by Barb Langridge | Apr 25, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A human and human-presenting AI slowly become friends—and maybe more—in this moving YA graphic novel In a near future, augmentation and AI changed everything and nothing. Indira is a human girl who has been cybernetically augmented after a tragic accident, and Fawn is...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 25, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Six kids search for a new place to call home in this middle grade graphic novel debut by comic creators Cait May and Trevor Bream, for fans of Marvel’s Runaways and The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag. Another Kind is not your average monster story. Tucked away in a...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 25, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Starting middle school is hard enough when you don’t know anyone; it’s even harder when you’re shy. A contemporary middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Guts and Real Friends about how dealing with anxiety and OCD can affect everyday life. As long...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 25, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A-Okay by Jarad Greene is a vulnerable and heartfelt semi-autobiographical middle grade graphic novel about acne, identity, and finding your place. When Jay starts eighth grade with a few pimples he doesn’t think much of it at first…except to wonder if the...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 24, 2022 | Picture Book
A young Lenape Indian girl observes and reflects on the small, important ways her family today, and her ancestors generations before, celebrate the cycle of seasons. Today when a Lenape Indian girl ventures to the stream to fish for shad, she knows that another girl...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 24, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
This brand-new chapter book series follows aspiring rapper and hip-hop artist Karma from the Netflix animated series Karma’s World! Meet Karma Grant! Karma and her friends are totally stoked for the MC Grillz concert in their neighborhood, Hansberry Heights! But...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 24, 2022 | Science Fiction
What If It’s Us meets Life as We Knew It in this postapocalyptic, queer YA adventure romance from debut author Erik J. Brown. Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Alex London. When Andrew stumbles upon Jamie’s house, he’s injured, starved, and has nothing left...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 24, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Welcome back to Paradise Ranch, where everyone can get a second chance, in this third installment of the Horse Country series by Pura Belpr Award-winning author Yamile Saied Mndez. Carolina Aguasvivas knows just what to do with Paradise Ranch’s new sponsored...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 24, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Trouble in Paradise? In this second installment of Horse Country, critically acclaimed author Yamile Saied Méndez welcomes readers back to the ranch. Carolina’s hope of opening up Paradise Ranch to everyone is coming true: the Unbridled Dreams program is ready...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 24, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Welcome to Paradise Ranch, where everyone can get a second chance. Carolina Aguasvivas grew up on Paradise Ranch, which she knows down to every last pony. But things are sure to change when the new owner’s daughter, Chelsie Sánchez, sweeps in with an attitude...