by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Little Leap Forward is an eight-year-old boy with a great imagination growing up in China. He sees the bees dance and he imagines that his silkworms dance to. He is on the journey to find out who he is. His journey is set in modern day China and Little Leap Forward is...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2009 | Non-Fiction
St. George and Small, the Caldecott Medal-winning team who created So You Want to Be President?, are back with another spirited and witty look at history-this time focusing on the inventors and inventions who have given us lightbulbs, automobiles, and all the other...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2009 | Non-Fiction
So you want to be an explorer? What does it take, you ask? To find out, take a look at Judith St. George and David Small’s witty collection of some of the best explorers the world has ever known.You know Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus, but what about Mary...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2009 | Science Fiction
The daring game of intergalactic chase that thrilled a generation of science fiction readers in Interstellar Pig has started again, and round two is deadly! This sequel to William Sleator’s sly masterpiece takes readers on another hunt for the sinister Piggy,...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2009 | Science Fiction
Sixteen year old Barney is spending a week in a New England beach cottage with his parents. He’s pretty bored until three new neighbors, Zena, Manny and Joe rent the smaller cottage next door. Being a naturally curious guy, Barney wants to get to know the new...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2009 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
Danny first has a feeling that he’s experienced something strange when he’s walking home on a cold, snowy night in Canada. He’s pretty sure it was a large animal. But, what kind of an animal? Danny and his Dad live a solitary, bachelor life since Mom...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2009 | Humor
If you have a young reader who is still learning to read and is having a really hard time finding the right book, I have some good news for you. The wild and crazy Andy Griffiths who writes the Butt books, has written two early readers. This one contains ten short...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“When it happened, Miguel was sent to juvi.” In Juvi he meets Rondell a huge African American whose strength can easily overpower just about anyone and who insists he can read. Rondell loves to hold his Bible and appear to be reading it. He also meets Mong...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2009 | Non-Fiction
If you are only going to buy one book this year, this is the one. This is a heartwarming and inspiring story of Christmas Day in Europe during World War I when the soldiers on both sides spurned their orders to fight and chose to spend some hours sharing peace with...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 27, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Taking the money out of her sock drawer, Aubrey goes to the store to buy corn and beans. Then, she heads back home. It’s pretty quiet there. Her father and sister have died in a automobile accident and now her mother’s grief has taken her off on her own...
