by Barb Langridge | Feb 25, 2022 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
Bran’s taking the recycling down to the basement when the lights go out and the elevator stalls. Bran’s phone’s dead, he can hear screaming, but he can’t get out. Eventually, he manages to pry the doors open to find that something’s very...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 25, 2022 | Mystery
Jaylin is studying for a stressful English exam when she receives a message from her best friend, Fatima. The thing is, Fatima died a year ago in a terrible traffic accident. At first, Jaylin thinks someone is playing a horrible prank, but as the texts become more...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 25, 2022 | Action / Adventure
Matt is counting down the days until he turns sixteen. He’s been living with his foster parents in the Yukon River Valley in their isolated cabin. His plan is to leave. He is done with the harsh lifestyle and helping his abusive foster dad run the traplines so...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 24, 2022 | Non-Fiction
rousing picture book biography of the only woman whose name is printed on the Declaration of Independence. Born in 1738, Mary Katharine Goddard came of age in colonial Connecticut as the burgeoning nation prepared for the American Revolution. As a businesswoman and a...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 23, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Will InvestiGators Mango and RoboBrash be able to solve this next mystery in the hilarious adventure series perfect for fans of Dog Man?! The InvestiGators’ new mission has our sewer-loving secret agents bugging out in InvestiGators: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S, the latest...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 23, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
In this charming middle grade novel that’s perfect for fans of Tim Federle and Gordon Korman, Zadie is determined to spend the summer helping at the community theater — but things go hilariously awry! Zadie loves Tae Kwon Do, comic books, and outer space. She also...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 23, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A middle grade novel by Kate Egan, Golden Ticket, explores friendship, academic anxiety, and what it means to be special. “It’s practically like a private school,” Mrs. Silver said bitterly. “The best teacher, for such a tiny group of students. Who wouldn’t succeed in...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 23, 2022 | Action / Adventure
Hatchet meets Raina Telgemeier’s Sisters in this adventurous and heartfelt middle grade tale of three warring sisters who find themselves lost in the wilderness and must learn to trust each other if they want to survive. Sisters Abby, Emma, and Ollie have gone from...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 23, 2022 | Science Fiction
Perfect for fans of Stuart Gibbs and James Ponti, this hilarious and poignant middle grade sci-fi adventure set in 1980s Ohio follows a young girl who makes incredible discoveries about family and belonging while chasing a kidnapping robot. It’s the summer of 1983,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 23, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From the acclaimed author of Tune It Out and Roll With It comes an inspirational and engaging middle grade book about a young girl who sets out to overcome her anxiety over the course of one life-changing summer. Twelve-year-old June Delancey is kicking summer off...
