by Barb Langridge | Sep 4, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From the celebrated author of Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan, comes another humorous and poignant early middle grade novel. My Life Begins! explores how life begins for Jacob when his triplet sisters are born, and how siblings get to know each other as...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 4, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
For the child who says, “I want to be a firefighter when I grow up!” And for any child who wants a gentle behind-the-scenes look at being a firefighter. My brother and I both want to be firefighters, but we can’t decide what kind to be. When firefighters...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Travis and Journey meet a mysterious new player in this third book in the Arcade World graphic novel chapter book series. Travis and Journey are back with a new friend named Devonte who has also been drawn into the Arcade World mystery…but whose side is he on? And...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A zombie game comes to life and threatens Journey’s high score legacy in the second book in the Arcade World graphic novel chapter book series. Travis and Journey are two best friends who live in a town that’s been taken over by video games. Journey West is a high...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Mystery
Perfect for fans of comical animal do-gooders like The Bad Guys, The InvestiGators, and The Chicken Squad, this hilarious chapter book series follows a group of bumbling dog detectives and their newest recruit—a cat! In this second case, the Underdogs must sniff...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this adorable chapter book series following Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl—in this eighth novel, Mindy learns to swim. Mindy Kim can’t wait to learn how to swim with her best friend, Sally! But during her first swim...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Fiction
Boom! Snap! Whiz! Zap! The Magnificent Makers chapter book series is filled with science, adventure, and characters kids will love! Every book includes two science activities kids can do at home! A modern-day Magic School Bus for the chapter book reader! Pablo,...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Humor
A seventh Branches early chapter book featuring everyone’s favorite pug, Bub, and his human, Bella! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Humor
Perfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Timmy Failure, and the previous Stick Dog books, Tom Watson’s hilarious Stick Dog Slurps Spaghetti will be gobbled up even by reluctant readers. It’s slippery. It’s slurpable. It’s spaghetti! Stick Dog and his gang...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Non-Fiction
An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights. According to Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson was “a sit-inner before the sit-ins, a freedom rider before...
