by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2023 | Non-Fiction
A Finalist for the 2023 YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award. Rex Ogle’s companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother’s legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2023 | Action / Adventure
From the singular imagination of National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson comes a magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a forest of wonders hidden in plain sight. Clay has had his fill of home life. A global plague has brought the world...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2023 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Caldecott Honor winner David Ezra Stein takes readers on a slapstick journey in his debut graphic novel series, featuring Beaky Barnes, a no-nonsense chicken who’s determined to save her desirable egg. But with a hungry inspector, a desperate chef, and an...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2023 | Picture Book
A modern fairy tale that conveys the joy of tinkering and calls for self-determined use of software. The famous inventor Zangemann lives in a huge villa high above the city. Adults and children alike love his inventions and are desperate to have them. But then...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
When 16-year-old Erykah discovers she’s pregnant and relies on her best friend Kelly for support, the duo navigates the struggle for bodily autonomy as their decisions begin to fracture their friendship. The YA novel received a starred review from PW. The bond between...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Can Lawrence figure out how to get on the board, even though the odds are stacked against him? Introducing a powerful novel about family, forgiveness, and figuring out who you are when you don’t make the rules—just right for middle-grade fans of Nic Stone and Jason...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that’s a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious. Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2023 | Non-Fiction
A picture book biography about the barber shop of woodcarver Elijah Pierce, recipient of the highest folk art honor in the United States. “Creeeeak!” goes the screen door to self-taught artist Elijah Pierce’s barbershop art studio. A young boy walks...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 7, 2023 | Picture Book
Celebrate friendship with your favorite Pixar pals—including Woody and Buzz Lightyear—in the next book in the bestselling Abrams Block Book series Featuring characters from every Pixar franchise—such as Woody and Buzz in Toy Story, Mike and Sully in Monsters,...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 6, 2023 | Fantasy
Getting three baby dragons back home was just the beginning. Now Jaxon is on a mission to help all magical creatures from Dragons in a Bag! But things in the magical realm are more complicated than they seem in the fourth book in the critically acclaimed series. With...
