Goldie can...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 22, 2010 | Humor
What if your pet could talk? Zane can talk not only to his dog, but he can communicate with all kinds of animals. The third book of the Cyberia series grants Zane another chance to stop Dr. Gristle from committing acts of unheard-of animal cruelty. In order to keep...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 22, 2010 | Historical Fiction
When ten-year-old Rebecca Randall leaves Sunnybrook Farm to go and live with her aunts, Miranda and Jane, in Riverboro neither she nor her aunts know quite what to expect. And with Rebecca around it’s usually the unexpected that happens anyway. In fact it is...
