by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“It’s still true… That’s the first thing James Tillerman says to his sister Dicey every morning. It’s still true that their mother has abandoned the four Tillerman children somewhere in the middle of Connecticut. It’s still true...
by Barb Langridge | May 15, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. Although gifted with a superbly...
by Barb Langridge | May 15, 2009 | Historical Fiction
“Few have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet in Austen’s beloved classic Pride and Prejudice. When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is...
by Barb Langridge | May 14, 2009 | Humor
“Poor Sally and her brother. It’s cold and wet and they’re stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr....
by Barb Langridge | May 14, 2009 | Picture Book
“Dr. Seuss creates another timeless picture-book classic with The Sneetches and Other Stories. Are you a Star-Belly Sneetch or a Plain-Belly Sneetch? This delightful book contains four tales with deliciously subtle takes on how silly it is to be, well, silly....
by Barb Langridge | May 14, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“Benjie can stop using heroin anytime he wants to. He just doesn’t want to yet. Why would he want to give up something that makes him feel so good, so relaxed, so tuned-out? As Benjie sees it, there’s nothing much to tune in for. School is a waste of...
by Barb Langridge | May 14, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“After dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his wife and two small boys crawl through. So begins life in the United States for many people every day. And so begins this collection of twelve autobiographical stories by...
by Barb Langridge | May 14, 2009 | Historical Fiction
“An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peace is timeless in its description of adolescence during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to the second world war. Set at a boys boarding school in New England...
by Barb Langridge | May 12, 2009 | Fantasy
Weetzie Bat, age 23, is in love with the idea of Los Angeles in the time of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and Jayne Mansfield with its palm trees and roller skating waitresses. She sews fringe onto her mini skirts to show solidarity with the Native Americans and sports...
by Barb Langridge | May 12, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Writing from an institution, sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield, describes the events that have led to his exhaustion and emotional breakdown. Caulfield has just been expelled from his Pennsylvania prep school, the Pencey Preparatory Academy. Instead of going home in...
