by Barb Langridge | Sep 1, 2010 | Fiction
Thoughtless, selfish stepsisters ring a bell? That’s the lot of Elizabeth in her new life since her mother passed away and she’s trying to find her place. As we meet her on the city streets, Elizabeth is choosing to give her sneakers to a homeless woman...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 1, 2010 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
‘The Rabbits’ offers a rich and immensely valuable perspective on the effect of man on his environment. Visually loaded and told with a passion for truth and understanding, it aims to promote cultural awareness and a sense of caring for the natural...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 1, 2010 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Ty Taggart has always loved skating. But ever since his older brother, Nick, died in combat, Ty has been off his game. He skates recklessly and has lost all interest in the local skating tournament. But when Nick’s best friend, Edwin, pays him a visit, Ty is...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 1, 2010 | Fiction
Stephanie (Svetlana) Grimm is new to Sunny Hill Middle School, and there’s nothing good about being a new student. The kids seem overly nosy and Stephanie…ahem…Svetlana thinks they’re actually spying on her. Even worse, Sandy Cross and her...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 1, 2010 | Fiction
Martha is a talking dog. How she got her amazing ability is revealed at the beginning of this heartwarming book: if she eats alphabet soup every day, she can communicate with the people in her world. As Martha and her human friend Truman watch television one day, a...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 31, 2010 | Picture Book
Newbie is a Rescue Bunny trainee. She has passed the Physical Fitness Test. She has passed the Emergency Rescue Roping Test. She has even passed the Blind Taste Test. Now it’s time for the toughest Rescue Bunny test of all . . . the Field Test! It involves a...
by Maria Lemonnier | Aug 31, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Spring brings Felicity’s tenth birthday and a visit from Grandfather. He gives Felicity a precious gift–a guitar that had belonged to her grandmother. Felicity is so enchanted with the guitar that she disobeys her mother and takes it out of the house to...
by Maria Lemonnier | Aug 29, 2010 | Historical Fiction
For Felicity, 1776 starts off with good news. Her beloved horse, Penny, is going to have a foal! Felicity has one worry–Jiggy Nye. He has been cruel to Penny in the past. Will he be cruel to her again? Soon Felicity has more worries. Her family believes in...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 27, 2010 | Fantasy
What really happens when we go to sleep? Is there a “sandman” who helps us get to sleep? Do our dreams mean anything? Julia’s boyfriend, Griffin, dies in a car accident while driving home from her house. Now that he has become one of the mysterious sandmen who protect...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 27, 2010 | Action / Adventure
Seventeen year old Daiyu is spending her summer working in an employment agency. While attending a fair at the famed St. Louis Arch she purchases an unusual ring and is transported to another time and place, her birthplace of China. She has been recruited to become a...