by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2022 | Fantasy
In this enchanting follow-up to The Gilded Girl, Maeve and Izzy O’Donnell must adjust to a new life together at the Manhattan School for Magic―but when Maeve’s magic goes rogue and their school is in danger, they’ll need to lean on one another to...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2022 | Fantasy
Heartfelt, fast-paced, and utterly absorbing, The Gilded Girl is Alyssa Colman’s sparkling debut novel about determination, spirit, and the magic of friendship. Any child can spark magic, but only the elite are allowed to kindle it. Those denied access to the secrets...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2022 | Humor
A hilarious new middle-grade from Justin A. Reynolds that asks: What happens when five unsupervised kids face the apocalypse under outrageously silly circumstances? Twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway has concocted his most genius plan ever to avoid chores . . ....
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From mega-bestselling author Megan McCafferty―author of the beloved Jessica Darling series that The Wall Street Journal called “Judy Blume meets Dorothy Parker”―comes a hilarious love letter to the magic and heartache of middle school friendship. Sophie Dailey is NOT...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2022 | Mystery
In this action-packed mystery from award-winning author Jake Burt, Copper Inskeep holds Windydown Vale’s deepest and darkest secret: he is the ghoul that haunts the Vale, donning a gruesome costume to scare travelers and townsfolk away from the dangers of the...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Bo and her mom always had their own rhythm. But ever since they moved to Harlem, Bo’s world has fallen out of sync. She and Mum are now living with Mum’s boyfriend Bill, his daughter Sunday, the twins, Lili and Lee, the twins’ parents…along with a dog, two cats,...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 30, 2022 | Non-Fiction
Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this new book, Tallamy...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 30, 2022 | Non-Fiction
SHE PERSISTED: WILMA MANKILLER by Cherokee Nation citizen and award-winning author Traci Sorell with an introduction by Chelsea Clinton; Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint. Wilma Mankiller grew up with the knowledge that, as a citizen of the Cherokee...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 30, 2022 | Picture Book
The hilarious crayons from The Day The Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate Halloween! They want to go trick-or-treating, but they’re not sure what to say! So Purple Crayon tries to teach the rest of the box the magic words to say when they ring their...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2022 | Picture Book
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes an all-new, hilarious school adventure, the perfect Christmas gift for kids! The class pets escaped from their cages and are running loose in your school! Lizards, hamsters, rabbits, and birds...
