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...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Mean Girls meets Black Beauty in Horse Girl by celebrated author Carrie Seim–a funny and tender middle-grade novel about finding your forever herd. Wills is a seventh grader who’s head-over-hoof for horses, and beyond excited when she gets the chance to...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2022 | Picture Book
Jingle all the way in this new Christmas story for kids from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series! It’s Christmas Eve and Santa’s team is off to deliver presents when one of the trusted reindeer Comet decides to explore on her...
