by Barb Langridge | Aug 11, 2010 | Action / Adventure
The girls of the Gallagher Academy are juniors now and the serious side of their schooling is starting to emerge and one of the most difficult questions they never had a test on is who can be trusted? Cammie, the Chameleon, daughter of the head of the Gallagher...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 11, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Twelve year old Addie is very good at getting used to things. She has to be since she lives with her Mommers, an erratic, almost manic-depressive woman, who thinks small and acts big. Mommers isn’t good with men, isn’t good with money, and isn’t good...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 11, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Okay, so the big question is this: is Origami Yoda for real? As in, can this little origami finger puppet Yoda really give advice that will help make this whole surviving middle school thing a little easier? Dwight created Yoda and he’s the kid who has Yoda...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 11, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Not all scientists live where they work, harvest their own subjects, or use information passed down from generation after generation of Inupiaq Eskimos (Alaskan Native peoples) to help learn about the bowhead whale. Arctic whale scientist Craig George is the son of...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 11, 2010 | Action / Adventure
A fascinating adventure story, grounded in American history. As the French and Indian war rages, the two daughters of a British officer prepare to return home. But when Cora, Alice, and the soldiers who guard them are betrayed by their Native American scout, their...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 10, 2010 | Non-Fiction
What is it like to live in the shadow of a mountain called Goddess of the Sky and Goddess Mother of the World? This sacred land between Nepal and Tibet is home to the Sherpa who are known as the Tigers of the Snow “because of their rugged strength and...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 10, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Jan Reynolds went to an island off the coast of Australia to meet the Aborigines. She, two other women and a young girl, set off on a walkabout. When an aborigine is on Walkabout, “the trip becomes a Dream Journey” and the aborigines are connected to the...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 10, 2010 | Non-Fiction
On the gorgeous tropical island of Bali, surrounded by salty ocean water, rice is the crop that has sustained the people for thousands of years and rain water is the magical, spiritual source of the goodness that comes from the heavens to nurture crops and people. A...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 10, 2010 | Picture Book
With cadence of Casey at the Bat ringing in your ears, the bats take the field and the stadium by storm. They’re flying through the air, sliding at the plate and hanging from the rafters. The light in the illustrations is mesmerizing and really draws you into...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 10, 2010 | Picture Book
Boston comes alive with the screaming of the gulls, the shouts of the fish merchants and the “clop of horses’ hooves on stone cobbles.” Elsie is carefree until the sudden death of her Mama. Then, Papa takes her west to Nebraska on a train. Loaded...
