by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Yes, the Time Warp Trio gets even more appealing for reluctant readers in a graphic novel format. Imagine your child wanting to learn about Babylon. Well, Joe, Sam and Fred have lost The Book that enables them to time travel, and they have to go back to ancient...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Short Stories
I am such a strong proponent of short stories for kids who have moved into middle school. They have limited time to read, and they tend to choose the same thing over and over again. A collection like this exposes them to different authors and gives them a chance to...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Fiction
“No wonder she hasn’t been adopted. She’s a mountain of trouble, that Hollis Woods.” Hollis is twelve years old, and she’s been in plenty of foster homes. She keeps “running money” so she can always tell herself she can get away, and she’s an artist. Hollis is about...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Picture Book
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Science Fiction
When you’re learning to read, and you look at those words on the page, they can look really strange. This is the story of Henry P. Baloney who is trying to explain to his teacher why he is late to school. His story uses words from many different languages and also...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Picture Book
It all started one day when Art was supposed to meet his friend at Fifty-Third Street and Fifth Avenue. He wasn’t there. So, his friend asked around, “Seen Art?” He found himself in the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City and was led from room to...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Action / Adventure
This time Joe, Sam and Fred have time-traveled to Antarctica in 1911 and are joining the expedition of Captain Robert F. Scott on his expedition to the South Pole. As always, they must find The Book in this new time to be able to return home. They’re also looking for...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Fiction
Imagine being about to turn thirteen years old and knowing that when you do, your “savvy” will be revealed to you and to those around you. This is exactly the spot where we meet Mibs. Her family, the Beaumonts, all get their “savvy” at age 13. It’s a power that will...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Historical Fiction
We’ve all had the units in school where they talk about the economic, social and political impact of slavery in the history of the U.S. This story is a look at slavery through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Isabel and her young “simple” sister, Ruth. Imagine knowing...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Historical Fiction
It’s the summer of 1793 in Philadelphia, and Mattie Cook has big plans for the family coffeehouse.Her mother has big plans of marrying Mattie off into a wealthy family, but Mattie has her eye on a young man of her own.Fever is spreading throughout Philadelphia and is...
