by Mike Costanzo | Dec 1, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Liza, Eddie, Melody, and Howie (the Bailey School kids) get rid of their third grade teacher Mrs. Deedee after only three weeks by putting shaving cream in her desk, then get a new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers. Mrs. Jeepers has a strange accent and wears an unusual green...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2009 | Action / Adventure
“The soldier looked down at him, steadied his boots in the mud, and with a grunt, pushed the steel hard into Jack’s neck.” Thank goodness it was only Point of Departure, a video game. But, Jack is about to learn that his father is deeply involved in...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2009 | Mystery
Cameryn’s ex-boyfriend is back . . . and ready to kill! Cameryn had thought she was in love with him. He was smart, strong, and would do anything for her—even kill. Kyle O’Neil disappeared after his first attempt on Cameryn’s life at the end of The Angel of Death. Now...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2009 | Mystery
Seventeen year old Cameryn Mahoney works as the assistant to her father, the county coroner of Silverton, Colorado. But if that’s not hard enough, her long-lost mother has made a surprise return to Cameryn’s life. When her mother picks up a mysterious young...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2009 | Mystery
Being a coroner’s assistant means that Cameryn has seen more gore than your average seventeen-year-old. But even Cammie is shocked when Kyle O’Neil, the most popular guy in school, discovers the gruesome corpse of their English teacher murdered in his own bed. As...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2009 | Mystery
Fascinated by forensics, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney persuades her father, the county coroner in sleepy Silverton, CO, to take her on as his assistant. But she never expects her first case to involve the death of a friend! Rachel Geller, a beautiful young...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2009 | Picture Book
One of the cutest dogs you’ve ever seen is Weezer. He’s an ordinary fellow who knows the good things in life are barking at the clock and chewing on toys. Then, one day lightning strikes and he is a changed dog. He sets forth to make the world a better...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2009 | Picture Book
If you’re a purist who loves the real Peter Pan with the richness of its writing, you may not be thrilled to hear that Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have decided to make a picture book out of it for Disney. Sigh. But, if you enjoy just about everything Dave...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2009 | Action / Adventure
“The man across the street is a spook for Israeli intelligence. A spook? ask Angela and Quest. A Spy is the answer. . Oh sure. How do you know he’s a spook? I studied his dossier comes Boone’s answer. I used to work for the Central Intelligence Agency....
by Barb Langridge | Nov 30, 2009 | Picture Book
Booming with courage, strength and an indomitable spirit, this book tells the story of how Sojourner Truth found her voice and spoke out against slavery and the oppression of women throughout her lifetime. She began as the ninth child in a family of slaves and grew...