by Barb Langridge | Mar 9, 2024 | Picture Book
Ursula finds confidence in seeing the world her own way in another innovative, flipped-format picture book from Caldecott Honoree and Geisel Award winner Corey R. Tabor. Ursula is a happy catfish, swimming through a shimmering river with weeds waving above and a sky...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 9, 2024 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
When Jack’s P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is happy about it. Jack is grieving the loss of Joseph, his foster brother, and adjusting to his role as big brother to Jupiter, Joseph’s orphaned daughter. Dealing...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 8, 2024 | Mystery
12-year-old Alice has a hard time making friends. Maybe it’s because she works in a funeral home and receives messages from the dead. While the kids at school taunt her and call her “Alice in Zombieland,” Alice England finds refuge at her father’s funeral...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 8, 2024 | Mystery
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder meets Knives Out in this haunting YA thriller. To redeem herself, true crime TikToker Amanda Pruitt spends the summer in Colorado investigating a murder that seems open and shut. But when two crimes—one past, one present—intertwine,...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 8, 2024 | Mystery
The sequel to Ripley Jones’s unforgettable YA thriller Missing Clarissa, The Other Lola is about what happens when the people you love the most are the people you can trust the least. In the months after Cam and Blair broke their small hometown’s legendary...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 8, 2024 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Go on a magical journey with this quirky, young reader’s graphic novel about a boy who sprouts a unicorn horn and uses his newfound powers to help those in need! The first few years of Brian Reyes’ life were unremarkable―nothing weird about this kid, no sir....
by Barb Langridge | Mar 8, 2024 | Picture Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rabbit Listened, a story of learning to stay true to yourself, rather than what others want you to be. Riley made a paper airplane and couldn’t wait to let it soar. But just before the plane could take off—SQUAWK. An...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 8, 2024 | Mystery
Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of America’s justice system, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Samira Ahmed. As fireworks pop off at a rowdy Fourth of July bonfire party, an explosion off the...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 8, 2024 | Mystery
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a raw, heart-wrenching novel about a teenager facing down her struggles with alcohol—and the journey she must take to heal. Everyone in fifteen-year-old Bella’s life needs something from her. Her...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 8, 2024 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Two Muslim teens in Texas fight for access to abortion while one harbors a painful secret in this funny and heartfelt near-future speculative novel perfect for fans of Unpregnant. In a not-too-distant America, abortions are prosecuted and the right to choose is no...
