by Barb Langridge | Feb 3, 2022 | Non-Fiction
It’s moving! Or is it? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently–like still images that appears to float, spin, or wiggle along. Explore magnificent moving illusions and learn the science behind what...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 3, 2022 | Picture Book
A young girl, who is visually impaired, finds much to celebrate as she explores the city she loves. A young girl and her father spend a day in the city, her city, traveling to the places they go together: the playground, the community garden, the market, an outdoor...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 3, 2022 | Picture Book
A West African story about the much-loved trickster, Anansi, retold and reimagined for a new generation by award-winning author Taiye Selasi “Allow me to introduce myself.” But he needed no introduction. “Anansi the spider!” said Anansi the...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 3, 2022 | Picture Book
In this gorgeously depicted and timeless story of friendship and perseverance, two snails journey to the ark. When Esther woke she knew something curious was happening—a storm was in the air. Not just any storm but the biggest storm the world had ever seen. In lyrical...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 3, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A college freshman is swept into shaky moral territory within the cut-throat world of visual arts in this razor-sharp novel. Winning a scholarship to California’s most prestigious art school seems like a fairy tale ending to Sabine Reye’s awful senior...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 3, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A page-turning graphic novel of sisters, secrets, and second chances. I’m running away. Not to a place—to a person. Eleanor is happiest when she’s left alone to dream up elaborate stories. Sam is polished, fun, and popular. Still, the sisters have always been...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 3, 2022 | Fantasy
A gorgeously atmospheric contemporary fantasy by the New York Times bestselling author of The Devouring Gray and The Deck of Omens. Six years ago, three Long Island teenagers were murdered—their drowned bodies discovered with sand dollars placed over their eyes. The...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 3, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Clap When You Land meets On the Come Up in this heart-gripping story about navigating first love and overcoming grief through the power of music. Aarón Medrano has been haunted by the onstage persona of his favorite musician ever since his mother passed away. He seems...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 3, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this Latinx road trip adventure—a big-hearted, voice-driven YA about two sisters who couldn’t be more different, but become begrudging partners on their school’s cross-country college trip—from debut author Angela Velez. Perfect...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 3, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
For fans of I’m Not Dying with You Tonight, this gripping YA novel digs into the historical and present-day effects of white supremacy and the depths of privilege. Shania never thinks much about being white. But after her beloved grandmother passes, she moves...
