by Barb Langridge | Sep 12, 2010 | Picture Book
“I am having a baby” announced Samuel for their Monday morning show and tell. “You can’t, you’re a boy”, a classmate in Mr. McDonald’s room, spoke up. Soon everyone in the class was having something. From twins to triplets to puppies to dinosaurs, the children were...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 12, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Shoogy left home in a hurry and had to come back for the box of jeans that someone left out front for her. She just couldn’t take the inauthenticity of her life in her parents’ world. When she left, she found her way to a pair of eyes that had intrigued...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 12, 2010 | Sports
Two sisters, one starting high school and one going into the eighth grade have just moved into a new town and a new school and are trying to find their niches. Savvy, age 13, stands six foot two inches and is a talented basketball player. When she arrives on the scene...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 12, 2010 | Non-Fiction
The subtitle is “How to make it, save it, and spend it.” Get ready to take some quizzes to find out what your money style is, what kind of shopper you are and all about spending sprees. Have you ever talked to your daughter about how much money she has now...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 12, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Where can you find a friend? How do you start your first conversation? How do you approach a group of people? Can you practice this at home? Can you be friends with everyone or should you look for those special people that just seem right for you? What are the...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 12, 2010 | Non-Fiction
This is my go-to book for young girls when someone asks for a book on puberty. You want the facts but not too much information and this one has a nice balance. We aThere looking at the body and all of its important parts from hands to breasts to the private areas and...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 12, 2010 | Non-Fiction
The subtitle is “A Girl’s Guide to Feeling Safe and Having Fun.” So, are you “Daring Daisy” or “Reliable Rose” or “Panicky Petunia?” Take a quiz and think about some situations of “crisis” and pick the...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 12, 2010 | Non-Fiction
The subtitle is Eating Right, Being Strong, and Feeling Great. So, do you eat when you’re bored? Eat on the run? Do you know the food pyramid and which foods you should be eating more of during the day? Can you read and understand the nutrition label on a...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 12, 2010 | Non-Fiction
The subtitle is “How to have fun with fashion, shop smart, and let your personal style shine through.” Oh, here’s a good question to ask your daughter or your best friend…what’s the difference between fashion and style? Are you the kind...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 12, 2010 | Non-Fiction
The subtitle for this one is “Dealing with Bullies and Bossiness, and Finding a Better Way.” We begin with a quiz about what is bullying and what is not bullying. Great way to define when someone is being a bully. Gossiping, teasing, embarrassing someone,...
