by Barb Langridge | Apr 24, 2022 | Romance
If I Stay meets Your Name in Dustin Thao’s You’ve Reached Sam, a heartfelt novel about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye. Seventeen-year-old Julie Clarke has her future all planned out―move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 23, 2022 | Science Fiction
A second meaty serving of the ZomBert Chronicles offers a suspenseful treat for animal lovers and fans of spooky mysteries. ZomBert is back in book two of a wry new mystery series by award-winning creators Kara LaReau and Ryan Andrews. A stray cat who escaped the...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 23, 2022 | Fantasy
Perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson and Laini Taylor, this much-anticipated sequel to New York Times bestselling authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner’s The Other Side of the Sky is a thrilling race against time—with a tantalizing star-crossed love and an electric...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 23, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A page-turning sci-fi adventure set in 1953, featuring a clever girl who, against all odds, must outsmart bullies, the FBI, and alien invaders during the height of the communist Red Scare. Peggy is scared: She’s struggling to recover from polio and needs...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 23, 2022 | Fantasy
Storybook characters collide in this first book in a new trilogy of twisted fairy tales from New York Times bestselling author James Riley, set in the world of his popular Half Upon a Time series—perfect for fans of Fablehaven and Chris Colfer’s A Tale of Magic...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 23, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
She thought that debuting in a K-Pop band was the finish line, but it was only the beginning. Because now it’s not only Candace’s company judging her―it’s the entire world. How will she find the courage to stand by her beliefs, even when powerful forces are...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 23, 2022 | Fantasy
In Rosiee Thor’s lavish fantasy novel with a Jazz Age spark, a politically savvy teen must weigh her desire to climb the social ladder against her heart in a world where magic buys votes. Flare is power. With only a drop of flare, one can light the night sky...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 23, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A remarkable YA love story between two Aboriginal boys — one who doesn’t want to accept he’s gay, and the boy who comes to live in his house who makes him realize who he is. It’s a hot summer, and life’s going all right for Jackson and his family on...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 23, 2022 | Fantasy
From the author of the Costa Award-winning Asha & the Spirit Bird comes a breathtaking, magical adventure … Tamarind never knew her Indian mum, Chinty, who died soon after she was born. So when she arrives at her ancestral home, a huge mansion in the...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 23, 2022 | Non-Fiction
This groundbreaking illustrated YA nonfiction title from two-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer is a well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of the gamut of queer behaviors observed in animals. A quiet...
