Orca Book Publishers Fall 2011 Trade Catalog US

Fall 2011

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Middle-School Fiction for Reluctant Readers

Contents Highlights...........................................................................................................................................................1 Picturebooks/Board Books • Ages 0–11....................................................................................................2 Orca Echoes • Ages 7–9..............................................................................................................................11 Let’s Read!—Johnny Test • Ages 5–10......................................................................................................13 First Reader Fiction • Ages 6–10...............................................................................................................14 Lorimer Streetlights • Ages 8–10...............................................................................................................15 Orca Young Readers • Ages 8–11..............................................................................................................16 Lorimer Sports Stories • Ages 8–13.........................................................................................................18 Lorimer Sports Stories Backlist • Ages 8–13..........................................................................................20 Lorimer Deal With It • Nonfiction • Ages 8+.........................................................................................21 Native Trailblazers • Nonfiction • Ages 6–14..........................................................................................21 Juvenile Nonfiction • Ages 9+.....................................................................................................................22 Lorimer Recordbooks • Nonfiction • Ages 11+....................................................................................24 Kids’ Power Series • Nonfiction • Ages 9–13.........................................................................................25 Graphic Novel • Ages 8–11.........................................................................................................................26 Juvenile Fiction • Ages 8–14........................................................................................................................32 Orca Currents • Hi-Lo • Ages 10–14........................................................................................................32 Orca Sports • Hi-Lo • Ages 10+................................................................................................................35 Teen Fiction • Ages 12+...............................................................................................................................36 Orca Audio—Go Reader • Hi-Lo • Ages 10+........................................................................................43 Teen Fantasy • Ages 12+..............................................................................................................................44 Orca Soundings • Hi-Lo • Ages 12+..........................................................................................................44 Orca Soundings in Spanish • Ages 12+.....................................................................................................47 Lorimer SideStreets • Ages 12+.................................................................................................................48 Orca Echoes in French • Ages 7–9............................................................................................................50 Orca Titles in French • Ages 10+...............................................................................................................51 Adult Nonfiction...........................................................................................................................................53 Rapid Reads • Adult........................................................................................................................................55 Polestar Planners and Calendars................................................................................................................57

Ordering Frontlist Order form....................................................................................................................................59 Terms & United States Retail Sales Representatives.............................................................................60

Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

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F all 2011 In addition to outstanding books for young readers, our publishing program includes adult titles, French and Spanish translations, nonfiction titles and digital offerings that reach more readers than ever before.

eaching More eaders Rea c h i n g Re l u cta nt Rea d e rs How do you get non-readers to pick up a book? Give them something they’ll love, that’s how. We have what you’re looking for with Orca Soundings, Orca Currents, Orca Sports and Rapid Reads series for reluctant readers.

Cu sto m e r S e r vi ce We want our customers to reach us too. Customers are always a priority, and a real live person will always answer the phone. Want to talk to us face-to-face?

Check out upcoming trade shows in your area—we attend all of the major trade and library shows.

Rea c h i n g El ect ro n i c Rea d e rs Don’t forget that all Orca titles are now available in digital format. Find our titles at your favorite ebook retailers as well as on our website. For more information about digital offerings, please visit our website or email melanie@orcabook.com.

Rea c h i n g Rea d e rs o n t h e Go Introducing Go Readers, preloaded mp3 audio devices.

Enjoy unabridged audio for selected titles from the Orca Currents and Orca Soundings series. See page 43 for details.

Rea c h i n g Em e rg i n g Rea d e rs With picturebooks, Orca Echoes, Lorimer Streetlights, Orca Young Readers and Lobster’s new Johnny Test leveled readers, we’ve got exciting fiction to capture the imagination of emerging readers.

“[There is a] consistent quality of writing in these Orca Soundings books…and their messages withstand their own edgy currency. For readers in a ruthlessly visual age, this is no mean accomplishment.”

—Resource Links Kids also love graphic novels. Check out Orca’s latest graphic novel, Dalen and Gole—Scandal in Port Angus, on page 26.

Go i n g G ree n Orca participates in our local GreenStart Program, designed to help businesses go greener through operational practices. Orca’s initiatives include composting, an improved recycling system, the development of a sustainable purchasing policy and efforts to reduce use of heat and lighting in our office. We are also committed to using FSCcertified paper.

We believe in standing up for local and global issues. This season, Orca is proud to stand tall for the Great Bear Rainforest. See page 21 for details!

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New Picturebooks/Board Books

When the seals sing, magic happens.

Seal Song

October 2011

9781554692422 $19.95 hc 8.375 x 11 32 pages ages 4–8

Also by Andrea Spalding

Andrea Spalding Illustrated by Pascal Milelli The storm threw down a curtain of rain.

“FINN!” screamed Sheila as she lost sight of him.

In heaving swells, Finn’s boat floundered. The wind howled, freezing his hands. The rain became blinding sleet. “Which way?” he cried.

On the beach, Sheila sang, “Eeeeiiiiii, eeeeiiiiii.” A magic song. A seal song.

The piercing notes reached Finn. He rowed toward her voice, but the wind shifted.

F Secret of the Dance 9781554691296 • $9.95 pb 9781551433967 • $19.95 hc ages 4–8

Solomon’s Tree 9781551433806 • $9.95 pb ages 4–8

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inn loves to swim with the seals in a secret cove. He arrives at the cove one day and rescues a young seal tangled in netting. Finn wishes the seal could live on land. That night the seals sing. “No good comes from seal songs,” says Finn’s father. When Sheila, a mysterious girl no one has ever seen before, appears on the cannery docks, the fisher folk are uneasy. They believe the newcomer is a magical selkie, a shape changer.

Andrea Spalding is a prolific writer for children. She grew up hearing seal stories in the United Kingdom and was delighted to discover they were told and collected on both the east and west coasts of Canada. In Seal Song, she mixes traditional folkloric elements with West Coast fishing traditions. Andrea loves meeting with children and travels across the country giving school presentations.

She lives on Pender Island, British Columbia.

Pascal Milelli graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design. His first picturebook was the award-winning Rainbow Bay (Raincoast), followed by The Art Room (Groundwood), which was awarded the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for Illustration. His work has also been recognized by The Society of Illustrators and has appeared in Communication Arts and Applied Arts magazines. Pascal lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Themes: friendship, selkie folklore, fishing, seals

New Picturebooks/Board Books

What will Koppel and Yetta do with their three wishes?

Kishka for Koppel Aubrey Davis Illustrated by Sheldon Cohen

October 2011 9781554692996 $19.95 hc 10 x 8.75 32 pages ages 4–8

Koppel plunked the meat grinder down on the table.

“Tell her what you told me,” he said.

Yetta rolled her eyes. “Oy vey, he’s talking to a meat grinder.”

“Tell her!” shouted Koppel.

The meat grinder was silent.

“Does it know any chicken jokes?” Yetta giggled. “It sings ‘My Yiddishe Mama’ maybe?”

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n this fresh take on a classic tale, a magic meat grinder helps a poor Jewish couple learn a little gratitude after the three wishes it grants them go awry. A cautionary story that questions today’s consumerism and excessiveness, Kishka for Koppel, like the best folktales, will cause children and adults alike to look both beyond and within.

Aubrey Davis is an award-winning Canadian author and storyteller. With their roots in centuriesold tales, his Bone Button Borscht, Sody Salleratus and The Enormous Potato (Kids Can Press) have brought fresh delight to countless young readers. Bagels from Benny has won multiple awards, including the Sydney Taylor Book Award (2003). Aubrey lives in Toronto, Ontario. For more information go to www.aubreydavis.com.

Sheldon Cohen is an award-winning children’s book illustrator and film animator. The prizes he’s garnered over the past thirty years include the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Book Illustration, the British Academy Award for Best Animated Film, the AIGA Certificate of Excellence and the IBBY Honour List, representing the best in illustrations from Canada. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.

Themes: Judaica, humor, gratitude

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Pierre is determined to visit the Eiffel Tower— with or without Miss Murphy!

Pierre in the Air!

October 2011

9781554690329 $19.95 hc 9x9 32 pages ages 4–8

Also by Andrea Beck

Andrea Beck On their third day in Paris, Miss Murphy said, “I’m sorry to leave you again, Pierre. Today is my only chance to visit the Louvre Museum. The poodle show is tonight, and tomorrow we leave.”

Enough! thought Pierre.

The moment the door closed, he slipped under the balcony railing, slid down a café awning and leapt to the street below.

With or without Miss Murphy, he was going to climb the Eiffel Tower.

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Pierre’s Friends 9781554690305 • $19.95 hc ages 4–8

ierre is excited about his trip to Paris for the poodle championship, and he can’t wait to see the sights. But when his beloved Miss Murphy leaves him in the hotel room, Pierre takes matters into his own paws. He slips out of their room and makes his way to the top of the Eiffel Tower! When a storm erupts, Pierre catches hold of an umbrella and is swept into the sky over Paris. He lives his dream of being Pierre Le Poof—Daredevil Poodle. In true Pierre fashion, he stops at a Dumpster for a snack on the way back to his hotel. When he returns to his room, his pompoms are a mess, and the dog show is only hours away!

Andrea Beck is the author and illustrator of Elliot Moose, the popular children’s book series and television show. Pierre in the Air! is her third furry adventure in the Pierre Le Poof series. She lives in Unionville, Ontario, with her two sons.

Themes: travel, determination, adventure, Paris

Pierre Le Poof!

9781554690282 • $19.95 hc ages 4–8

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Daisy’s room seems small until she discovers what’s really important.

Room Enough for Daisy Debby Waldman and Rita Feutl Illustrated by Cindy Revell Daisy dumped the quilt on her bed and flopped on top. Life was so unfair. Her best friend, Amanda, had a huge bedroom with a closet bigger than Daisy’s entire room. Daisy’s parents had the biggest room in the house. She was trying to figure out how to convince them to trade rooms, when her mother appeared in the doorway. Her face was hidden behind an enormous box.

“This is a special box,” Mom said.

“What’s so special about it?” Daisy asked.

Mom opened the box with a flourish. “This box will make your room bigger.”

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aisy has more toys than she knows what to do with. In this story, inspired by an Eastern European folktale about a house that’s too small, Daisy thinks she needs a bigger bedroom for all the gifts on her birthday list. Her clever mom helps her realize less is more, and Daisy decides to donate many of her things to a Mitzvah Day rummage sale. In the process, Daisy learns about sharing and the satisfaction that comes from choosing what’s important.

