by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2010 | Fantasy
Beautiful gem-like eggs gleam in a nest of gold while the mother dragon rests nearby. Then, one egg tips slightly and begins to roll past the stacks of coins and gold. It’s away and we are following close behind to see it on its way down the hillsides, past the...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2010 | Mystery
Disappearing world-class violin! Mysterious good deeds at school! The Red Blazer Girls are back on the case, as Sister Bernadette hires them to investigate strange things happening at St. Veronica School, like the library’s miraculous weekend renovation! The...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Opening with a watercolor map of the slave states and the free states, this story begins with Johnny on the plantation where he works as a slave carrying water and herding forty cows and being subject to random beatings despite his young age. He has his mule, Nell,...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
If you are looking for a book club, book discussion, or book talk YA title, consider this for your next pick.Sixteen-year-old Matt’s big mouth has got him trouble. He is overheard threatening to blow up the school. Not really, but in the age of terrorism and...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2010 | Fiction
No strangers are allowed on this island by order of the king who wants to keep everything just as it has always been. But his daughter, the princess, yearns to see new places and people. One day words spread across the island that a monster has arisen from the sea....
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
For those girls who are destined to read and love books in the Little House on the Prairie series, this book is a delightful easier cousin. Caroline Rose and Ivy live in more modern times but are drawn again and again to the fun and wonder of their barn’s...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2010 | Fiction
How can Amanda Pig cool off on this very hot day? Father is out in his garden and all of a sudden Amanda is feeling “rain” sprinkling down on her and cooling her off…or is it? Then, Oliver and his friends are building his secret fort and have no...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Agapanthus and her family are headed to the animal shelter to pick out a kitten when a little dog insists on being noticed. Setting down the ginger kitten, Agapanthus goes near the dog’s cage and gets a eyeglasses wash free of charge. Yes, he’s the one. In...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2010 | Humor
Welcome to Snail City, home of Slimey’s Burgers and Gail Snail. There is no fast lane in Snail City…no sirreee, it’s slow, slower and slowest of all. Gail Snail is always the first to arrive at school so they call her “Fast Poke” and...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2010 | Westerns
Told from the point of view of a teenage boy, an unusual stranger with a past and unique skills comes into a valley and gets involved with a rancher family which is threatened by a powerful enemy. Initially, the local ranchers try to band together but, because they...
