by Barb Langridge | Apr 18, 2022 | Fantasy
An ancient myth looms over a new friendship. The City is the only home that Ellie has ever known. She’s always been told that there is nothing to see beyond the shores of her small, salty island. That is, until a mysterious boy washes in with the tide, trapped...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 18, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
The Dove in the Belly At the University of North Carolina, Ronny’s made some friends, kept his secrets, survived dorm life, and protected his heart. Until he can’t. Ben is in some ways Ronny’s opposite; he’s big and solid where Ronny is small...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 18, 2022 | Fantasy
Men in Black meets middle school! A school project takes an alien turn when three kids uncover a secret society whose aim is to keep sneaks–mischievous interdimensional sprites–from slipping into our universe! When Ben Harp sees his teacher’s watch...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 18, 2022 | Fantasy
Most students at Dragonsong Academy spend their days practicing spells and wielding wands, but after flunking her sixth-grade standardized tests, Cara Moone is on the fast track to becoming a MOP (a.k.a. Magical Occurrence Purger). See, when a real wizard casts a...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 18, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
From two incredible rising talents comes the fantasy graphic novel Molly Knox Ostertag calls “instantly compelling.” Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It’s the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt-Sajji Empire, and as a member of the subjugated...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 17, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From New York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You is an impassioned stand-alone tale of queer love, grief, and the complexity of female friendship. Two girls. One wild and reckless day. Years of tumultuous history unspooling like a...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 17, 2022 | Historical Fiction
Culinary delights abound, romance lingers in the air, and plans go terribly, wonderfully astray in this gender-bent take on My Fair Lady from Jennieke Cohen, author of Dangerous Alliance—perfect for fans of Bridgerton or A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue. It’s...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 17, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a revelatory novel about the enclosed world of privilege and silence at an elite boarding school and the unlikely group of friends who dare to challenge the status quo through their writing. Perfect...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 17, 2022 | Fiction
Join the beloved and bestselling little yellow puppy, Biscuit, as he visits the community garden. Biscuit is available in Level One I Can Read for the first time! Seeds—check! Shovel—check! Biscuit and the little girl are ready to visit the community garden. From...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 17, 2022 | Mystery
The Storyteller With the mystery of Maureen Johnson and Brittany Cavallaro and the historical intrigue of Romanov, this genre-bending YA will pull readers into one girl’s journey of discovering the impossible tale of a long-lost aunt—and through her, the importance of...