October 2011 9781554692552 $19.95 hc 8.75 x 10.75 32 pages ages 4–8

Also by Debby Waldman

Clever Rachel 9781554690817 • $19.95 hc ages 4–8

Debby Waldman is married to a man whose motto is “You should be able to fit all of your possessions in the trunk of a Volkswagen Beetle.” Writing Room Enough for Daisy has inspired her to winnow her clutter. It can now fit into a 24-foot U-Haul. Debby lives in Edmonton, Alberta, and is the author of A Sack Full of Feathers and Clever Rachel. You can read more about her at www.debbywaldman.com.

Once upon a time, Rita Feutl packed all her worldly belongings into a tiny Corolla and drove across Canada to Edmonton. She now has a husband, two daughters and a home with room enough to write.

Rita is the author of Rescue at Fort Edmonton (Couteau Books) and is working on a teen novel. She admires people who understand the meaning of enough.

Cindy Revell lives in the country near Edmonton, Alberta. In 2001, Cindy was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Book Illustration for Mallory and the Power Boy (Annick Press). She works in acrylic paints. This is her third picturebook with Orca.

A Sack Full of Feathers 9781551438634 • $9.95 pb ages 4–8

Themes: Judaica, gratitude, sharing, Mitzvah Day www.orcabook.com

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New Picturebooks/Board Books

Walrus’s Gift H.E. Stewart

Little Walrus reminds us of the energy of kindness and the possibilities of sharing.

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alrus’s Gift is a simple and gentle story about a complex and difficult concern—the problem of bullying. The gift of the walrus child is his example of friendship and kindness. His behavior will encourage children to be more aware of their own behavior and realize how it affects others.

This story beautifully illustrates the possibilities of sharing. Walrus’s Gift is an appealing tale with playful illustrations and an important message.

August 2011

9780969385271 $18.00 hc 11.25 x 8.75 32 pages ages 4–8 Tudor House

Helen Stewart is a well-known artist, printmaker and writer. Her work encourages us to pay attention, to watch for beauty, and to care for others and our environment.

Themes: bullying, friendship, empathy

A Day with You in Paradise Lennie Gallant Illustrated by Patsy MacKinnon

A lyrical celebration of a day at the beach.

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9781551098326 $12.95 pb 8 x 10 32 pages ages 3–8 Nimbus

his beautiful picturebook depicts a family’s fun-filled day at a beach. Racing past dunes, building sand castles, and singing songs by a bonfire at night, the family revels in the peaceful beauty of an ocean beach. Lennie Gallant’s lyrical description of a summer day is matched perfectly with Patsy MacKinnon’s sun-soaked illustrations. A Day with You in Paradise is based on Lennie’s song of the same name from the Juno-nominated album When We Get There.

Lennie Gallant is a songwriter and singer with nine albums to his credit, several of which have won awards and nominations from the Juno Awards and East Coast Music Association. A member of the Order of Canada, Lennie is a native of the seaside village of Rustico, Prince Edward Island.

Patsy MacKinnon is the illustrator of Heartsong and The Voyage of Wood Duck. A member of the prestigious Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour, Patsy lives in New Waterford, Nova Scotia.

Themes: family, natural world, beach

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Christmas with the Rural Mail Lance Woolaver Illustrated by Maud Lewis

The paintings and poem together perfectly evoke Christmases gone by.

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gentle poem describing the journey of a mail sleigh through rural Nova Scotia at Christmastime, delivering packages and parcels to children, Christmas with the Rural Mail is a Canadian holiday classic. The poem is carefully crafted to fit Maud Lewis’s colorful paintings, and the mail sleigh passes children skiing and tobogganing, oxen and Clydesdale horses pulling heavy loads, and the train station, among other classic rural winter scenes. Lewis’s artwork is ideal for babies and toddlers, with its bright colors and simple forms, and the paintings and poem together perfectly evoke Christmases gone by. This is a sturdy board book edition great for young readers.

September 2011 9781551097909 $12.95 bb 7.25 x 6.5 24 pages ages 0–3 Nimbus

Lance Woolaver is an author, playwright and director who has published several works about Maud Lewis, including the Christmas with Maud Lewis and The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis, as well as the play World Without Shadows.

Maud Lewis (1903–1970) is one of Canada’s most celebrated folk artists. Though she lived in conditions of abject poverty and was crippled by severe arthritis, her creative imagination soared above these difficult circumstances. Sitting by the window of her tiny house, Lewis painted sunny scenes of idyllic rural life, filled with brilliant colors, gentle animals and cheerful domesticity.

Themes: winter, rural life, art

Gadzooks the Christmas Goose Jennifer McGrath Kent Illustrated by Ivan Murphy

Can Corina keep the cheeky bird safe from her curmudgeonly grandfather?

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orina lives with her grandparents in Shepody Bay. One day close to Christmas, a big storm blows in an injured Canada goose. Corina immediately warms to the bird and wants to nurse it back to health, but her grumpy grandfather wants to cook the goose for Christmas dinner.

The bird gets up to all kinds of mischief—spooking the cows while Granddad is milking them, sabotaging Christmas decorations and eating all of Grandma’s pies. Award-winning author Jennifer McGrath Kent’s story and Ivan Murphy’s humorous and energetic illustrations combine to make this a charming Christmas tale.

Jennifer McGrath Kent is a freelance writer and the author of Chocolate River Rescue, which was shortlisted for four children’s choice book awards and won the 2009 Hackmatack Award, and White Cave Escape, shortlisted for the 2010 OLA Silver Birch Award. Currently, she lives in the country just outside of Moncton, New Brunswick.

September 2011 9781551097947 $19.95 hc 8 x 10 32 pages ages 3–8 Nimbus

Ivan Murphy’s work has appeared in adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction books. His recent work includes watercolor, acrylic and oil in various original and print formats.

Themes: Christmas, animals, family

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New Picturebooks/Board Books

Dear Baobab Cheryl Foggo Illustrated by Qin Leng

Maiko knows what it is like to be small and to feel planted in the wrong place.

September 2011

9781897187913 $15.95 bb 8.5 x 8.5 24 pages ages 6–8 Second Story

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aiko has left his village in Tanzania far behind, moving to North America with his aunt and uncle. When he thinks of home, he thinks of the beautiful big baobab tree at the center of the village. In his new home, Maiko feels a connection to the small spruce tree in the front yard—it’s seven years old, the same age as he is. The tree sings to him and shares his secrets. When he learns that the roots of the tree are growing too close to the house, putting the little spruce in danger of being cut down, Maiko tries to save it. He knows all too well what it’s like to be small and planted in the wrong place.

Cheryl Foggo is a journalist, screenwriter, poet and playwright. She has a particular interest in the history of Black pioneers on the prairies and has written extensively on that subject in books, magazines and anthologies. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.

Qin Leng was born in Shanghai, China, and lived in France before moving to Montreal. She always loved to illustrate the innocence of children and has developed a passion for children’s books. She now works as a designer and illustrator in Toronto, Ontario.

Themes: immigration, homesickness, belonging

No Pets Allowed Irene N. Watts Illustrated by Kathryn Shoemaker

Will Matthew’s invisible dog, Fred, be a help or a hindrance?

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hen Matthew moves to Vancouver with his mother, he’s not able to bring along his dog Lucky, because the apartment building he is moving into does not allow dogs. But when Matthew’s imaginary dog scares off a burglar, all the tenants argue that Lucky should be allowed to come live there.

Irene N. Watts was born in Berlin and moved to Vancouver many years ago. She is the author of numerous books and plays for children and young people.

September 2011

9781896580944 $8.95 pb 6 x 8.75 112 pages ages 7–11 Tradewind

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Kathryn Shoemaker is the illustrator of many books for children. She teaches children’s illustration at Langara College.

Themes: moving home, pets, childhood fantasies

New Picturebooks/Board Books

The Jelly Bean Row Susan Pynn Illustrated by Lizz Pratt

In the oldest city in North America, there’s a street with brightly colored houses—each with their own story.

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hat’s red and green and a sticky, mushy mess? The legendary Jelly Bean Row no less! How did the colorful row houses (which remind us of jelly beans) on one of the oldest streets in North America get their name? Here’s a slaphappy tale nestled inside dozens of bright, rainbow-drenched illustrations that will tickle the imagination and bring a sparkle to the eye of codgers and kids alike.

You’re invited to meet some of the colorful characters from one of the most extraordinary streets in North America. So, don a pair of hip-waders and join in the foolishness, fuss and fun. Everyone is welcome and entertainment is supplied!

October 2011 9781897174807 $9.95 pb 8.5 x 8.5 32 pages ages 4–9 Tuckamore

A native Newfoundlander, Susan Pynn is a professional writer with a background in marketing and communications. The Jelly Bean Row is Susan Pynn’s third book for young readers.

Lizz Pratt is a visual artist from St. John’s, Newfoundland. She attended the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design in Fredericton.

Themes: fun, friendship, architecture

Miss Wondergem’s Dreadfully Dreadful Pie Valerie Sherrard Illustrated by Wendy J. Whittingham

Coming soon to your neighborhood, a bakery with a twist!

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iss Wondergem’s Bakery, coming quite soon! In fact, it will open tomorrow at noon! There’s a brand new bakery in town, and no one could be happier about it than Verna, Myrna and Bradley McGrew. As much as they love their mother, the McGrew children dread what comes out of her kitchen—and with very good reason. But when the three young McGrews meet the new bakery’s owner, they’re in for a most unpleasant surprise.

Valerie Sherrard is an acclaimed children’s and numerous Canadian awards.

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author, whose work has been shortlisted for

October 2011 9781897174814 $9.95 pb 8.5 x 8.5 32 pages ages 4–9 Tuckamore

Wendy J. Whittingham began drawing at the young age of two and was seldom seen without a pencil in hand. Currently, Wendy shares a home in Burlington, Ontario, with her husband George, three dogs and two cats.

Themes: comedy, surprise

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Anna’s Pet Margaret Atwood and Joyce Barkhouse Illustrated by Ann Blades

From internationally known authors, a tale of a young girl’s search for the perfect pet

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hile visiting her grandparents’ farm, city-girl Anna decides she wants a pet. A cow? A snake?

