by Barb Langridge | Aug 19, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Here is a man with an imagination so large that just “by thinking on it,” he invented calculus and figured out the scientific explanation of gravity. Kathleen Krull presents a portrait of Isaac Newton that will challenge your beliefs about a genius...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 19, 2010 | Picture Book
The story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in Robert Zemeckis’ The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking,...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 19, 2010 | Historical Fiction
It is March, 1775, in Boston.Twelve year-old Daniel Prescott’s family owns a tavern that is being used to house British officers.Despite rising tensions between the colonists and the troops, the Prescotts, like most other Bostonians, consider themselves...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 19, 2010 | Historical Fiction
In 1859 in Savannah, Georgia, the largest slave auction in American history took place. This is the story of fictionalized characters who could have been at the auction as slaves for sale and prospective buyers. It’s one thing to read a date and see the name of...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 19, 2010 | Non-Fiction
What an important book. Everyone hears about how bullying has become such a problem in our children’s lives whether it’s in school, on the bus or on the internet. Here are real life honest stories from kids who have first hand experiences with being...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 19, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Teenager Florrie is outraged and dismayed as she watches the vibrant independent retailers of San Antonio be overwhelmed by the big box stores that make her town look like any other town. She decides to do something about it and becomes an activist encouraging people...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 19, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Eighth grader Marcia Maitak has big problems: she has gained five extra pounds over the summer and she has some pimples that just won’t go away. Alas and alack. But she’s about to get some bigger challenges in life when she finds out she has to do a...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 19, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Allie is trying to adjust to middle school but it seems as though everything is different including her. Her brother is trying to figure out the eighth grade and her father has remarried a woman named Marci. But it’s the side of life she experiences at school...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 19, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Nobody likes the smell of kim chee in Julia Song’s new town except for Patrick. It’s so hard to be different from everyone else especially when you’re in middle school. So, imagine the uncomfortable feelings of Julia, the only Korean-American in the...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 19, 2010 | Picture Book
1775 was a challenging year for General George Washington. His troops were young, untrained and in need of guns and cannon. They could hardly face down such a great foe as the British Army. Faced with many obstacles, Washington had doubts about the possibilities of...
