by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2023 | Picture Book
In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes his understanding of his father. A week after the funeral I stare in the morning mirror Angry that my father’s eyes Stare back at me. Confused and distraught after the...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2023 | Picture Book
An artful picture-book exploration of negative space and the beauty of nothingness. This mindful meditation encourages children to see the world differently. Nothing is really something! What might be hidden in the space around things, and how is that space important?...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2023 | Picture Book
This touching picture book celebrates the custom of applying henna for special occasions through a mother and daughter who share family memories and stories. The sweet smell of henna, and stories we carry, fill us with pride of a faraway home. There’s a wedding...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2023 | Fantasy
This new middle grade fantasy series follows Keynan’s quest to unlock his freestyling magic and unravel the secrets of Peerless Academy. Keynan Masters doesn’t know the truth about Peerless Academy. He thinks it’s just a fancy art school that can’t...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2023 | Mystery
From the beloved #1 bestselling author of Code Name Verity, this thrilling murder mystery set in 1937 Europe soars with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal. When Stella North is chosen to represent Britain in Europe’s first air race for young people, she knows...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2023 | Historical Fiction
For fans of Elizabeth Wein and Ruta Sepetys, an absorbing, fast-paced YA debut novel from Marina Scott about a girl’s determination to survive during the Nazi siege of Leningrad―and to save her best friend from a horrible fate. There are some lines that should never...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2023 | Paranormal
After inadvertently starting rumors of a haunted cemetery, a teen befriends a ghost in this brand-new young adult novel exploring grief and belonging by the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of The Marrow Thieves series. Winifred has lived in the apartment...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2023 | Historical Fiction
In the room beneath a stage’s trapdoor, Shakespeare’s dead teenage girls compare their experiences and retell the stories of their lives, their loves, and their fates in their own words. Bestselling author Joy McCullough offers a brilliant testament to how young...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Want to laugh? Want to cry? Don’t want to be bored by a book? Here you go: It’s the first day of school and Hercules Beal and friends are walking into the classroom of Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Hupfer. Herc is in a place of surviving each day of living with his...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 15, 2023 | Picture Book
The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Christian Robinson. You’re told that This won’t work, But how will you know If you never try? Presidential inaugural poet and #1 New York Times...