Anna realizes that these creatures won’t be happy in the city, and she doesn’t want a pet unless it’s happy. Grandma and Grandpa have just the right thing for Anna…

Short chapters and easy-to-read text make this story perfect for beginning readers.

August 2011

9781552777183 $14.95 hc 6.5 x 9 32 pages ages 3–8 Lorimer

Margaret Atwood, internationally celebrated poet, novelist and winner of the Governor General’s Award, has published six books for children as well as many award-winning novels, books of poetry, short stories and nonfiction.

Joyce Barkhouse is the author of many short stories and books for children, including Anna’s Pet (written with Margaret Atwood), which was made into a puppet play and toured internationally, and The Witch of Port Lajoie, which has been translated in four languages. She received the Order of Nova Scotia and was made a Member of the Order of Canada for her children’s books and work in literacy.

Ann Blades, internationally-known Canadian children’s author and illustrator, won the Canadian Association of Children’s Librarians Book of the Year Award for Mary of Mile 18. She was the winner of the Canada Council Award for Children’s Literature for A Salmon for Simon.

Themes: beginning readers, pets, nature

Six Darn Cows Margaret Laurence Illustrated by Ann Blades

From one of Canada’s best-loved authors, two farm kids learn a lesson in responsibility.

“Those darn cows!” said Tod. “I wish they’d just get lost!”

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9781552777190 $14.95 hc 6.5 x 9 32 pages ages 3–8 Lorimer

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ut when the cows do get lost, it’s up to Tod Bean, his sister Jen Bean and their black dog Zip to find them and bring them home. Tod and Jen learn that on a farm, everyone helps.

Short chapters and easy-to-read text make this story a perennial favorite.

Margaret Laurence was the author of many classic works of fiction, and twice won the Governor General’s Award.

Ann Blades, internationally-known Canadian children’s author and illustrator, won the Canadian Association of Children’s Librarians Book of the Year Award for Mary of Mile 18. She was the winner of the Canada Council Award for Children’s Literature for A Salmon for Simon.

Themes: beginning readers, farm life, siblings

New Orca Echoes

At-level fiction for ages 7 to 9      

Early chapter books for beginning readers Free individual teachers’ guides online Complete resource guide available Guided Reading selections 15 black-and-white illustrations 64 pages each

Orca Echoes Collection 9781554692613 $276.40 Collection of 44 paperbacks ages 7–9

Orca Echoes Resource Guide 9781554697991 $45.00 cd 9781554692408 $45.00 coil-bound

Ben the Inventor Robin Stevenson Illustrated by David Parkins

What will it take to keep Jack from having to move away?

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nventors invent inventions! That’s what Ben and his best friend Jack like to say. So when Ben discovers that Jack’s family is planning to move to another city, he decides they should put their inventions to work. The boys figure that if no one buys Jack’s house, Jack won’t have to move away, so all they need is a plan to scare off potential buyers! Inventors are good at coming up with plans. But when Plans A, B and C fail to bring the results the boys had hoped for, Ben discovers that not everything in life stays the same—and that while change can be hard, sometimes it isn’t all bad.

Robin Stevenson is the author of ten novels for older children and teens. Ben the Inventor is Robin’s second Orca Echo about Ben, and both stories were inspired by her six-year-old son. Robin lives, writes and teaches in Victoria, British Columbia.

Themes: friendship, creativity, change

November 2011 9781554698028 $6.95 pb 5.25 x 7.625 64 pages ages 7–9

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New Orca Echoes

Justine McKeen Queen of Green

Sigmund Brouwer Illustrated by Dave Whamond

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle— Justine and her friends are out to spread the word.

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9781554699278 $6.95 pb 5.25 x 7.625 64 pages ages 7–9

ustine McKeen talks too much, bosses people around too much, and as everyone soon finds out, she tells the truth, but just not all at once. Justine’s trying to save the planet, one person and one cause at a time. Best of all, when she decides to get something done, it involves a whole lot of laughter and fun for everyone.

Sigmund Brouwer is the bestselling author of many books for children and young adults, including the Orca Echoes Howling Timberwolves series. Sigmund loves visiting schools and talking to children about reading and writing. Justine McKeen, Queen of Green is the first book in his new series about Justine and her efforts to create a greener community. He also has a new book for teachers and parents out this season called Rock & Roll Literacy (see page 34). Sigmund lives in Red Deer, Alberta, and Nashville, Tennessee.

Themes: green school projects, humor, teamwork

Wildcat Run

Sonya Spreen Bates Illustrated by Kasia Charko

Can Jake,Tommy and Lexie get back to the lodge before it’s too late?

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ake, Tommy and Lexie are on a ski trip. In an attempt to squeeze one last run in for the day, the kids head out on their own to ski down Easy Street. But Lexie and Jake convince Tommy to try Wildcat Run instead. Wildcat Run presents the young skiers with more than they expect, including a cougar sighting. When Lexie has a bad fall, the kids are left stranded on the hill in the fading daylight.

Will they be rescued or will they have to spend the night alone on the mountain with a cougar?

October 2011

9781554698301 $6.95 pb 5.25 x 7.625 64 pages ages 7–9

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Sonya Spreen Bates was born in the United States, but moved to Victoria, British Columbia, when she was very young. She began writing children’s fiction in 2001, inspired by her two daughters and their love of the stories she told them. She is the author of Marsh Island and Smuggler’s Cave in the Orca Echoes series. Her short stories have been published in school magazines in Australia and New Zealand. Wildcat Run is her third book with Orca. She currently lives in Adelaide, Australia.

Themes: skiing, survival skills, teamwork

Let’s Read!—Johnny Test

“Johnny Test” leveled readers are part of

the new Let's Read ! series, with levels for beginning, developing, independent and expert readers. These books feature original content based on the popular TV show "Johnny Test," which airs daily on the Cartoon Network. The series chronicles the adventures of a fearless 11-year-old boy, his genetically engineered dog and his genius twin sisters who use Johnny as their guinea pig for out-of-this-world scientific experiments.

Get in Shape, Johnny !

(Level 1)

Johnny X vs. Bling-Bling Boy (Level 2)

9781770800786 $4.95 pb 6x9 32 pages Ages 5–9

9781770800793 $4.95 pb 6x9 32 pages Ages 5-9

Johnny is sick and needs to get back in shape for his soccer game. He asks his sisters to help, but their shape-shifter device makes him change shape over and over again!

Meet Johnny X’s archenemy, Bling-Bling Boy. Jealous of Johnny Test’s beloved superhero identity, he steals Johnny X’s powers so he can become Porkbelly’s superhero.

Ready, Set, Go !

(Level 3)

Mission Bora Bora (Level 4)

9781770800816 $4.95 pb 6x9 48 pages Ages 5–9

9781770800809 $4.95 pb 6x9 48 pages Ages 5–9

Johnny wants to win the annual Porkbelly go-cart race, but his sisters’ invention can only take him so far. Johnny’s dad offers to help, but his lame advice is sure to make Johnny lose, right?

Johnny and Dukey are chosen for a top-secret mission on the TV show, Super Secret Government Agent Idol. They must become masters of disguise and learn to use cool spy gadgets.

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New First Reader Fiction

Water Hazard Hélène Boudreau Illustrated by Jeffrey Domm

An exciting and action-packed book for young readers.

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wins André and Lucas love working at Cavendish Beach on Prince Edward Island—helping their Park Warden mother, lobster fishing with their grandfather and collecting seaweed with Mr. Arsenault and his horse, Thunder. But when Thunder is badly hurt by a mysterious object in the ocean, the boys know they need to turn to another passion of theirs—solving mysteries. With Lucas’s brain and André’s courage, the boys always solve their cases, and now they have their eye on hostile Mr. Prune. Water Hazard is the second title in Hélène Boudreau’s Red Dune Adventure series.

September 2011

9781551098289 $8.95 pb 5.125 x 7.5 96 pages ages 6–10 Nimbus

Hélène Boudreau is a Canadian writer and artist. A native of Isle Madame, Nova Scotia, she writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults from her home in Markham, Ontario.

She’s the author of seven novels for children, including the first Red Dune Adventure, Keep Out!, and Acadian Star, which was nominated for the 2009–2010 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award.

Visit her website at heleneboudreau.com.

Themes: mysteries, problem solving, environment

Bernadette in the Doghouse Susan Glickman

Bernadette continues her adventures with the Lunch Bunch.

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fter her triumph at the science fair—winning a special award even though she wasn’t technically old enough to enter—Bernadette is ready to continue on with grade three. Her friendship with Annie, Keisha and Megan—also known as “the Lunch Bunch”—continues to blossom. They even befriend an elderly neighbor, Mrs. March, and her dog, Lady. After helping Mrs. Marsh with her garden, Bernadette is rewarded with her heart’s desire, a puppy from Lady’s new litter.

October 2011

9781897187920 $8.95 pb 5 x 7.5 122 pages ages 7–9 Second Story

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When Bernadette’s best friend Jasmine comes to visit for the Christmas holidays, Bernadette is thrilled. They go to the science center and conduct an experiment where they turn snow into ice cream. Bernadette is so happy to be spending time with Jasmine that she ignores all of her new friends. Annie, Keisha and Megan are not impressed, and Bernadette has to work hard to realize her mistake, and to prove to the Lunch Bunch that she values their friendship.

Susan Glickman started writing about the adventures of Bernadette and her friends for her own children. Bernadette in the Doghouse is the sequel to Bernadette and the Lunch Bunch. Susan lives with her family, including Toby the dog, in Toronto, Ontario.

Themes: friendship, neighbors, science

New Lorimer Streetlights

Lorimer Streetlights • • • • • • •

Fun, engaging, realistic fiction for young readers!

Great novels full of humor and adventure Short chapters and dynamic stories make for reading success Feature a variety of kids New and classic titles Reading level grades 2–4 Interest level ages 8–10

Zach & Zoe and the River Rescue Kristin Butcher

Twins Zach and Zoe are back for another adventure!

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ach and Zoe are camping with their parents in a British Columbia forest when a girl at another campsite wanders off. It takes all of the twins’ smarts and know-how to rescue the lost camper and get back to their campsite safely. From the fear of wild fires to the fear of wild bears, the twins are in for one wild, wet ride.

