by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2025 | Picture Book
Nothing is impossible—not even being brave enough to ice skate again after a fall! With a poetic text and dazzling illustrations, Come Catch a Dream will appeal to every child chasing their dream, and fans of The Snowy Day, Jabari Jumps, and After the Fall. A young...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2025 | Fiction
Welcome to the Touchwood Academy of Magical Thinking, where magical abilities are a must . . . With this fun gift-ready package from the creator of the bestselling Ology books, A.J. Wood, kids will discover the thrill of the real-life magic of chemistry with hands-on...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2025 | Action / Adventure
The Breakfast Club meets Hatchet in this middle-grade novel about three kids who ditch detention to search for an elusive white wolf, who may have the magical powers they need to face their challenges and heal their hearts. A story of adventure and friendship from...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
An “artful and introspective” (BCCB, starred review) novel in verse about a Black teen with ADHD who finds self-expression and first love during one epic summer school season, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and On the Come Up. For the third summer in a row,...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From the acclaimed author of This Place Is Still Beautiful comes an evocative, achingly romantic road-trip story about grief, diasporic identities, and the deep-buried secrets that haunt us, perfect for fans of Past Lives and The Farewell. Stella Chen’s life ground to...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
The Wild Robot meets Restart when Colorado’s unluckiest foster kid battles a rogue AI robot at school. Malcolm Montgomery is the new kid at Shirley Chisholm Charter Middle School. In no time at all, he’s been slapped with the weird kid label. Is it because...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2025 | Fiction
In this fresh, funny, and fast-paced story, chaos ensues when a down-on-its-luck middle school comes to believe that fake magic is the real deal! Magic loving, wheelchair user Lil Evers wishes she could start sixth grade at a real wizarding school, instead of the...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2025 | Historical Fiction
From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked from a London orphanage to begin attending a boarding school with more secrets than she could imagine—perfect for fans of Enola Holmes....
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2025 | Fiction
For fans of Odder and Skunk and Badger comes a heartwarming story of an unlikely friendship between a gull and a badger. Septimus is not good at being a badger. He adores the sunset. He dreams of going to Venice. And he lives alone in a charming cottage by the sea....
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2025 | Picture Book
Caldecott Honorees Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey deliver heart, hope, and holiday cheer in this magical companion to The Old Truck and The Old Boat. On winter nights, an old sleigh delivers firewood, bringing warmth and light to a small town. But small towns get bigger...
