by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2023 | Fantasy
A spellbinding romantic fantasy about a powerful witch who will do anything to escape the remote island she’s being held captive on, including blackmail a notorious, charming pirate who washes up on shore, from debut author Angela Montoya. Rosalinda is trapped on...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2023 | Fantasy
From the acclaimed, mega-bestselling Eoin Colfer comes a joyful, heartwarming Christmas classic-in-the-making: the perfect gift for readers of all ages who believe in the power of hope, kindness, and holiday magic. Eleven-year-old Juniper Lane is thrown into a...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2023 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
From Sarah Hollowell, author of A Dark and Starless Forest, comes a spine-tingling, deliriously creepy YA speculative thriller about two best friends trapped in a corn maze with corpses that look just like them. Best friends and high school seniors Sadie and Logan...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Queer Love. Something Dawn wants, desperately, but does not have. But maybe, if she can capture it, film it, interview the people who have it, queer love will be hers someday. Or, at least, she’ll have made a documentary about it. A documentary that, hopefully,...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2023 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
For fans of Studio Ghibli, artist Seiji Yoshida’s fantastical art book is a perfect gift that transports readers to imaginary houses, each with their own story to tell. A dreamer’s tree house. A mechanic’s cottage. A submerged city. In Houses with a Story, more than...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2023 | Fantasy
Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen. On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2023 | Fantasy
Meet Gumluck the Wizard, the star of a new chapter book series by the inimitable Adam Rex! This is a story about magic, if you like that kind of thing. It is also a story about a ghost with amnesia, an unpopular fairy, an ungrateful little town, and an extremely wise...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
The switcheroo fun of The Parent Trap meets the showbiz spirit of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in this timeless coming-of-age story about family, friendship, and following your dreams. When Shira and Esther first meet, they can hardly believe their eyes. It’s like...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, a refreshingly honest middle-grade debut novel about toxic sibling rivalry, socioeconomic disparity, and dental drama. Max Plink’s life is complicated. Her parents aren’t getting along. The school bullies are...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2023 | Science Fiction
Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this middle-grade novel that has been compared to the work of Jordan Peele and praised as “brilliantly inventive storytelling” by Publishers Weekly. . In the...