Educator turned writer Kristin Butcher has published fourteen books for children and young adults. Her Streetlights novel Zach & Zoe and the Bank Robber was nominated for the Diamond Willow Award and the Red Cedar Award. Her second book in the series, Zach & Zoe: Bully and the Beagle was a Chocolate Lily Award nominee. Kristin lives in British Columbia, Canada.

Themes: adventure, courage/bravery, problem solving

September 2011 9781552777077 $8.95 pb 5 x 7.75 112 pages ages 8–10 Lorimer

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Award-winning, bestselling chapter books

• At-level fiction for ages 8–11 • Themes include historical, contemporary, Judaica, humor, and sports

Orca Young Readers Collection Twenty-seven of our most popular Orca Young Readers are now available as a collection, packaged in a display that is perfect for retailers’ shelves as well as for the classroom. These award-winning chapter books include historical, contemporary, Judaica, humor and sports themes.

Available 9781554693870 $193.65 Collection of 27 paperbacks ages 8–11

Orca Young Readers Resource Guide Alex Van Tol

The Orca Young Readers Resource Guide provides teachers with ideas for connecting each title in the collection to curriculum and to the students. Certain to encourage lively classroom discussion and foster an engagement with literature, the Orca Young Readers Resource Guide is a valuable tool for dedicated teachers.

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New Orca Young Readers

Addy’s Race Debby Waldman

There’s more to Addy than her hearing loss.

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ddy has worn hearing aids for as long as she can remember. Her mother tells her this makes her special, but now that Addy’s in grade six, she wants to be special for something she’s done.

When Addy joins the school running club to keep her best friend, Lucy, company, she discovers she is a gifted runner. Lucy isn’t, which is problematic. Further troubles surface when Addy gets paired on a school project with Sierra, a smart, self-assured new classmate who wears a cochlear implant.

Addy is surprised to discover hearing loss is all they have in common—and a shared disability is not enough of a foundation for a friendship. True friends support each other, even if they have different passions and dreams. More importantly, Addy comes to understand that she is defined by more than her hearing loss. She has the power to choose how people will see her, and she does.

Debby Waldman is the co-author of Your Child’s Hearing Loss: A Guide for Parents, which she began writing after learning that her then three-year-old daughter would need to wear hearing aids for the rest of her life. Addy’s Race is inspired by her daughter and the many children she learned about while working on the book. Debby is also the author of the Orca picturebooks A Sack Full of Feathers, Clever Rachel and, with Rita Feutl, Room Enough for Daisy. She lives in Edmonton with her husband, daughter and son.

October 2011 9781554699247 $7.95 pb 5 x 7.5 152 pages ages 8–11

Themes: hearing loss, assertiveness, running

I Owe You One Natalie Hyde

Is it okay to use dynamite to pay back a debt?

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fter almost drowning in a swollen creek, Wes wonders if what his friend Zach says is true: Wes owes a life debt to the old lady who rescued him. It doesn’t help that Wes keeps hearing his dead father’s voice saying things like, “A man pays his debts, Wes,” and “A man always treats a woman with respect, Wes.” But how does a guy go about paying back a life debt anyway? And what if it involves a transmission tower, an ice-cream truck and a few sticks of dynamite?

Natalie Hyde was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and grew up in Galt (now Cambridge), Ontario, where she still lives. She spent most of her childhood collecting crickets, toads and tent caterpillars. The rest of the time she practiced being a genie. When that didn’t work out, she studied languages at the University of Waterloo. Natalie lives with her husband and four children in a house with too many stairs, which they share with a little leopard gecko and a cat that desperately wants to eat him. I Owe You One is Natalie’s first book for Orca. To learn more about Natalie, please visit nataliehyde.com.

Themes: friendship, old age, responsibility

October 2011 9781554694143 $7.95 pb 5 x 7.5 152 pages ages 8–11

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New Lorimer Sports Stories

Sports Stories • Action-packed, realistic sports

stories for reluctant readers!

• New editions with attractive, dynamic covers • Themes that connect, from competition to racism • Award-winning authors who know their sports!

• Reading level grades 3.0–4.9

• Interest level ages 8–13 • $9.95 each • 5 x 7.75

Total Offence Robert Rayner

Shape up or ship out!

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oby’s always had weight issues, thanks in part to the free food his team gets from his friend Maddie’s dad’s restaurant and their soccer team’s sponsor, Vinnie’s. But Vinnie’s sponsorship also provides the kids with team shirts, equipment, even cleats for some of the players. So when a city-wide ban is placed on sponsorship of teams by companies that promote unhealthy eating, many of the kids might not be able to play. Can the kids of Brunswick Valley come up with a way to keep their team going and still stay on the right side of the ban?

August 2011

9781552776643 • $9.95 pb 9781552776971 • $16.95 hc 5 x 7.75 136 pages ages 8–13 Lorimer

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Robert Rayner is a former elementary school principal in New Brunswick, Canada. He is the author of a set of award-winning soccer Sports Stories about a gang of soccer-mad kids from fictional Brunswick Valley.

Themes: soccer, fitness, body image

New Lorimer Sports Stories

Just Run Deb Loughead

She can run fast, but she can’t run everything.

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ourteen-year-old Daisy Howson is a take-charge kind of girl, maybe even something of a control freak. She means well—she just wants everything to run smoothly, especially on her relay team.

But when someone tries to sabotage the boys’ relay team, Daisy suspects her own team may be involved. Can she sort it all out and fix everything up again before the city championship meet?

Deb Loughead is an established children’s author, a prize-winning poet and a past president of CANSCAIP. She has written two hi-lo books for teens and numerous works of poetry for children.

She is a co-editor of Cleavage: Breakaway Fiction for Real Girls (Sumach). Deb lives in Toronto, Canada.

Themes: track and field, girls and women, teamwork

September 2011

9781552776681 • $9.95 pb 9781552776995 • $16.95 hc 5 x 7.75 104 pages ages 8–13 Lorimer

Swim to Win Vallery Hyduk

Can Lasha take her swimming to the next level?

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irch Hill Swim Club has a new coach, and the team’s star swimmer, eighth-grader Lasha Boyko, couldn’t be more excited. Even though the lanky swimmer comes from an immigrant Ukrainian family of modest means, she dreams big. The coach has a track record of producing Olympians, and Lasha wants to be her next star. The hitch is that she’s one of the fiercest trainers in world. To achieve her lofty goals, Lasha must look within herself to find the strength. Can she be a champion?

Vallery Hyduk swam competitively for twelve years. For nine of those years, she competed at the national level. At sixteen, she was ranked 16th in the world. She attended the University of Michigan on an athletic scholarship. Vallery now owns her own television production company in Toronto and writes for television, radio, and the Web. She is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers, Canadian Women in Communications, and the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association.

This is her debut novel.

Themes: swimming, girls and women, competition

September 2011

9781552776667 • $9.95 pb 9781552776988 • $16.95 hc 5 x 7.75 120 pages ages 8–13 Lorimer

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Lorimer Sports Stories Backlist Out of Bounds Sylvia Gunnery

Sports Stories

New Editions Camp All-Star Michael Coldwell

Personal Best Sylvia Gunnery

Red-hot, pumped-up, on-court action. That’s what summer basketball camp promises to deliver, and that’s what Jeff Lang is determined to get.

9781552776704 152 pages

Jay is struggling with his running skills at basketball camp but luckily for Jay, a new teammate and friend has figured out how to bring out the best in people.

9781552776780 136 pages

Fast Break Michael Coldwell

Queen of the Court Michele Martin Bossley

Moving from a big city to a small town can be rough, but when thirteen-year-old Jeff makes the school basketball team, he feels things are looking up.

9781552776728 128 pages

Kallana has always been more interested in fashions than in sports. When her father suddenly decides she should join the school basketball team, Kallana feels desperate.

9781552776766 126 pages

Free Throw Jacqueline Guest

Rebound Adrienne Mercer

Matthew Eagletail was happy with life until his mother remarried. Now he must get used to a new school, a new father, five pesky new sisters and a dog named Precious.

9781552776865 176 pages

Slam Dunk Steven Barwin & Gabriel David Tick

Nothing But Net Michael Coldwell

Triple Threat Jacqueline Guest

Nothing but Net is the hilarious tale of the Cape Breton Grizzlie Bears, a bedraggled group of basketball misfits who turn sure defeat into heart-warming victory.

9781552776827 160 pages

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A diagnosis of childhood arthritis threatens C.J.’s dream of one day playing on the national basketball team.

9781552776742 104 pages

Home Court Advantage Sandra Diersch

Home Court Advantage is an engaging novel about adoption, self-esteem and a young girl’s need to feel she finally fits in.

9781552776841 144 pages

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Jay must switch schools after a house fire. He must either give up the basketball season or play alongside his rival at his new school.

9781552776803 120 pages

The Raptors are going co-ed, but Mason and his friends aren’t sure how they feel about it.

9781552776889 88 pages

Matthew Eagletail’s good friend, John Salton, has come to visit. Together, the boys form the Bobcats to compete in the Rocky Mountain basketball tournament.

9781552776902 123 pages

New Lorimer Deal With It/ Native Trailblazers

Deal With It Series

Bullying & Conflict Resource Guide Edited by Tricia Carmichael & Allison MacDonald

Creative approaches to help teachers and conflict counselors use the Deal With It series

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ritten by teachers and teacher-librarians who use the Deal With It series in their classrooms, this resource guide is divided into eight sections and provides activities to engage students in conflict resolution exercises based on topics covered in:

September 2011

Arguing: Deal with it word by word Bullying: Deal with it before push comes to shove Cliques: Deal with it using what you have inside Cyberbullying: Deal with it and ctrl alt delete it Fighting: Deal with it without coming to blows Gossip: Deal with it before word gets around Racism: Deal with it before it gets under your skin Teasing: Deal with it before the joke’s on you

9781552776933 $24.95 pb 8.5 x 11 82 pages Formac

Each section includes highlights from the Deal With It books, discussion questions, cross-curricular teaching activities and additional resources.

Themes: conflict resolution, problem solving, communication

Native Trailblazers

Inspiring biographies of Native people Portrays positive role models High-interest chapter books, great for reluctant readers Gives an accurate picture of contemporary Native people Provides resource information for Native organizations  

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Native Defenders of the Environment Vincent Shilling

September 2011

9780977918379 • $9.95 pb 6x9 128 pages ages 6–14 7th Generation

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New Juvenile Nonfiction

Listening to the voices from the coast.

