by Barb Langridge | Jul 22, 2010 | Fantasy
Knights of the Rose weave the Young God’s magic into glass, keeping evil at bay in the land of Lys. Gereint has often watched the Knights and their talent-seekers pass by his mother’s farm, never allowed to be tested by them for magic skill, never knowing who his...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 22, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
The four Casson children, whose mother, Eve, is a fine-arts painter, have all been given the names of paint colors. Cadmium (Caddy), is the eldest; then Saffron (Saffy); Indigo, the only boy; and Rose, the youngest. When Saffy discovers quite by accident that she has...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 22, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
1946 Newbery Medal Winner The land was theirs, but so were its hardships Strawberries — big, ripe, and juicy. Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start picking them. But her family has just moved to the Florida backwoods, and they haven′t even begun...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 22, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Winner of the 1928 Newbery Medal “Writing out of his own experience as a boy in India, Dhan Gopal Mukerji tells how Gay Neck’s master sent his prized pigeon to serve in Word War I, and of how, because of his exceptional training and his brave heart, Gay...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 21, 2010 | Fiction
The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty Birney is a unique reading treat that I have yet to see any 3rd, 4th or 5th grader NOT like, boy or girl. It’s 1923 and twelve year old Eben McAllister is inspired by a book gifted to him at the beginning of summer...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2010 | Action / Adventure
This first book in a projected series introduces 10-year old Nathaniel Fludd, as he is receiving the news that his parents, whom he has not seen in three years, have been reported lost at sea after their airship crashed on the ice near the North Pole.Nate is packed...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2010 | Action / Adventure
This second book in the Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series continues the story of 10-year old Nathaniel, as he attempts to master the family profession of beastologist. In the first book Nathaniel has received word that his parents are missing and presumed lost at...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2010 | Non-Fiction
This book would be a wonderful read-aloud to hook younger students (ages 5, 6, 7) at the beginning of a unit about oceans and ocean life.It would also be useful with a unit on biographies with young independent readers.Readers follow the life of undersea explorer...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2010 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
Jim and Sal have moved to Minerva Hall because their father is going to be the new groundskeeper there. Jim’s excited for the new beginning and glad for the change because after their mother’s death, their father was not the same unless he was gardening. Then,...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2010 | Fiction
A touching story of hope woven through a plot of human and animal abandonment, all in search of another to walk with them through life.A small, pampered pooch, Tango, is lost at sea, and separated from his Manhattan lifestyle. Barely alive, he is found on a beach and...
