by Barb Langridge | Sep 4, 2009 | Mystery
Winner of the 2010 Newbery Medal “I am coming to save the life of your friend and my own.” Sixth-grader Miranda starts finding these strange messages. Who is sending them to her? What do they mean? What happened to the extra key to the apartment? Miranda...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 4, 2009 | Humor
Imagine waking up to the tickling of a horse’s whiskers. That’s what happens to Kate as she opens her eyes at the beginning of this story. Her mischievous friend, a horse named Cocoa, has decided to come in to explore the house. Most of all he’s looking for something...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 4, 2009 | Humor
“Tony, do your homework,” his mother yells up. Tony is very busy reading a comic book and somehow he just never gets around to doing that homework before he turns out the light to fall asleep. Now, his school supplies are another story. His pencil,...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 4, 2009 | Fiction
This is a masterpiece. Slowly, gently and with great craftsmanship, master storyteller, Kate DiCamillo, weaves this tale of a young boy, Peter, who wonders if his sister, Adele, is still alive. Is it possible? Is it possible for a magician to conjure up a real...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 4, 2009 | Picture Book
Birdie dreams of wearing her mother’s shoes. Her crocodile pumps. Her strappy sandals. Her open toed summer shoes. If she could wear those shoes, she’d feel like a glamorous movie star or even a princess. But when she finally gets a chance to put those...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 31, 2009 | TV Appearances
Curl up with your child and a book and you have instant quality time. Barb Langridge has the latest books that will fire up the imagination of any...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 28, 2009 | Fantasy
Nothing’s more magical than going down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass with Alice. There, in worlds unlike any other ever created, conventional logic is turned upside down and wrong-way round to enchanting effect. Children will love reading Carroll’s...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 20, 2009 | Fantasy
How far will Rose go to keep her promise? The recent Strigoi attack at St. Vladimir’s Academy was the deadliest ever in the school’s history, claiming the lives of Moroi students, teachers, and guardians alike. Even worse, the Strigoi took some of their victims with...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 19, 2009 | Fantasy
“In this fourth novel in the Earthsea series, we rejoin the young priestess the Tenar and powerful wizard Ged. Years before, they had helped each other at a time of darkness and danger. Together, they shared an adventure like no other. Tenar has since embraced...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 14, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Set in a richly rendered 15th century Paris, Victor Hugo’s powerful drama focuses on a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda, the two men (including an obsessed and manipulative priest) who love her, and the pitiful hunchback Quasimodo who tries to save her. With...