Nowhere Else on Earth

October 2011

9781554693030 $22.95 paperback with flaps and full-colour photos 7.5 x 9 144 pages ages 9+

Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest Caitlyn Vernon

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ou don’t have to live in the Great Bear Rainforest to benefit from its existence, but after you read Nowhere Else on Earth you might want to visit this magnificent part of the planet. Environmental activist Caitlyn Vernon guides young readers through a forest of information, sharing her personal stories, her knowledge and her concern for this beautiful place. Full of breathtaking photographs and suggestions for ways to preserve this unique ecosystem, Nowhere Else on Earth is a timely and inspiring reminder that we need to stand up for our wild places before they are gone.

Caitlyn Vernon grew up on British Columbia’s Pacific Coast and now calls Victoria home. She will never be too big to wade in the ocean in her gumboots, poke around in tide pools, explore coastal forests or climb trees and mountains. Caitlyn has a background in biology and environmental studies and is currently a campaigner with Sierra Club BC, working to protect the Great Bear Rainforest.

Nowhere Else on Earth is her first book.

Themes: Great Bear Rainforest, activism, salmon, ecosystems, stewardship

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We Want You to Know Kids Talk About Bullying Deborah Ellis

These kids have something to say. It’s time we listened.

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hrough her association with a community anti-bullying campaign, children’s author Deborah Ellis asked students from the ages of nine to nineteen to talk about their experiences with bullying. The results are thoughtful, candid, and often harrowing accounts of “business as usual” in and around today’s schools. The kids in this book raise questions about the way parents, teachers and school administrators cope with bullies. They talk about which methods have helped and which ones, with the best of intentions, have failed to protect them. And some kids reveal how they have been able to overcome their fear and anger to become strong advocates for the rights of others.

Each interview is followed by questions that will encourage open discussion about the nature of bullying and the ways in which individuals and schools could deal more effectively with bullies and their victims. And additional comments from international students reveal how much kids the world over have in common in the way they experience and deal with bullies.

September 2011 9781550504637 $14.95 pb 8 x 10 120 pages ages 12+ Coteau

New in paperback!

Deborah Ellis is the internationally acclaimed author of more than 20 books for children, including The Breadwinner Trilogy, Children of War and Our Stories, Our Songs. A peace activist and humanitarian, Deborah Ellis has donated more than $1 million in royalties to child-centred charities.

Themes: bullying, adversity, coming of age

To Hope and Back

The Journey of the St. Louis Kathy Kacer

A ship of Jewish passengers can find no safe harbor.

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isa and Sol board the luxury ship St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany, on May 13, 1939. Lisa and her family are in first class; Sol and his parents are below in tourist class. The children have mixed feelings—they’re excited to be beginning this voyage to a better life and sad to be leaving their old lives behind. They are Jewish, as are almost all of the 937 passengers on board, and although war has not been officially declared in Europe, the Nazis have been persecuting Jews for years. As they set sail for Cuba, the atmosphere on the ship is optimistic, led by the German captain Gustave Shröder, who is determined to see his passengers to safety. But as they learn that Hitler’s propaganda has turned the country against them, the mood changes to despair. They are turned away—first from Cuba, then the United States, and then Canada.

The story of Lisa and Sol is set against the tragic true history of the St. Louis. Denied entry from port after port, the captain was forced to return his Jewish passengers to Europe, where many died in the Holocaust. Through the eyes of Sol and Lisa, we see the injustice and heartbreak that were caused by the prejudice and hatred of so many.

September 2011 9781897187968 $14.95 pb 6.5 x 8 200 pages ages 9–13 Second Story

This is Kathy Kacer's seventh book in the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers. She has spoken to young people all over the world about the Holocaust. A former psychologist, she also talks to adults about how to teach sensitive material to young children. Kathy lives in Toronto with her family.

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New Lorimer Recordbooks

Lorimer Recordbooks See how real-life sports hero stories can hook kids into historical and social issues • Writing with a flair for making history books feel like novels • Accompanied by historical photos and sports trivia • Knowledgeable authors highlight historical controversies in a full context • Short chapters, easy-to-read format • Great for ESL and adult readers • Reading level grades 3.0–4.9 • Interest level ages 11+

Queens of the Ice Carly Adams

They were fast, they were fierce…they were teenage girls.

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n 1931, a group of ten teenage girls from Preston (present-day small-town Ontario), enlisted the help of the top women’s sport journalists of the era, and the Preston Rivulettes hockey team was born. Within a decade, the team became so good that no other team would dare to play against them. Yet the struggles these young women faced are ones that women can still relate to today, including criticism for aggressive play and fighting, lack of financial and fan support, the right to govern their own sports organizations, and ice time that went to boys’ and men’s teams first.

September 2011

9781552777206 • $9.95 pb 9781552777213 • $16.95 hc 4.25 x 7 136 pages ages 11+ Lorimer

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Carly Adams is a sports historian at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta. She has written many articles on the history of women in hockey, including the Preston Rivulettes. Carly is also a book reviewer for the academic journal, Sport History Review. She is a member of the North American Society of Sport History and the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport.

Themes: ice hockey, girls and women, small towns

New Kids’ Power Series

Shannen and the Dream for a School Janet Wilson

How can you tell us that we don’t have the right to a new school?

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t is 2008, and thirteen-year-old Shannen and the other students at J.R. Nakogee Elementary are tired of attending class in portables that smell and don’t keep out the cold winter air. They make a YouTube video describing the poor conditions, and their plea for a decent school attracts attention and support from community leaders and children across the country. Inspired, the students decide to turn their grade-eight class trip into a visit to Ottawa, to speak to the Canadian government.

Once there, Shannen speaks passionately to the politicians about the need to give Native children the opportunity to succeed. The following summer, Shannen is nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize. Tragically, Shannen was killed in a car crash in 2010, and was not able to see the dream of her school fulfilled. Her family, friends and supporters continue to honor her memory as they work for equality for children in Native communities everywhere.

Janet Wilson has met with friends of Shannen Koostachin and was inspired to write her story.

She is the author and illustrator of the picturebooks One Peace: True Stories of Young Activists and Our Earth: How kids are saving the planet. Janet lives in Eden Mills, Ontario, a community with a strong civic focus.

October 2011 9781926920306 $14.95 pb 6.5 x 8 132 pages ages 9–13 Second Story

Themes: children’s rights, youth activism, Native rights

The Kids’ Power Series Teacher Resource Shawntelle Nesbitt

An in-depth guide to the Kids’ Power Series

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his comprehensive teacher’s guide is designed to accompany Second Story Press’ Kids’ Power Series. This resource can easily be integrated into everyday junior level classroom programming for language skills, arts, social studies and character education. It is also appropriate for adaptation in intermediate and senior level classrooms. It uses the four books in the series: Maggie and the Chocolate War, Yeny and the Children for Peace, Lacey and the African Grandmothers and Shannen and the Dream for a School. The material can be applied to other books and texts that address local, national or global social-justice issues.

Shawntelle Nesbitt is a former elementary teacher who designs educational programs that address issues of identity, community, human rights and social justice. Her materials have been integrated into schools in Canada and the United States.

Themes: social justice, human rights, Native peoples

September 2011 9781926920351 $49.95 pb 8.5 x 11 125 pages Second Story

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New Graphic Novel

Dalen and Gole are refugees from a distant planet in a race against time to stop an evil plot to take over their home planet.

Dalen and Gole

October 2011

9781554698004 • $9.95 pb 5.75 x 8 128 pages ages 8–11

Also illustrated

by Mike Deas

Power Play 9781554690695 • $9.95 pb ages 8–12

Scandal in Port Angus Mike Deas

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ith seconds to the finish line, Dalen and Gole lead the distant world of Budap’s annual JuniorJet Race. Suddenly they are overtaken. Left behind in a cloud of mysterious purple exhaust, they realize something doesn’t add up. Looking for clues, the two friends uncover a tunnel that leads them to Earth.

They arrive in Port Angus, once a lively west coast fishing community. The fishing industry is dying, and Dalen and Gole find themselves embroiled in a sinister plot to steal fish and send them to Budap.

Pursued by government agents and angry aliens, Dalen and Gole are in a race against time to save both their own distant world and the fishing community of Port Angus.

Mike Deas is the illustrator of the bestselling Graphic Guide Adventure series. His love for illustrative storytelling developed at an early age while growing up on Saltspring Island, British Columbia.

Capilano College’s Commercial Animation Program in Vancouver helped Mike fine-tune his drawing skills and imagination. Mike enjoys traveling, and he has worked in England and California as a concept artist, texture artist and art director in the video game industry. Mike and his wife, Nancy, live in sunny Victoria, British Columbia.

Themes: mystery, aliens, humor

Food Fight 9781554690671 • $9.95 pb ages 8–12

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New Juvenile Fiction

Will Taylor’s plan to save the cat colony work?

Catboy Eric Walters

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aylor and his mother have moved from a small northern town to the heart of Toronto. The differences are dramatic as Taylor becomes part of a classroom of kids as diverse as the city itself.

While taking a shortcut across a junkyard with his new best friend, Simon, Taylor becomes aware of a colony of wild cats that make the junkyard their home. Assisted by his classmates, teacher and the security guard, Mr. Singh, Taylor takes a special interest in caring for the cats. Suddenly there is an announcement—the junkyard is being redeveloped to become condominiums. Can Taylor and his friends save the cats of the colony from certain death?

This book was edited and revised with the help of students across the Toronto District School Board.

While Eric Walters is listed as the author, Catboy had hundreds of student co-authors. Many thanks to the students of the TDSB! Eric Walters began writing in 1993 as a way to entice his grade five students into becoming more interested in reading and writing. At the end of the year, one student suggested that he try to have his story published. Since that first creation, Eric has published nearly seventy novels. His novels have all become bestsellers and have won over eighty awards. Often his stories incorporate themes that reflect his background in education and social work and his commitment to humanitarian and social-justice issues. He is a tireless presenter, speaking to over 70,000 students per year in schools across the country. Eric lives in Mississauga, Ontario, with his wife and three children.

