by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Here at his new school, with his new friends, Jerry Flack is shedding his former dorky image and feeling better about himself — almost normal, even. So when he first thinks about running for class president, it seems like a great idea. But before Jerry can even...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Fiction
Sixth-grader, Jerry Flack, sees the chance to cast off his dorky image as he moves into a new town and a new school. He’s ready for the new, cool Jerry Flack to arrive on the scene. Off he goes to begin middle school believing that his changed appearance can...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Peter Hacher’s life is made miserable by his younger brother, Fudge. In his family, everything is about keeping Fudge happy and Peter ends up being given the task of entertaining him and keeping him on an even keel. Fudge is a real cutie but when he gets hold of...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Action / Adventure
It’s 2057 and fourteen-year-old Cory Pierce has had enough of this prison camp run by the Confederated Consolidation of Republics (CCF). He’s going to figure out how to escape and once he’s out he’s going to come back to free all the other kids...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Humor
Horrid Henry is a horrible boy. As we meet him he is determined to win the reading contest so he can go to an amusement park. He hates to read. He never reads. He puts off reading until the day before the contest ends and then steals his brothers annotations and makes...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Humor
Oh, gross! Ten year old Billy has to eat 15 worms in 15 days. How would you like your worms? Ketchup? Mustard, anyone? Why would anyone want to eat worms? Well, in this case there’s a prize of $50.00 for a brand new min-bike waiting at the other end of this...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Science Fiction
It sounds like a fairy tale. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classical educations. Raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother — a princess in exile from a faraway land —...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Picture Book
Glenda and Horace Pork-Fowler have an invitation to spend a weekend at Mr. Hunter’s Inn. They plan to eat, eat and eat some more but when they arrive oddly enough there is no one there. Hmm..well, there is plenty of gourmet food and their only regret is that...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Picture Book
According to this story, during World War II, the Jewish people of Denmark were ordered by the Naxis to wear a yellow star on their clothing. Legend has it that King of Denmark, King Christian X, struggled with how to deal with this inhumane command. Then, in keeping...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Picture Book
A small rabbit watches as one after another the animals of the forest are carried off by the Terrible Things. This is a story that teaches children the importance of standing up for what they believe and being willing to be a lone voice for what they believe is right....
