by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2023 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
Edward Scissorhands meets Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children in this action-packed and not-so-scary chapter book series! A mad professor with a penchant for perfection . . . . The professor’s monstrous creations, tossed aside and left to fend for themselves...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2023 | Humor
Short sentences. Simple words. Lots of dogs. Big fun! From two-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Honoree Paul Meisel, kindergarteners can read this Level C reader on their own. We jump off. We get out. We go up, up, up. We go down, down, down. Dozens of fun-loving dogs...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2023 | Humor
What fun! A playful pack of dogs chase a ball and find new friends! This Level C book is perfect for kindergarteners and rising first graders. I see a ball. The bird has the ball. The whale has the ball. The lion has the ball. Gulp! No more ball! This is the third...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2023 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
BOOM! A funny story about a panicky dog, a nonchalant cat, and a loud thunderstorm. This early graphic novel from two-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Honoree Paul Meisel is perfect for first graders learning to read on their own. Dog and Cat are sleeping peacefully...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2023 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Can Lois Lane open herself up to friendship, romance, and being vulnerable in order to get the future that’s right for her? She might have to change her entire life plan to find out. Ambitious small town girl Lois Lane tackles a summer in the big city with...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2023 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A nobleman with a secret and a princess on a mission find love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—when they least expect it, in this funny, heartfelt graphic novel rom-com. Lady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without marriage. Well, without marrying...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2023 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A debut graphic novel about a queer teen living in the margins who is determined to find their way ahead. Are you supposed to be a boy or a girl? It’s a question that follows Claire everywhere. Inescapable on the street, in school, and even at home. A black hole...
by Barb Langridge | May 15, 2023 | Fantasy
Skandar’s adventure among the warrior unicorns continues in this spectacular sequel to the instant New York Times and international bestseller Skandar and the Unicorn Thief. Skandar Smith has achieved his dream: to train as a unicorn rider. But as Skandar and his...
by Barb Langridge | May 15, 2023 | Fantasy
A modern masterpiece, this is a classic Gothic thriller-fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig, about doomed love, menacing ambition, and the ghosts that haunt us forever. In a manor by the sea, one sister is still cursed. Despite dreams of...
by Barb Langridge | May 14, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST SELECTION In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works through their own cultural lens to subvert the overwhelming cishet, white, and male canon. This YA reimagining of The Great...