August 2011

9781554699537 • $9.95 pb 5 x 7.5 240 pages ages 9–12 Also by Eric Walters

Special Edward 9781554690923 • $9.95 pb 9781554690961 • $16.95 hc ages 10–14

Themes: cats, junkyards, teamwork, community

Branded 9781554692675 • $9.95 pb 9781554692682 • $16.95 hc ages 10–14 www.orcabook.com

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New Juvenile Fiction

Box of Shocks Chris McMahen

Real life: more terrifying than a tarantula and more dangerous than a wild dog.

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liver has helicopter parents—they love him, but they seriously cramp his style. He decides to fill an old wooden box with souvenirs from some of his outrageous and daring exploits.

That way, he’ll never forget the zombies, the killer dogs and the crazy cows, and his parents will never know that he once jumped from a bridge with the police in hot pursuit. But the biggest shock comes when Oliver realizes that the most terrifying things of all can’t be controlled or contained.

October 2011

9781554699179 • $9.95 pb 5 x 7.5 184 pages ages 9–12

Chris McMahen is an elementary teacher-librarian and classroom teacher in Armstrong, British Columbia. He is the author of Klutzhood and Tabloidology. Box of Shocks was inspired by the flood of emotions unleashed by a friend’s visit to his childhood home.

Themes: only children, overprotective parents, friendship, compassion

Count Me In Sara Leach

Tabitha’s not sure which is scarier: a hungry bear or an angry cousin.

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September 2011

9781554694044 $9.95 pb 5 x 7.5 176 pages ages 9–12

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welve-year-old Tabitha is less than thrilled when her parents send her on a hiking trip with her cousins, Ashley and Cedar, and her Aunt Tess. For one thing, she’s not much of a hiker. And she’s pretty sure her cousins hate her. But even Ashley can’t blame Tabitha for everything that goes wrong: the weather turns ugly, a bear comes into the cabin, Ashley and Tess are injured and Max, the family’s beloved dog, disappears. When rescue finally arrives, Tabitha realizes that she is no longer the timid, out-of-shape girl she used to be. She’s become strong, resourceful and brave in the face of adversity—no matter what form it takes.

Sara Leach is a writer and teacher-librarian in Whistler, British Columbia. She loves hiking the nearby alpine trails with her husband and two children. Fortunately, they have never been stranded in any mountain huts, although they have endured many rainy days. Sara’s first book for Orca was Jake Reynolds: Chicken or Eagle? To learn more about Sara, please visit saraleach.com.

Themes: cousins, grief, hiking, danger, confidence

New Juvenile Fiction

Will Charlie’s key unlock anything more than a terrible family secret?

Charlie’s Key Rob Mills

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hen Charlie Sykes wakes up in hospital in St. John’s, he learns that he and his father have been in a car accident and that his father is dying. Charlie inherits little more than the brass key that his father pressed into his hand before he passed away. As far as Charlie knows, he has no family in Newfoundland. But then Uncle Nick shows up and is keen to meet his nephew—not because of who Charlie is, but rather because of what Charlie has: the key.

That key will unlock a treasure Uncle Nick began searching for more than thirty years earlier. And he would have found it all those years ago if he hadn’t been arrested and sent away for murder. But Charlie isn’t convinced he should give up the key. He leads Uncle Nick on a wild chase through old St. John’s, across Signal Hill and out to the coast. There, high above the rugged Atlantic, Charlie finally comes face-to-face with Uncle Nick, the treasure, and a family history that will leave him with a new understanding of where he comes from and where he’s going.

October 2011 9781554698721 $9.95 pb 5 x 7.5 184 pages ages 11+

Rob Mills has been an award-winning reporter, newspaper editor and writer in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Ontario. Charlie’s Key is his first published novel. He lives in Peterborough, Ontario, with his wife and two daughters.

Themes: mystery, adventure, child abuse

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New Juvenile Fiction

The Luck of Jude Andrew Larsen

A story about boys fighting, making friends and fitting in.

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hen the grade four teacher at Trillium Elementary in Toronto assigns a new project, Jude Bhandari is sure that he’ll be paired up with his best friend Sanjay. Everyone knows they both love everything to do with outer space. But instead Jude is paired up with the tough new kid from England who likes to pick fights. Will Jude be able to find common ground with the new kid—or will he end up as his latest victim?

Andrew Larsen’s picturebook, The Imaginary Garden (Kids Can Press), was nominated for a Governor General’s Award in 2009. Andrew lives in Toronto, Canada, where he is a writer and a stay-at-home dad.

August 2011

Themes: fighting, multiculturalism, moving

9781552777053 • $9.95 pb 9781552777367 • $16.95 hc 5 x 7.75 112 pages ages 8–10 Lorimer

Sinking Deeper

Or My Questionable (Possibly Heroic) Decision to Invent a Sea Monster Steve Vernon

Perfect for anyone who’s ever been stuck badly enough to do something awesomely, brilliantly, heroically stupid.

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September 2011

9781551097770 $12.95 pb 5.25 x 7.75 168 pages ages 10–14 Nimbus

he tiny fishing community of Deeper Harbour is in deep trouble—and so is fourteen-year-old Roland MacTavish. Roland’s mom wants to move with him to Ottawa, away from his father, his weird friend Dulsie and his even weirder grandfather, Angus. So Roland does what any sane teenager would do: He invents a sea monster. Unfortunately, the scheme quickly spins out of Roland’s control, and he has to go to greater and greater lengths to keep up the illusion. And then Roland must deal with a situation far more terrifying than any sea monster.

Bestselling author Steve Vernon has published over fifty short stories, as well as the books Halifax Haunts, Wicked Woods, Haunted Harbours and his children’s picturebook, Maritime Monsters. Steve lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Themes: small towns, death, cryptozoology

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New Juvenile Fiction

Morning Star Judith Plaxton

The Underground Railroad links two girls living over 150 years apart.

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lower, her parents and her baby brother have escaped from the plantation where they were kept as slaves and are making their way north to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Their journey is dangerous and often desperate, as they are helped and sheltered by some, and hunted by others. Flower’s courage helps her family through illness, recapture and to escape again to safety.

Interwoven with Flower’s narrative is the story of Felicia, a young girl living over 150 years later in Canada in a small community that was once an end-point of the Underground Railroad. Felicia, one of the few black children in her school, is researching her ancestry for a class project. As she talks to her mother and grandmother and learns about her ancestors’ struggles and successes, their bravery gives her the strength to confront the racism of a bullying classmate.

Judith Plaxton is a retired nurse with an avid interest in the environment, local history and volunteering. She lives in a small town in Southern Ontario, an area that was a terminus for the Underground Railroad.

Themes: racism, slavery, the Underground Railroad

September 2011 9781897187975 $10.95 pb 5.25 x 7.5 180 pages ages 9–13 Second Story

Lost on Brier Island Jo Ann Yhard

Moving, funny and honest, this is a powerful story of losing loved ones and finding yourself.

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ourteen-year-old Alex’s life is in ruins. Her family ripped apart by unspeakable tragedy, she is stuck on Brier Island for the summer with her aunt. At first, Alex is desperate to escape this place where everyone’s business is public knowledge and there is too much time to think. But the island begins to work its magic, with its quirky characters, rugged landscape and whale-filled ocean, and Alex forms a special bond with an adventurous baby whale she names Daredevil. Through her attachment to Daredevil and the beauty of Brier Island, Alex slowly begins the long journey toward healing. But everything changes when Alex is suddenly thrown into a life-or-death struggle. Can she find the courage and the strength to save Daredevil—and herself?

Jo Ann Yhard’s first novel, The Fossil Hunter of Sydney Mines, is a Canadian bestseller. Jo Ann lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her husband, James, where she writes on her yellow laptop, Bumble Bee. Themes: death, grief, family

September 2011 9781551098197 $12.95 pb 5 x 7.5 176 pages ages 10–14 Nimbus

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Middle-School Fiction for Reluctant Readers

Short high-interest novels for ages 10 to 14 • • • •

Reading levels from grade 2.0 to 4.5 Free individual teachers’ guides online Accelerated Reader selections New! Orca Currents in French—see pages 33–35

Orca Currents Collection

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he Orca Currents are now available as a collection of forty-six paperbacks in a convenient display that is perfect for retailers’ shelves and the classroom. Special educational discounts offered with this collection. Please contact us for details.

Available 9781554692590 $457.70 Collection of 46 paperbacks ages 10–14

Orca Currents Resource Guide Kate Lane Hill, Susan Geye and Janice Reynolds

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ritten by best-selling, award-winning authors, Orca Currents have become classroom favorites. With compelling mysteries, humor, adventure and contemporary themes, Orca Currents offer something for every kind of reader, particularly the reluctant reader. The Orca Currents Resource Guide, now available on CD, provides information on using the books in this popular series as part of the classroom curriculum. Professionally written guides with curriculum connections, writing exercises, discussion questions and activities are provided for each title in the Orca Currents series. With additional information on reading levels, literature circles and assessment, the Orca Currents Resource Guide is a valuable tool for teachers using Orca Currents in the classroom.

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New Orca Currents

Stuff We All Get K.L. Denman

We don’t always get what we want.

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ifteen-year-old Zack finds a home made cd with the word Famous written on it. Lonely and bored while suspended from school, he puts the cd on and loses himself in the music. Zack has sound-color synesthesia. He sees colors when he hears music, and the music on the Famous cd causes incredible patterns of color for him. Zach becomes obsessed with the girl on the cd and tries to find her. He tracks down the singer, Jolene, in a café where she works while she dreams of the big time. He convinces her to let him help her achieve her dreams, but soon discovers that in her quest for fame, Jolene has done a lot of damage. Stuff We All Get is a gentle critique of celebrity culture in North America.

K.L. Denman is the popular author of numerous books for youth, including the Governor General’s Award nominee, Me, Myself and Ike. K.L. Denman lives in Powell River, British Columbia.

Themes: music, synesthesia, celebrity culture

September 2011

9781554698202 • $9.95 pb 9781554698219 • $16.95 hc 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 10–14 • rl 2.9

Farmed Out Christy Goerzen

Portrait painting, pig healing and a pitifully odd mother combine for an interesting summer.

