by Barb Langridge | Jun 7, 2023 | Fantasy
Wings of Fire meets The Hunger Games in this debut contemporary middle grade fantasy stand-alone about thirteen-year-old Cassidy Drake, who enters the dangerous Great Texas Dragon Race to save her family’s dragon sanctuary. Thirteen-year-old Cassidy Drake wants...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 7, 2023 | Science Fiction
Ellen Oh of Spirit Hunters delivers this spooky middle grade novel about the friendship between a Korean American boy and his dog, Haru—who becomes a zombie! Fans of Frankenweenie will enjoy this scary yet heartwarming read. Even though the world is changing and...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 7, 2023 | Fantasy
An unmissable companion to Healer of the Water Monster, which won the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award, this novel by Navajo author Brian Young tells the story of two contemporary young Navajo heroes—and one water monster—who must learn to...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 7, 2023 | Picture Book
Combining scientific facts with the art of poetry, this is a humorous and educational picture book about animals that look alike. How do you tell a llama from an alpaca, an alligator from a crocodile, or a dolphin from a porpoise? The animal kingdom is full of...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 7, 2023 | Picture Book
A stunning debut picture book that teaches children about the beauty to be found in the smallest creatures and simplest pleasures nature has to offer. On an ambling walk, a child discovers they hold the promise of larger worlds—forests and meadows—in the palm of their...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 7, 2023 | Non-Fiction
The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Are there really aliens visiting Earth to observe and interact with humans? In 1961, Betty and Barney Hill claimed to have experienced a bizarre night that included...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 7, 2023 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Swing into the world of comics with everyone’s favorite web-slinger! My First Comics is an easy-to-read comic book that introduces young fans to graphic novels with simple text, accessible layouts, and clear storylines about Spidey and his amazing friends. Kids...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 6, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
When she learns that Mami is expecting a baby, Juana finds a way to rise to the occasion (despite a few stumbles at skating camp!) in a third episode filled with humor and warmth. I agree with my abuelos—I think I will be a VERY good older hermana. Even when I am not...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 6, 2023 | Fantasy
A group of kids from hell come to Earth on one of the craziest nights of the year—Halloween—in this “entertaining, high-octane” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade adventure about teamwork, friendship, shattering expectations, and understanding the world (or otherworld)...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 6, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Two Black queer best friends face their last day together with an epic journey through Baltimore in this magnetic YA debut by bestselling author of Here for It, R. Eric Thomas. A 2023 Stonewall Honor Book for Young Adult Literature With junior year starting in the...
