by Barb Langridge | Nov 5, 2010 | Sports
Tired of his sister getting all the attention during games, Ted Gaddy learns the same move that another successful fullback uses. But will his sister thwart his plan? Illustrations.—from the publisher 64 pages 978-0316738071 ...
by Joanne | Nov 5, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Josefina’s family is in Santa Fe to make an important trade, and Josefina can’t wait to get her first look at American traders. Before their wagon train arrives, Josefina meets a scout named Patrick. Though his American ways seem strange, she can’t...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 5, 2010 | Picture Book
Alexander Anteater is sad because he has no act to perform for the talent show at Alpha Betty’s school.He can’t dance or play the banjo, but he can stand on his hands.With help from his friends Anna Anaconda and Albert Alligator, Alexander is able to do an absolutely...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Fantasy
The king is dead, yet the evil Serpent magic he loosed still threatens the very foundations of the world. The remaining Knights of the Rose strive to repair the damage done to the land and its people, souls unmoored from their bodies, swirling patches of cold evil...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Sports
Since “Title IX” in 1972 and dramatic increase in participation of sports by girls and women, one would think there would be a plethora of sports fiction targeting girls and/or featuring female main characters. My library shelves don’t reflect that....
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Westerns
Published in 1968, True Grit tells the story of 14 year old Mattie Ross on a mission to avenge and bring to justice the outlaw who killed her father. Since she can’t do it alone, she seizes the initiative and hires the one-eyed U.S. Marshal, Rooster Cogburn....
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Fiction
Gentle Houndsley and Catina are very good friends. Catina has decided she wants to be a writer and she gets right to work. When she has seventy four chapters completed, she lets Houndsley read her work. While he reads, she stands next to him watching. “On the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Kate wants to buy Dad a toolbox for his birthday but it costs twenty dollars and she only finds nine dollars in her piggy bank. How can she earn eleven more dollars in time to buy him his gift? She and her friend, Lisa, head off to the ball field to play catch with...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Mona and Joey are fighting over the video game controller just as Joey was about to fight Saw Jaw, when there is a knock at the door. It’s the mailman, Mister Mojoski, and he has mail for both kids. When he sees how excited they are to have gotten Mighty Mojo...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Historical Fiction
It’s the spring of 1850 and Faith and her family are about to set out for California in a covered wagon. Everyone in the family has to leave precious things behind because there just isn’t room in the wagon for everything they want to bring. But Faith is...