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addie has big-city dreams, and this summer she’s found her chance to visit New York. An art magazine is holding a portrait painting contest, and the first prize is an all-expenses-paid trip to the Big Apple. Maddie plans to win, but her mother has different plans for her: a motherdaughter adventure in organic farming. Maddie is furious. How will she find an inspiring subject for her portrait amid the goat poop and chickens? And worse, her new age mother’s attempts at pig reiki are an embarrassment. But Maddie befriends the farmer’s daughter, Anna, and between dodging her mother and doing her chores, she finds the perfect subject for the portrait contest.

Christy Goerzen has never performed reiki on a pig. Farmed Out is Christy’s second entry in the Orca Currents series. Christy lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Themes: art, organic farming, humor

September 2011

9781554699100 • 9.95 pb 9781554699117 • 16.95 hc 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 10–14 • rl 4.0

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New Orca Currents

Power Chord Ted Staunton

Adventures in extreme music.

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t a Battle of the Bands event, Ace and his best friend Denny notice that girls like musicians, no matter how dorky the dudes might be. Having, so far, been severely challenged when it comes to meeting girls, they decide to start a band. Ace discovers that he loves playing guitar and electric bass. While Denny tweets their every move and their clean-freak drummer, Pig, polishes everything in sight, Ace tries to write a song that will win at the next local teen songwriting contest.

It’s more difficult than he thought it would be. When Denny brings a great tune to rehearsal, Ace is devastated that Denny, who rarely practices, is a better songwriter than he is. The contest is only days away when Ace discovers that Denny stole the song, and Ace has to decide if winning is worth the lie.

Ted Staunton, author of numerous books for young people, has been writing songs and playing stringed instruments for even longer than he’s been writing books. Ted lives in Port Hope, Ontario.

October 2011

Themes: music, plagiarism, teamwork

9781554699032 • $9.95 pb 9781554699049 • $16.95 hc 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 10–14 • rl 2.5

Living Rough Cristy Watson

Every day Poe worries that his secret will be exposed.

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n most ways, Poe is like the other kids in his school. He thinks about girls and tries to avoid too much contact with teachers. He has a loving father who helps him with his homework. But Poe has a secret, and almost every day some small act threatens to expose him. He doesn’t have a phone number to give to friends. He doesn’t have an address. Poe and his father are living in a tent on city land. When the city clears the land to build housing, Poe worries that they might not be able to find another site near his school. Will Poe have to expose his secret to get help for himself and his father?

Cristy Watson is a teacher who loves reading and writing poetry and YA novels. Living Rough is her second entry in the Orca Currents series. Cristy lives in White Rock, British Columbia.

Themes: homelessness, friendship, responsibility

October 2011

9781554694341 • $9.95 pb 9781554698882 • $16.95 hc 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 10–14 • rl 2.6

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New Orca Sports

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Mystery stories with sports themes for ages 10+ Reading levels from grade 2.0 to 4.5 Free individual teachers’ guides online Accelerated Reader selections

Orca Sports Collection 9781554692583 $278.60 Collection of 28 paperbacks Ages 10+

Orca Sports Resource Guide 9781554697984 $25.00 cd 9781551439259 $25.00 coil-bound

Powerslide Jeff Ross

What price will Casey pay to realize his dream?

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asey Finnegan is a talented skateboarder. He lives to skate. At the end of his final year of high school, Casey is wondering what to do with his life. He hasn’t applied to any colleges, and other than skateboarding, he doesn’t believe he’s very good at much of anything. When a young movie star contacts Casey and offers him the job of stunt double in an upcoming skateboarding movie, Casey is stoked. It’s his dream job, and Casey jumps at the opportunity to train the star. But when word gets out about Casey’s new gig, a local skater has other ideas about who would make the best stunt double.

Jeff Ross grew up near Collingwood, Ontario, where he learned to ski, snowboard, skateboard and injure himself in fantastic and unique ways. Jeff lives in Ottawa, Ontario, where he teaches English and Scriptwriting for Television and Animation at Algonquin College. Powerslide is his second novel for the Orca Sports series. More information is available at www.jeffrossbooks.com.

Themes: skateboarding, determination, danger, competition

September 2011 9781554699148 $9.95 pb 4.25 x 7 172 pages ages 10+ • rl 3.0

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New Teen Fiction

A powerful, apocalyptic story of survival against all odds.

The Elephant Mountains

October 2011

9781554694068 $19.95 hc 5.5 x 8.25 240 pages ages 12+

Scott Ely

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n unprecedented series of hurricanes has swollen the Mississippi River to unheard-of levels and is threatening to put New Orleans and most of the low-lying areas of the South under water. Fifteen-year-old Stephen is spending the summer with his father near a small town north of Lake Pontchartrain when another powerful hurricane arrives and the levees on the Mississippi River completely fail. In the anarchy and chaos that results, Stephen’s father is killed, and the boy is left to fend for himself. Stephen soon encounters Angela, a college student whose parents have also been killed. Navigating the labyrinth of flooded fields and towns in an airboat, the two set out in search of Stephen’s mother and higher ground.

Armed with both guns and the skills his survivalist father has taught him, and repeatedly confronted by those who will kill for food, water and weapons, Stephen struggles to maintain hope and his humanity in the face of violence and desperation.

Scott Ely received his MFA from the University of Arkansas and now teaches writing at Winthrop University in South Carolina. He has published five novels and four collections of short stories.

The Elephant Mountains is his first novel for young adult readers. He lives in Rock Hill, South Carolina, with his wife, the poet Susan Ludvigson, and several dogs.

Themes: climate change, survival, coming of age

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New Teen Fiction

Putting the prophet in profitability

The Yo-Yo Prophet Karen Krossing

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alvin is the smallest guy in his high school, and a perfect target for Rozelle and her girl gang.

His mother is dead, his father is long gone and his only remaining relative, his grandmother, is getting too sick to run her dry cleaning business. The only time Calvin feels in control is when he’s working his yo-yo. When he takes up street performing, Rozelle demands a cut and insists on being his manager. To get media attention, she markets him as a yo-yo genius who can predict the future, dubbing him the “Yo-Yo Prophet.” Calvin begins to believe his own hype, but as Gran’s condition deteriorates, he realizes that it will take more than fame and adulation to keep his family intact.

September 2011 9781554698271 $12.95 pb 5.5 x 8.25 248 pages ages 12+

Karen Krossing is addicted to stories. She began to create her own stories when she was eight, and today she writes novels and short stories for children and teens. Karen also encourages new writers through workshops for kids, teens and adults. Karen lives in Toronto, Ontario, where she volunteers at a family shelter and practices her yo-yo tricks. The Yo-Yo Prophet is her first book with Orca. For more about Karen, please visit karenkrossing.com.

Themes: yo-yos, prophecy, friendship, family, bullying

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New Teen Fiction

Creativity is a crime Max commits every day.

All Good Children

October 2011

9781554698240 $19.95 hc 5.5 x 8.25 320 pages ages 12+

Also by Catherine Austen

Catherine Austen

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t’s the middle of the twenty-first century and the elite children of New Middletown are lined up to receive a treatment that turns them into obedient, well-mannered citizens. Maxwell Connors, a seventeen-year-old prankster, misfit and graffiti artist, observes the changes with growing concern, especially when his younger sister, Ally, is targeted. Max and his best friend, Dallas, escape the treatment, but must pretend to be “zombies” while they watch their freedoms and hopes decay. When Max’s family decides to take Dallas with them into the unknown world beyond New Middletown’s borders, Max’s creativity becomes an unexpected bonus rather than a liability.

Catherine Austen was raised in Kingston, Ontario, studied political science and environmental studies at university and worked in the conservation movement before having children and becoming a freelance writer. Catherine lives in Quebec with her husband, Geoff, and their children, Sawyer and Daimon. Her first novel with Orca was Walking Backward. To learn more about Catherine and her books, go to catherineausten.com.

Walking Backward 9781554691470 • $9.95 pb ages 9–12

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Themes: dystopia, graffiti, revolution, freedom

New Teen Fiction

With Billy the Kid in the Lincoln County War.

Ghost Moon

The Desert Legends Trilogy,Volume 2 John Wilson

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n the second installment of the Lincoln County Trilogy, Ghost Moon follows young James Doolen’s story after he discovers the terrible truth about his father in Written in Blood. The year is 1878, and young Jim is not yet ready to return to Canada. Instead he heads up to New Mexico in hopes of finding work and building a life. On the way he meets Bill Bonney (later to be known as Billy the Kid), who takes him to a ranch south of the town of Lincoln, where they both find work as cowboys. Little does Jim know that he is about to get caught up in a vicious battle for the lucrative army contracts with nearby Fort Stanton. As the violence explodes around him, Jim becomes a helpless witness to cold-blooded murder and watches as Bill swears revenge and leads a gang of killers into the hills.

However hard he tries, Jim can’t escape the violence and is finally drawn into its bloody conclusion on the streets of Lincoln.

John Wilson is the author of thirty-one books for juveniles, teens and adults. His self-described “addiction to history” has resulted in many award-winning novels that bring the past alive for young readers. John spends significant portions of the year traveling across the country speaking in schools, leaving his audiences excited about our past.

November 2011

9781554698790 • $12.95 pb 5.5 x 8.25 176 pages ages 12+ Also by John Wilson

Written in Blood The Desert Legends Trilogy Volume 1 9781554692705 • $12.95 pb ages 12+

Themes: the American West, history, coming of age

Death on the River 9781554691111 • $12.95 pb 9781554692576 • $18.95 hc ages 12+ www.orcabook.com

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New Teen Fiction

Lou wonders if there is any truth in fiction.

Escape Velocity

October 2011

9781554698660 • $12.95 pb 5.5 x 8.25 240 pages ages 12+ Also by Robin Stevenson

Robin Stevenson

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ou’s dad has been addicted to painkillers since an accident left him unable to work. He’s a good, loving dad, but kind of useless. Lou’s mother, Zoe, a successful novelist, abandoned Lou at birth and showed no interest in her until three years ago, when Lou was twelve. Their relationship since then has been strained, but when Lou’s dad has a stroke, there is nowhere else for her to go while he recovers. Lou struggles to find her bearings and figure out why her mom left her all those years ago.

She is convinced the answers are in Zoe’s fiction, but when Lou’s grandmother, Heather, appears at a reading, Lou realizes she may have misjudged her mother.

Robin Stevenson is the author of many books for children and teens, including Inferno, A Thousand Shades of Blue and Out of Order. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her partner and their son.

