by Barb Langridge | Sep 26, 2022 | Picture Book
Nina loves visiting her two faraway grandmas—one in Malaysia and one in England. Spot the similarities and differences between their homes in this cozy and beautifully illustrated picture book! Nina lives in San Francisco with her parents, and she loves visiting her...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 26, 2022 | Action / Adventure
In a ripped-from-the-headlines story, nineteen-year-old Blair’s passion for fighting fires lands her a spot with the Forest Service and sets her on a wilderness adventure that quickly turns catastrophic. How far would you go to save yourself? Blair Scott is in...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 26, 2022 | Fantasy
A spellbinding tale of magical realism and superb, twisty retelling of The Secret Garden, where twelve-year-old Lottie’s colorful world turns suddenly gray when an unexpected accident claims her parents, and she is uprooted from her home to live with an eccentric...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 26, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A fresh love story about the will they, won’t they—and why can’t they—of first love. While on a school trip to the Poconos Mountains (in the middle of a storm) high school seniors, Zyla Matthews and Kai Johnson, run away together leaving their friends and...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 26, 2022 | Non-Fiction
From #1 NYT bestselling author Kelly Yang comes a gorgeously illustrated picture book about Asian American changemakers doing everything they dreamed of and inspiring all of us to reach for new heights! From creating beautiful music like Yo-Yo Ma to flying to outer...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 26, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
An achingly honest and frequently hilarious coming-of-age novel about an Arab American trans swimmer fighting to keep their head above water in a landlocked Midwestern town. River McIntyre has grown up down the street from Sea Planet, an infamous marine life theme...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 26, 2022 | Non-Fiction
From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the inspirational true story of the birth of women’s Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put US women’s basketball on the map. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 26, 2022 | Picture Book
In her debut as author and illustrator, Mirelle Ortega shares her own story of growing up near her family’s pineapple farm in Mexico, where she learned the true meaning of magic. I learned that magic isn’t good or bad, it just is. Sometimes it gives, sometimes it...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 26, 2022 | Picture Book
In the spirit of The Snowy Day, a group of kids from A to Z arrive at the bus stop only to discover that the bus is a no-show—snow day! It’s time for school, and all the neighborhood kids, from Antoine to Mahmoud to Zoey, gather one by one in the frosty dawn to wait...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 26, 2022 | Picture Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Kitchen Table Wisdom, a modern retelling of a timeless story about healing the world by finding light in everyone and everything. In the beginning, there was only darkness, and then a great ray of light ended the darkness...
