by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2010 | Fiction
Harry Houdini Marco can’t do a lot of things right.But one day, after helping an elderly gentleman, he receives a mysterious bottle with something very special inside as a reward and with careful instructions as to how to use it.This is a magical story. 186...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2010 | Historical Fiction
The year is 1907. Thirteen-year-old Anna has been running the household and caring for her brother, Matti, age 9, since her mother passed away the year before. Longing to be able to return to school, Anna, together with her brother, try to find a new wife for her...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Eleven-year-old Noi loves watching her grandmother paint the silk umbrellas they will sell at the market in their Thai village. She is thrilled when Kun Ya allows her to paint her own pictures. However, father no longer has his land to farm as it has all been sold for...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
In this companion novel to No More Nice and No More Nasty, 12-year-old Parker has to stay with Great-Aunt Matilda and Great-Uncle Philbert on their farm while his parents travel around the world. How will he survive in a place with no TV, no internet, no electricity,...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Unconventional Great-Aunt-Mathilda is back in her great-nephew’s life and this time she has left the farm and shown up as his substitute math teacher. The first math teacher was harassed so much by the students that she quit. Now it’s Great-Aunt...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
When Simon is sent to live on his Great-Aunt Matilda and Great-Uncle Philbert’s farm, he quickly discovers they are not what he expected. I mean who would ever expect to be taught how to burp by your elderly relatives? Talk about unconventional. By the time his...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2010 | Fantasy
In the land of Eldearth, evil forces are invading, and the elderly Keeper of the Light is no longer strong enough to keep them away. Princess Arenelle has strong magical talent, and wants to set out on the quest to become the next Keeper–but she is a girl and...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2010 | Fantasy
Igraine is a princess, but she’s not your typical princess. She has always dreamed of being a knight. She also does not have the magical talents shared by her royal parents and older brother. In fact life is pretty humdrum even in a world where her parents are...
by Barb Langridge | May 8, 2010 | Picture Book
Who will win? Shark or Train? The wordless opening pages show two boys playing with their toys; a shark and a train. Turn the page and the adventure begins. Each page depicts a contest in which the reader sees which adversary will take the “gold.” A contest involving...
by Barb Langridge | May 8, 2010 | Fantasy
Eleven-year-old Seth and and his thirteen-year -old sister, Kendra have been sent on a mandatory vacation to visit their estranged grandparents while their parents are away on a cruise. Shortly after arriving at their grandparents’ home, they discover that the place...
