by Barb Langridge | Sep 23, 2022 | Fantasy
Fans of Rick Riordan will lose themselves in the exciting world of Chidani–where the last descendant must fight to save the world! After his first adventure as the Descendant, Cameron can’t sit through seventh grade classes. Especially when his mother is...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 23, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her charming young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine. Ryan Hart loves her family and friends. She’s looking forward to summer vacation,...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 23, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her charming young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine. Ryan Hart is caught in the middle. She has an older brother and a new baby sister, and...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 23, 2022 | Picture Book
Perfect for fans of Salina Yoon, this young picture book series–featuring four adorable friends–focuses on relatable social/emotional learning topics and is brought to life by bestselling illustrator Zachariah OHora. While playing Hide and Seek with his...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 23, 2022 | Fantasy
A romantic coming-of-age story about growing up, falling in love, and surviving life—all set in the world of superheroes—from debut author Cristina Fernandez, proving that you don’t need a superpower to be the hero of your own origin story, perfect for fans of The...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 23, 2022 | Science Fiction
Winner of the 2022 Newbery Medal Había una vez . . . There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra’s world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 22, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A story about the pressures of social media, the lengths influencers will go to for fame, and the grief of losing a loved one to suicide, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Gayle Forman. Seventeen-year-old Jules grew up in her mother’s spotlight. A “parenting...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 22, 2022 | Fantasy
New York Times bestselling author A.G. Howard launches a dark and compelling new YA fantasy series about a girl whose family is cursed by Halloween. Phoenix “Nix” Loring knows her family is under a Halloween curse. When she was three, her parents tragically died on...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 22, 2022 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
From the author of The Hollow Inside comes a twisty, thought-provoking YA thriller about grief, family, and what happens when true crime hits a little too close to home. Roxie Clark has seen more dead bodies than your average seventeen-year-old. As a member of the...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 22, 2022 | Chick Lit
Perfect for fans of Tweet Cute and Instant Karma, this YA romcom is a heartfelt story about a girl who thinks she knows everything about love — until she relives a day and discovers she had it all wrong. Sixteen-year-old Maggie Scott is a little dramatic. Both...
