by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2019 | Author Information
Biography: “I was born on a Thursday, the 12th of August, 1937, in Martinsburg, West Virginia. My name at birth was Walter Milton Myers. I was about two years old when my mother died and then I was inexplicably given to Florence and Herbert Dean. I was raised in...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2019 | Author Information
Bio: Tiffany grew up in Brooklyn Heights but also count places like Fort Greene, Far Rockaway, East New York, and Kingston, Jamaica as her home. She attended Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, NY, she received her bachelor of arts in film from Howard University,...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2019 | Author Information
Biography Susan Cooper was born in 1935, and grew up in England’s Buckinghamshire, an area that was green countryside then but has since become part of Greater London. As a child, she loved to read, as did her younger brother, who also became a writer. Cooper...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2019 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Children ages 4 to 6 will love this Step 1 deluxe Step into Reading leveled reader about Barbie, her sisters, and their puppies as they go apple picking! It’s perfect for fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. A sparkly cover and over 30 shimmery stickers add to the fun!...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2019 | Picture Book
It’s Passover on Sesame Street, and Grover invites a few friends to a Seder at his house. More and more guests show up, and room is made at the table to honor the traditional Passover invitation: “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” Girls and boys...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 25, 2019 | Historical Fiction
In this tender-hearted debut, set against the tumultuous backdrop of life in 1973, when homosexuality is still considered a mental illness, two boys defy all the odds and fall in love. The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 25, 2019 | Picture Book
Everyone’s favorite New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey is back in this hilarious sequel about managing social anxiety and listening to your needs! Have you ever been a little anxious about going to a party? Jim Panzee feels that. Porcupine is having a big...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 25, 2019 | Fantasy
A quirky, creepy fantasy set in Eerie-on-Sea finds a colorful cast of characters in hot pursuit of a sea monster thought to convey a surprising gift. It’s winter in the town of Eerie-on-Sea, where the mist is thick and the salt spray is rattling the windows of the...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 25, 2019 | Non-Fiction
In 1889, New York reporter Nellie Bly―inspired by Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days―began a circumnavigation she hoped to complete in less time. Her trip was sponsored by her employer, The World. Just hours after her ship set out across the Atlantic,...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 25, 2019 | Fiction
In the next book in James Patterson’s bestselling Middle School series, Rafe Khatchadorian’s hilarious little sister, Georgia, is back for another rollicking adventure! It’s not easy being Rafe Khatchadorian’s sister. He’s got quite a...
