by Barb Langridge | May 31, 2022 | Short Stories
An NPR Best Book of 2020A Bank Street Best Book of the Year 2021YALSA Best Fiction YA 2022 NomineeWinner of Two Nautilus Gold Awards: Best Overall Mid-Grade & YA Fiction and Best Mid-Grade FictionCountry Living magazine Front Porch Book Club Book SelectionJunior...
by Barb Langridge | May 31, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
In a companion to Where the Heart Is, the lens turns to younger sister Ivy as she fields the joys and pitfalls of new friendship, hones her passion for baking, and resists the idea of change. Ivy loves living in Applewood Heights. The family’s apartment is tiny, and...
by Barb Langridge | May 31, 2022 | Fantasy
After eleven young-adult novels, best-selling and award-winning author Nancy Werlin casts a brilliant new spell in a middle-grade historical fantasy for fans of classic fare. Nancy Werlin’s first story for middle-grade readers tackles and transcends traditional...
by Barb Langridge | May 31, 2022 | Picture Book
In this sweet story about facing fears, Little Pup has to call up all his courage—and the help of a friend—to go down the playground slide. Little Pup isn’t as little as he used to be, and he’d love to try out the playground’s big slide. Day after day he eyes it, but...
by Barb Langridge | May 31, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
From bestselling author Terri Libenson, this is a story about how there’s more to everyone than meets the eye. Pride. Popularity . . . Poetry? Middle school. Ruby and Mia are total opposites: Ruby is a little awkward, not a “joiner,” and loves to write poetry. While...
by Barb Langridge | May 31, 2022 | Fiction
For fans of Elephant & Piggie and Frog & Toad comes an easy-to-read series about another unlikely pair: Croc and Ally. These two best friends don’t always see things the same way, but there’s one thing they do agree on–their friendship comes...
by Barb Langridge | May 31, 2022 | Fantasy
Discover the magical world of Nevermoor and the adventures of Morrigan Crow in this bestselling, award-winning series for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society series and His Dark Materials. Enter a place of hope and imagination in this Wundrous series…...
by Barb Langridge | May 31, 2022 | Fantasy
A beautifully crafted middle-grade novel spiced with magic—and gargoyles!—from the acclaimed author of Hour of the Bees and Race to the Bottom of the Sea. Fished from the river as an infant and raised by a roving band of street urchins who call themselves the Crowns,...
by Barb Langridge | May 31, 2022 | Science Fiction
From the acclaimed author of the Chronicle of the Dark Star comes a riveting mystery, perfect for fans of Stranger Things, about a girl who sets out to find her missing best friend—and discovers her small town is hiding a dark, centuries-old secret. Jovie is adrift....
by Barb Langridge | May 31, 2022 | Fiction
In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and how to feel...
