by Barb Langridge | Aug 23, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Eleven year old Mitch is on the brink of his long-awaited summer vacation of movies and hanging out, when his parents announce he’s headed to the relatives and the depths of rural Louisiana. This means eight weeks with these cousins, aunts and uncles who wear...
by Maria Lemonnier | Aug 22, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Molly and her family face a disappointing Christmas. Dad is off at war in England, Molly’s grandparents can’t come for the holidays, and it looks like there won’t be many exciting presents. Worst of all, the family hasn’t heard from Dad for a...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 22, 2010 | Action / Adventure
An alley cat chosen as a familiar by a young magician? If it helps him escape from a bounty hunter, then being a familiar is fine with Aldwyn. He feels a mysterious bond with Jack from the start, but what will happen when Jack discovers that his new cat-friend has no...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 20, 2010 | Fiction
Kyle is on top of the world as he bikes home from the art contest where his own work has just won a prize. Spotting a car pulled over to the side of the road with a woman who looks in need of help, he stops pedaling and offers to help. But no sooner does he reach into...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 20, 2010 | Non-Fiction
What did a microbe ever do for you? Plenty it turns out. This highly informative book takes a look at how microbes play a role in so many things in our lives. We would not have cheese, bread, or chocolate if we didn’t have microbes working for us. For that...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 20, 2010 | Non-Fiction
What a difference Title IX has made in the lives of our girls and young women. But change that wide reaching does not happen without struggle and determination. This book traces the path that eventually led to the creation of this society changing legislation. We...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 20, 2010 | Historical Fiction
It’s World War II and Chinese Cinderella has been forced to leave her home and her father after she has a bitter disagreement with her stepmother. She finds herself taken in by Grandma Wu who works for the Secret Dragon Society. Chinese Cinderella finds herself...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 20, 2010 | Non-Fiction
In 1995 the submarine H.L. Hunley was carefully raised from the bottom of the Charleston, South Carolina harbor. The submarine had been used against the Union ships that were creating a blockade of southern ports during the Civil War. This is an exploration of how the...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 20, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
It’s the 1930’s in Kentucky and the Great Depression is stealing hopes and dreams. Twelve year old Artie Wilson lives on a farm in the hill country and does her part to help her family survive the difficult times. Artie dreams of leaving her farm, of...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 20, 2010 | Historical Fiction
It’s the year 1159 and a Spanish Jew named Benjamin Tudela is embarking on a fourteen year journey across Europe and into the Middle East. Along the way we have the thrill of experiencing the world during this time period visiting Jews living in precarious...
