by Barb Langridge | Feb 12, 2008 | Action / Adventure
“I have never been a brave mouse… but lately, my fears were taking over my life! Soon I was too afraid even to leave my mousehole. That’s when Thea and Trap decided to cure me. They dragged me away on an airplane (I’m afraid of flying!) all the...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 9, 2008 | Action / Adventure
“I was on my way ’round the world to Mouse Everest! The trip was long and dangerous. I almost froze my tail off on the way. And then I was kidnapped by the Abominable Snowman! Yes, it was truly an amazing adventure….”–from the publisher...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 8, 2008 | Action / Adventure
Who Is Geronimo Stilton? That’s me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure. Here on Mouse Island, my books are all best-sellers! What’s that? You’ve never read one? Well, my books are full of fun. They are...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2008 | Action / Adventure
“I’m off to Egypt! I climbed onboard a crabby old camel that would take me across the desert to the Great Cheese Pyramid. There, among mummies and hieroglyphics, I would learn the secret of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient Mouse...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2008 | Action / Adventure
“The Case of Curlypaw Cannycat’s Castle I was lost in a dark, spooky forest! Until I stumbled upon Curlypaw Cannycat’s Castle. The castle was completely empty, or so I thought. But I quickly discovered that it was haunted – by cats! Let me tell...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 16, 2007 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“Everyone on the rez calls me a retard about twice a day. They call me a retard when they are pantsing me or stuffing my head in the toilet or just smacking me upside the head.” “Do you know what happens to retards on the rez? “We get beat...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 17, 2007 | Science Fiction
Hot on the heels of the blockbuster film comes a version of H.G. Wells’ chilling tale of alien invasion that every child can enjoy. It begins as the sky lights up with bright cylinders from Mars that look like falling stars—and continues as the Martians emerge from...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 16, 2007 | Action / Adventure
A shipwreck. A sole survivor, stranded on a deserted island. What could be more appealing to children than Robinson Crusoe’s amazing adventure? Set in the 17th century, and unfolding over a 30-year period, it offers plenty of suspense and everyday detail about how...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 9, 2007 | Historical Fiction
Twelve-year-old Sumiko feels her life has been made up of two parts: before Pearl Harbor and after it. The good part and the bad part. Raised on a flower farm in California, Sumiko is used to being the only Japanese girl in her class. Even when the other kids tease...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 3, 2007 | Historical Fiction
Dickens’ timeless novel transports young readers to a colorful Victorian England filled with mistreated orphans, grim workhouses, and gangs of thieving children. The hero finds himself in dire circumstances after he dares to beg for more food in the orphanage....
