by Barb Langridge | Mar 2, 2022 | Non-Fiction
What made workers in the American South so tired and feeble during the 19th and early 20th centuries? This exciting medical mystery uncovers the secrets of the parasite hookworm, commonly known as the “American Murderer,” and is the latest title in Gail Jarrow’s...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 2, 2022 | Non-Fiction
Mr. McCloskey’s Marvelous Mallards: The Making of ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ This behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the classic and beloved picture book Make Way for Ducklings will captivate young artists, writers, readers, and animal lovers alike. While writing...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 2, 2022 | Non-Fiction
Join Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs on their pioneering camping trips during the early 1900s in this energetic and entertaining nonfiction picture-book adventure. After years of inventing things that other people needed, Thomas Edison...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 2, 2022 | Picture Book
In this companion story to My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother, beloved storyteller Patricia Polacco tells a lively and warmhearted tale of comic sibling tension and brotherly love based on her own childhood. There’s nothing worse than a rotten redheaded older brother...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2022 | Picture Book
A riotous retelling of the Midas myth by the Caldecott Honor—winning and New York Times bestselling author of No, David! Maximilian Midas was a peculiar little boy. He didn’t much like chocolate and he didn’t play with toys. The first word that he uttered when he was...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2022 | Picture Book
Even though others criticize her for her appearance, when the girl looks in the mirror all she sees is someone she loves and appreciates.—from the publisher I pull my shoulders back, and I walk with pride Hiking with my Nana, going stride for stride. Then I look...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2022 | Non-Fiction
Do you know what “social power” is? HINT: You experience every day, you share it with your friends and classmates, and when it is balanced and equal, you feel AWESOME. But when it’s unequal or out of whack, you feel All. That. Drama… right? This book gives...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2022 | Mystery
A dazzling and evocative novel about love and loss—with a dash of thrilling mystery—for fans of Mindy McGinnis and Courtney Summers. Left partially deaf by an early childhood tragedy that ended in her father’s incarceration, seventeen-year-old Owl is now a tracker,...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2022 | Short Stories
Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars, featuring Latine mythology’s most memorable monsters. From zombies to cannibals to death incarnate, this cross-genre anthology offers something for every monster lover. In Our Shadows Have Claws, bloodthirsty vampires...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2022 | Picture Book
Beatrice likes the dark. She likes black clothes, graveyard picnics, and a sky full of stars. Her sister, Roo, likes the light. She likes bright clothes, picking strawberries, and hot, sunny days. Beatrice and Roo are nothing alike and don’t understand each other. Can...
