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...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Non-Fiction
Get ready for lift-off on a Martian adventure! Have you ever imagined living on another planet? What about Mars? With not enough air to breathe, sunlight to keep us warm, or any available food and water, life on Mars is going to be a challenge… but it just might...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchair motocross dreams get turned upside down. Twelve-year-old Emmie is working to raise money for a tricked-out wheelchair to get serious about WCMX, when a mishap on a...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Fantasy
After inheriting a grieving fox spirit, a Chinese American boy must learn to embrace his heritage to solve the mystery of his brother’s death in Jesse Q Sutanto’s magical, action-packed middle grade fantasy, Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit. Theo Tan...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Fantasy
Sparklegrove Forest has lost its magic and it’s up to Bo to find it in this early chapter book from the USA Today bestselling author of Owl Diaries! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Fiction
Eva Wingdale has a hurt wing, in this New York Times bestselling early chapter book series just-right for newly independent readers. Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
In Ride On, this middle grade graphic novel from Faith Erin Hicks, twelve-year-old Victoria is burned out from the high-pressure world or riding competitions. Can she get back to basics and rekindle her love of horses? Perfect for fans of Best Friends and Stargazing!...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 3, 2022 | Fantasy
A rollicking, action-packed adventure of laser tag and fierce sibling rivalries, Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena is the first book in a commercial middle grade fantasy series by Julie C. Dao. Clip and Sadie Chu couldn’t be more different. Popular, athletic...
