by Barb Langridge | Dec 2, 2010 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Fourth grader Sakura Kinomoto finds a strange book in her father’s library — a book made by the wizard Clow to store dangerous spirits sealed within a set of magical cards. But when Sakura opens it up, there is nothing left inside but Kero-chan, the...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 2, 2010 | Picture Book
Babies can discover the exciting world of tractors with this fun touch and feel book. From chunky tires to spiky straw, there are all kinds of textures to explore in this safe, sturdy book that encourages preschool learning. The durability of this board book ensures...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 2, 2010 | Historical Fiction
“When the Hessians had marched away and out of sight, Jacob Heather began to cry. There Was Saul Clamberham’s body swaying in the soft wind….”During the American Revolutionary War, the British hired German mercenaries called Hessians. One day...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 2, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Henry lives in an amazing house with a limitless number of rooms and an uncounted number of guests. Each morning when he wakes up, he goes exploring with his dog, Mothball, his cat, Fishsticks, and the caretaker, Jaggers.He never knows what he’s going to find!In...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 1, 2010 | Historical Fiction
You choose your own story in this interactive adventure set in the Wild West of 1876. You’re a young man just leaving home for the first time. Will you try to strike it rich searching for gold? Will you try to keep the peace as a sheriff’s deputy? Or will...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 1, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
In the third book of the trilogy that includes Crank and Glass, author Ellen Hopkins returns to Kristina Snow’s story of drug abuse and reveals what Kristina’s children have had to suffer.Told in poetry by the children: Hunter, Autumn, and Summer, and the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2010 | Historical Fiction
In the early 20th century, the Greenwood area of Tulsa, Oklahoma was known as America’s “Black Wall Street.” After the race riot of 1921, it no longer existed. 1921 would be a coming-of-age year for white, dirt poor, fifteen-year-old Noble (Nobe)...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2010 | Humor
There are several reasons second-grader Andrew Marcus wants freckles: if he had enough, his mother wouldn’t know if he had washed his neck, so he wouldn’t be late for school, and school wouldn’t be so bad if he could count all those freckles when he...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2010 | Historical Fiction
This charming book is more than just another Thanksgiving title. As a young girl excitedly awaits the arrival of her six seafaring uncles for the holiday, she asks her mother to tell her about each one and relate stories of earlier family gatherings. Mother happily...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Eleven-year-old Tyler Paquette’s family is facing a dilemma. Tyler’s father was seriously injured when the tractor he was riding overturned, pinning him underneath; in fact, if Tyler had not been there to call 911, he might not have survived. As it is, he is unable to...
