by Barb Langridge | Oct 5, 2010 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
Nat, a 12 year old English boy, yearns for a dog of his own. Little does he know what he is in for when he becomes the owner of Woody, the not-quite dog of his dreams, whose scruffy appearance belies his transformational powers. Nat’s home borders on the edge of a...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 5, 2010 | Non-Fiction
With all the recent attention on marine ecosystems, this well-researched book provides insight into the effects of maritime disasters and their wreckage. But, like the ocean itself, there is much more beneath the surface. Part archaeological expedition, part deep-sea...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 4, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Ten-year old George and his little sister, Phoebe, are thrilled to be taking a cruise on the famed ship, the Titanic, with their Aunt Daisy. However, as most young readers know, tragedy awaits and resourceful George must come up with a plan to save family and friends....
by Barb Langridge | Oct 4, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Written in conjunction with The Children’s Museum of Boston, this is a wonderful, jam-packed “Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes.” We begin with a folktale celebrating Chinese New Year and a second tale celebrating The...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 2, 2010 | Fiction
Nineteen-year old Ed Kennedy drives a cab, is failing in love, and has a best friend in his dog until the day he becomes a hero by unwittingly stopping a bank robbery. Suddenly Ed is seen and that’s when the playing cards start coming in the mail to him. It...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 1, 2010 | Fantasy
A bewitching tale for beginning readers, the perfect early chapter book story for Halloween! Wendy is a little witch who is afraid of her mean, bossy witch sisters—until one special Halloween night when she makes a magical discovery: Wendy’s sisters can fly fast,...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 1, 2010 | Action / Adventure
“Holey cheese! Join Geronimo as he returns to the Kingdom of Fantasy in this sequel to the very first Geronimo stilton hardcover adventure! In this 320-page, full-color hardcover adventure, the Queen of the Fairies invites Geronimo back to her fantastical world...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 1, 2010 | Science Fiction
In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn’t want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 1, 2010 | Fiction
Five junior-high school boys are mysteriously called to the Vice Principals’ office. Not so unusual, you think? Though these 5 students– Denton, Wendell, Eddie, Elijah and Bijay (collectively “DWEEB” and the school’s misfits) initially have nothing in common,...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 30, 2010 | Mystery
Lily, Jasper and Katie, central characters from earlier “Pals in Peril” books, find their vacation getaway plans to Moose Tongue Lodge go awry when a priceless diamond necklace owned by a fellow tourist goes missing. A host of heroes from other children’s classics...
