Angus loves sparkly things, so much so that he can hear them. To Angus, shiny objects not only ?look beautiful; they also crackle, buzz and go whiz-bang-POP! His unique ability is lost, however, when
Quid Pro Quo is a high-stakes, fast-moving legal thriller about real people, and funny ones at that. Cyril MacIntyre's mother is an ex-street kid who dragged her son to all her law-school classes, the
In 1931, a group of ten teenage girls from Preston (present-day Cambridge), Ontario, enlisted the help of the top women's sport journalists of the era, and the Preston Rivulettes hockey team was born.
Award-winning writer Sylvia Olsen's sensitively drawn depiction of innocence lost and wisdom hard won, Counting on Hope tells the story of an English girl named Hope and a Lamalcha girl named Letia, w
Pumpkin was the first. Hoogie came next. Tweezle is the baby. But babies grow up, and Tweezle is ready to be a big boy now—and he knows just how to prove it. For some reason, Mom isn’t thrilled when h
Nat has a talent for sleeping all day long. Name any place in the house, and Nat can sleep in, on, under or sprawled over it. In fact, Nat is so devoted to slumber that the imaginative antics of a cra
During World War II, ten thousand children from British cities were sent to live with host families away from the war zone. Bear on the Homefront retells the true story of two “guest children,” Grace
Kids deal with bullying in its many forms on a daily basis. This newly revised and reissued edition of Bullying: Deal with it is a popular and proven resource in Lorimer’s Deal With It conflict-resolu
Seventeen-year-old Erich is a prisoner of war working at a northern Alberta logging camp. Twelve-year-old Max goes to school—reluctantly—in the nearby town. The two would be unlikely friends, except t
His sister is a big kid in grade five. His brother is a big kid in grade three. Ben is a little kid in preschool. He can’t swim; he can’t use chopsticks; he can’t even see out of the car window. If on
Academics have never been Sofie’s strong point; she’s too busy spending all of her free time with her boyfriend, Paul, the captain of her high school’s soccer team. When her English teacher implements
Perfect for Spanish language learners Interest level ages 12+ Reading levels from grade 2.0 to grade 4.5 Praise for Revelación"Orca Soundings with its contemporary take on adolescent l
Graphic novels for your middle-school readersfor grades 4-864 pages eachColorful illustrations throughoutThis collection includes the following 7 Orca Graphic novels. Dalen & GoleFood FightMedia Meltd
Orca Limelights are short high-interest novels about the performing arts for middle-school readers. They are appealing contemporary novels that will appeal to reluctant readers.Reading levels from gra
The 2018 Orca ELL Grades 5–8 Collection includes a mix of less edgy, fast-paced novels from the Orca Currents and Orca Sports series aimed at middle-school English language learners. Orca Curren
