Heather Blake can't believe her bad luck when her family moves from Toronto to tiny Tarragon Island in British Columbia. What will she, a budding author, write about on this "rock in the middle of now
A delightful picture book about a timid bat frightened of nearly everything. Belfry becomes the navigator for Mildred the witch in a race against the fastest rollercoaster in the world. During the rac
Eleven-year-old Sam's first visit to the remote west coast of Vancouver Island is nothing like she'd expected. Her older cousins tease "the city kid" mercilessly, when they're not ignoring her altoget
The first of its kind, this anthology showcases women’s writing previously available only in Yiddish. A book of voices from an almost forgotten female heritage, it features eighteen writers who speak
Brought up in a Vietnamese orphanage and rescued from the invading North Vietnamese army, Tuyet has been adopted by a kind and loving family in Canada. But polio has left her with a weak leg, and her
Kisses Kisses Baby-O! is a story for newborns told from the point of view of a parent or caregiver, but with high interaction with baby's world and tuned to events in baby's day. Beloved children's au
The Atlantic Puffin is a familiar symbol of the Atlantic region, and its Latin name means "Little Brother of the North." Accompanied with beautiful illustrations, Atlantic Puffin details habitat, bree
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
Susan's father is a lobster fisherman, and one Saturday morning he lets Susan come on the boat with him. They empty their traps together, and Susan sees all different sea creatures-rock crabs, starfis
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
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
Being in a band is Stelle's escape from her mother's depression and the chaotic clutter at home. Although she is able to lose herself playing drums in the basement of her dad's new house, once she lea
Rubin Carter was in and out of prison from the age of twelve. At twenty-four, he became a professional boxer and was turning his life around. But Carter was very vocal about racism in the local police
Fifteen-year-old Vikki loves her boyfriend, Linc. But when Jona moves to town, things get complicated. Jona is beautiful. Sensitive. Funny. At first, Vikki finds it thrilling to spend time with two de
When twelve-year-old William Alton and his father sail from England for new opportunities on the Empress of Ireland, they leave behind the graves of his mother and baby sister. Will only hopes they wi
Called “inspiring” by School Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly, One Step at a Time continues the true story of Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan’s Rescue from War. Tuyet, recently rescued from wa
Fifteen-year-old Farrin has many secrets. Although she goes to a school for gifted girls in Tehran, as the daughter of an aristocratic mother and wealthy father Farrin must keep a low profile. It is 1
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
Discusses the welfare of dogs around the world, highlighting both regions where dogs are abused, neglected, and exploited, and the people and organizations seeking to improve such situations and rescu
Pedal It! celebrates the humble bicycle—from the very first boneshakers to the sleek racing bikes of today, from handlebars to spokes to gear sprockets—and shows you why and how bikes can make the wor
On a fresh spring day, young Yetsa, her mother and her grandmother gather to prepare the sheep fleeces piled in Grandma's yard. As they clean, wash and dry the fleece, laughter and hard work connect t
Refusing to become a victim of his circumstances, Eric Crookshank went from being a child counting his father's drug money to a university graduate with a degree in business administration, from a ben
Giraffe and Bird squabble and get on each other's nerves. There's nothing the irrepressible Bird likes more than to have a laugh at the expense of his dignified friend, and one thirsty day at the wate
Adam loves hockey, and he's good at it. So when his family moves to a major hockey city, he's sure he'll impress in the elite league his father signs him up for. The only problem is that he'll have to
Zadie thinks she's tough and indestructible, like the superheroes she draws in her graphic novels. She'll fight any girl who dares to take her on, and she always wins—until, one day, she loses. Beat u
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
Flossie Wright is a prankster, taking pleasure in practical jokes. Isobel Morton, whose father is listed as missing in the war, dislikes Flossie's jokes, and is ridiculed by the other girl. Although I
Laura is having her first sleepover at Aunt Pat's and everything is different—no light-light, no breakfast cereal, no television and no toys. Even the garden is full of 'yucky' bugs. This sleepover is
Great Aunt Daisy died when she was the same age as Poppy. In Grandma's picture of her, Daisy looks just like Poppy. When Poppy falls asleep, she is awakened by strange noises and led on a journey that
Every year, Radim's family has a delicious carp for Christmas dinner, selected from the huge wooden barrels that line the streets of Prague in December. But this year, when Radim sits by the bathtub f
Every season ends tomorrowEvery face will turn to sorrowEvery day we live is borrowedTurns to shadow, frees the soulOriginally written as a song by Michael Pendergast, one of Canada’s best-known child
Cale Finch has just won second place in a skateboarding competition when he’s ambushed on his way home by a member of a rival crew, the Mental Posse, who steals the money that Cale was going to use to
For as long as they've been friends, Elias has been relying on his buddy Jordan. It's Jordan's mom who takes him in when his own mother is on an alcoholic binge; it's Jordan who acts as the brother an
Peggy of the Cove is the legend of a young girl who was the only survivor of a shipwreck at Halibut Rock, Nova Scotia in the mid 1800s. Live through her ordeal from storm to shipwreck to rescue during
