by Barb Langridge | Feb 23, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Jules Machias, author of Indie Next List Pick Both Can Be True, delivers another inspiring story about how an unexpected friendship transforms the lives of two middle schoolers. Avery Hart lives for the thrill and speed of her dirt bike and the pounding thump of her...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 23, 2022 | Fantasy
Sal and Gabi Break The Universe meets Supernatural in a heartfelt, hilarious adventure about a trio of tight-knit, monster-loving siblings from acclaimed author Zoraida Córdova. It takes a special person to end up in detention on the last day of school. It takes a...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2022 | Humor
From New York Times bestselling duo, Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin comes a brand-new, laugh-out-loud Level 2 Ready-to-Read about a rainy day on the farm! It is raining on the farm. Drip-drop, drip-drop. Everyone stays inside, except the cows. The cows like the rain....
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
When new classmates Mattie and Mercedes meet and realize they have the same Colombian dad, the two team up in a Parent Trap–inspired misadventure to meet him for the first time in this sharp and poignant middle grade novel about the bonds that make a family. Mattie...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2022 | Fantasy
The Mirror: Shattered Midnight is the second novel in the innovative four-book fairy-tale quartet written by Julie C. Dao, Dhonielle Clayton, J.C. Cervantes, and L. L. McKinney, following one family over several generations, and the curse that plagues it. Zora...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From the acclaimed author of Hurricane Season, an unforgettable story about what makes a family, for fans of Hazel’s Theory of Evolution and Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World. Eleven-year-old Joey is angry. All the time. And she doesn’t understand why. She has two...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2022 | Fiction
Marty doesn’t have much―unlike his mom, who seems to hold on to everything. Life at home is tough, but Marty finds sanctuary down at the community garden with his eccentric grandad. On Marty’s birthday, Grandad gifts him a seed. “There’s magic in...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2022 | Fantasy
A pack of paints, a set of pens, and unlimited creativity throw two friends into an enchanted, fast-paced adventure. ZuZu’s first summer without her best friend is looking pretty grim, until she meets new kid Andrew at a visit to the historic Mapleton Mansion....
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2022 | Fantasy
In this thrilling and hilarious middle grade adventure, a young Filipino-American boy must team up with his ancestor to break the curse that’s haunted their family for generations…or be trapped in an amulet forever. Freddie Ruiz is cursed. While other people may have...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
An hilarious coming-of-age story about home, friendship, and learning that sometimes the most exciting adventures happen behind-the-scenes. Alex Davis is convinced that seventh grade is going to be his year. After spending all summer at skate camp, he knows he’ll...
