by Barb Langridge | Oct 14, 2010 | Picture Book
The large and small of it is that Ernest is soooo big he doesn’t fit on the pages of the book. His friendly, hopeful, humorous face might fit in but then there would be no room for those gangly legs. He may be too “large that he can’t fit inside this...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 11, 2010 | Non-Fiction
This is the heart-rendering and inspiring true story of a dirt poor, creative and imaginative African boy who, with old science textbooks and only the junk available, jerry rigged a windmill bringing electricity and water to his village. Overcoming obstacles the...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 11, 2010 | Fantasy
Twelve-year-old Stephanie’s beloved, eccentric Uncle Gordon, a successful horror fiction writer, has suddenly passed away. Among the people who come to pay their respects is an unusual gentleman with the even stranger name of Skulduggery Pleasant, who seems to...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 11, 2010 | Science Fiction
Following close on the heels of her runaway YA hit novel The Compound, S.A. Bodeen has managed to do it again! She continues to write a taut sci-fi thriller that has technology, genetics, medical ethics, moral issues, and a great story. This page-turner will keep even...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 11, 2010 | Picture Book
Eric Rohmann takes this old sweet Scottish poem, written by James Guthrie, and delightfully takes us on a journey from sun up to sun down with a playful family of flying squirrels. His watercolor illustrations give us a squirrel’s eye view of their day. Recommended by...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 10, 2010 | Short Stories
Recent popular fiction subgenres are “dystopian”, a close cousin “post-apocalyptic” and something called “steampunk” fiction. If your curiosity is piqued, take a look at this representative short story anthology. According to the...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 10, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
E. O. Wilson is one of America’s greatest living and best known biologists. Although the book will not win him a third Pulitzer Prize, readers curious about his first attempt at fiction will not be disappointed. The book’s basis is no doubt...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 10, 2010 | Picture Book
Set in the late sixties, early seventies, Busing Brewser tells of two African-American brothers who are to be bused to a school in the white side of town. The older brother Bryan takes the news with the wariness of knowing the trouble he, his brother, and other black...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 10, 2010 | Paranormal
Bruiser is a sharp, potent guzzle of a book. It’s not a sweeping epic kind of story like the Skinjacker Trilogy books. Instead, Bruiser focuses intensely on three characters, their interactions, conversations, and growth. The plot moves forward tentatively, in...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 10, 2010 | Picture Book
Squirrel hears on her radio that because it is January 1, it is a good day to make a New Year’s resolution. Not knowing what a resolution is, Squirrel visits her local library to find out. She then spends the day visiting friends hearing their resolutions while trying...