For more information about Robin and her books, please visit robinstevenson.com.

Themes: loss, family secrets, forgiveness, fiction

A Thousand Shades of Blue 9781551439211 • $12.95 pb ages 12+

Inferno 978155690770 • $12.95 pb ages 12+

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New Teen Fiction

Fostergirls Liane Shaw

Here comes trouble. She’s a fostergirl.

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er name is Sadie, but she might as well be called Fostergirl. That’s how everyone thinks of her.

Sadie doesn’t care. In fact, she’d be happier if they didn’t think of her at all. Her goal is to go unnoticed and disappear until she reaches the age of sixteen and can apply for legal emancipation.

Now she finds herself in another new high school, another new group home—number thirteen, but who’s counting? This time there’s a girl at her school named Rhiannon, who won’t let her be invisible and insists on being her friend, and a guidance counselor, who won’t give up trying to find out why Sadie has such a hard time in English class. Their belief in her might be able to restore Sadie’s belief in others, and maybe even herself. But a person from her past and a shocking accident threaten to turn Sadie back to the safety of her self-imposed isolation.

Liane Shaw was an educator for twenty-five years and spent several years working in alternative educational settings where the majority of students lived in foster care or group homes. She is the author of thinandbeautiful.com.

Themes: foster care system, adoption, learning disabilities

August 2011

9781897187906 $11.95 pb 5.5 x 8.25 256 pages ages 12+ Second Story

Drummer Girl Karen Bass

Can Sid march to the beat of a different drum?

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he Fourth Down needs a drummer, and Sidney’s easily the best in the school. But the all-male band has conditions for her to be allowed in—such as dressing like a girl. Accustomed to invisibility, Sid soon discovers the consequences of her makeover. It’s not only that playing kit in a skirt is impractical. But as someone once taunted about her sexuality for being a drum-playing girl who likes shop class, now Sid is forced to deal with guys who think her new look makes her fair game. Sidney begins to realize the price of compromising who you really are.

Karen Bass is the author of two previous Coteau teen novels, Run Like Jäger and the Summer of Fire, an IPPY Award winner. Karen attended the University of Alberta and received a degree in psychology from the University of Victoria. She currently lives in northwestern Alberta, where she continues to work as a librarian. Find her online at www.karenbass.ca.

Themes: self-esteem and self-reliance, music, sexual bullying

October 2011 9781550504620 $14.95 pb 5x7 192 pages ages 13–18 Coteau

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New Teen Fiction

Black Dog Dream Dog Michelle Superle Illustrated by Millie Ballance

Sam knows she can’t keep her new dog a secret forever, and the dog has a secret of his own.

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am finds a big black dog in her backyard. She wants to keep him, but she can’t let her mother find out. So she hides him in the shed. Meanwhile, Stella wakes up in a strange room after having had a stroke. She can’t move and she can’t talk. So how can she ask what happened to her dog?

This is a story about a magical dog who changes Sam’s life in ways she could never have dreamed.

September 2011

9781896580340 $12.95 pb 5.5 x 8.25 143 pages ages 9–12 Tradewind

Michelle Superle lives in British Columbia and teaches children’s literature at Okanagan College.

This is her first published book.

Millie Ballance has moved back to her native England after living in Vancouver for many years. She illustrated The Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer for Tradewind Books.

Themes: love, helping those in need, illness, old age

The Circle Cast Alex Epstein

After Morgan le Fay meets the handsome son of an Irish chieftain, she has a stark choice: choose love or return to England to avenge her father’s death.

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organ le Fay was a sorceress, seducer of King Arthur and destroyer of Britain. As Morgan comes of age, she discovers her own magical powers. One day she falls in love with a young Irish chieftain. But will her drive for revenge destroy her chance for love and happiness?

August 2011

9781896580630 12.95 pb 5.5 x 8.25 304 pages ages 13–18 Tradewind

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Alex Epstein is a writer for television and movies, and author of the books Crafty Screenwriting and Crafty TV Writing. He’s been nominated twice for a Canadian Screenwriting Award and was a script editor for Bon Cop/Bad Cop, a Canadian box office smash hit. The Circle Cast is his first published novel.

Themes: growing up, love, magic, revenge, Arthurian legend

New Orca Audio • Introducing the audio player • Complete unabridged audiobooks •

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Dog Walker

by Karen Spafford-Fitz

Impact

by James C. Dekker

Shawn and Daniel witness a gang beating behind the local mall.

Turk’s moneymaking scheme gets out of control.

Ian decides to take a stand against a fast-food multinational.

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Teen Fantasy New in paperback!

Salt

The Salt Trilogy,Volume 1 Maurice Gee

In a dangerous world, Deep Salt strikes terror into the hearts of everyone.

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hen his father Tarl is captured and enslaved to work in Deep Salt, Hari vows to rescue him.

This is a forbidding task: no one returns from Deep Salt. But Hari was born and raised in Blood Burrow. He’s tough and smart—and he has a secret gift: he can communicate with animals.

The beautiful Pearl, born into the privileged world of the ruling class known as Company, has learned forbidden things from her mysteriously gifted maid Tealeaf. Now her father has promised her in marriage to the powerful and ambitious Ottmar. But Pearl will never submit to a subordinate life, so she and Tealeaf must flee.

September 2011

9781554693696 • $12.95 pb 9781554692095 • $18.00 hc 5.5 x 8.25 240 pages ages 12+

When their paths cross, Hari and Pearl realize that together they must discover the secrets of Deep Salt. Their long journey through the badlands becomes far more than a quest to save Tarl— their world is on the brink of unspeakable terror.

Maurice Gee is one of New Zealand’s finest writers, with more than forty books for adults and young adults and a number of prestigious awards to his credit. Salt is the first volume of The Salt Trilogy.

Themes: quest, fantasy, romance

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Teen Fiction for Reluctant Readers

Contemporary, compelling stories for ages 12+ • • • • •

Reading levels from grade 2.0 to 4.5 Free individual teachers’ guides online Accelerated Reader selections Orca Soundings in Spanish—see page 47 Orca Soundings in French—see pages 51–52

Available 9781554692606 $686.55 Collection of 69 paperbacks ages 12+

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New Orca Soundings

Shattered Sarah N. Harvey

March will change her life completely, if only she can also change the past.

I felt strong. And angry. Angrier than I’ve ever been. His bare, wet chest collided with my palms, and I shoved him—hard. He staggered and fell backward.

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arch has a perfect life: beauty, popularity, a great job, a loving family and a hot boyfriend. So when she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her, she is hurt and enraged. When she lashes out at him, he falls and is badly injured. March panics, flees the scene and then watches her perfect life spiral out of control. In a misguided attempt to atone for her crime, March changes her appearance, quits her job and tries to become invisible until an unlikely friendship and a new job force her to re-engage with life.

Sarah N. Harvey is the author of eight books for children and young adults. Some of her books have been translated into Korean, German and Slovenian, none of which she speaks or reads.

Her novel, The Lit Report, has been optioned for a feature film. She will not be in it. Sarah lives and writes in Victoria, British Columbia, where she is determined to learn how to salsa dance, study Italian and overcome her fear of flying (in no particular order). For more information, visit www.sarahnharvey.com.

Themes: friendship, responsibility, family

September 2011

9781554698455 • $9.95 pb 9781554698462 • $16.95 hc 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 12+ • rl 3.0

Fallout Nikki Tate

Can slam poetry help Tara deal with the guilt of not saving her sister?

Have you ever faced fear And jumped Into churning waters So deep there is no bottom?

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ara’s sister died a year ago, on the day that Tara didn’t answer her phone when Hannah called.

And Hannah stepped in front of a bus. Now Tara lives with the guilt of wondering if things would be different if she had been there when Hannah needed her most. Competing in slam poetry competitions is the only way Tara can keep her sister’s memory alive and deal with all the unanswered questions. But at some point, Tara is going to have to let Hannah rest in peace, and she will need to find a way to move on.

Nikki Tate is the bestselling author of more than twenty books for young readers. When she’s not writing, story-telling or horseback riding, Nikki hosts a book club called “Teen Titles and Tate” on CBC Radio’s All Points West. She lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, with a varied menagerie of animals. Visit www.nikkitate.com for more information.

Themes: siblings, grief, poetry

September 2011

9781554692729 • $9.95 pb 9781554699766 • $16.95 hc 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 12+ • rl 3.0

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New Orca Soundings

Redline Alex Van Tol

To numb the guilt she bears after the death of her best friend, Jenessa turns to speed—in the form of street racing.

I glance in the rearview mirror to check Cody’s position. My heart drops into my shoes.

Flashing red and blue.

I watch in horror as the police cruiser tears out of the ditch in a spray of rocks and dirt. Instinctively, I downshift and jam the pedal to the floor.

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October 2011

9781554698936 • $9.95 pb 9781554698943 • $16.95 hc 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 12+ • rl 2.8

enessa’s a thrill seeker by nature. Anything fast, she’s all over it. Angry and blaming herself for her best friend’s death, Jenessa escapes to the sanctuary of her car and the freedom of the open road, where she can outrun her memories...if only for a while. She finds a kindred spirit in Dmitri, a warm-hearted speed demon who races at the track. But when Jenessa falls in with a group of street racers—and its irresistible leader, Cody—she finds herself caught up in a web of escalating danger.

When her penchant for risk-taking spirals out of control, Jenessa has to find a way to break the self-destructive patterns she’s built—before anyone else gets hurt.

Alex Van Tol has been writing for as long as she can remember. Formerly a teacher, she is now a freelance writer. Redline is her fourth book with Orca. Alex lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her family.

Themes: friendship, responsibility, risk-taking

Infiltration Sean Rodman

Everyone has their own set of rules in urban exploration.

I don’t recommend breaking and entering on your first date. But it’s just fine for your third.

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ex has explored almost every abandoned building and tunnel in the city. He’s into “urban exploration”—going where he’s not supposed to go. Bex has always done it just for fun and bragging rights, taking nothing but pictures and leaving nothing but footprints. But that changes when a new kid arrives at school. Kieran is edgy, dangerous and into urban exploration as well.

Together, they start pushing each other to radical extremes. When Kieran pitches a plan that involves taking more than just pictures, Bex has to decide. Where will he draw the line, and how far will he follow Kieran?

October 2011

9781554699858 • $9.95 pb 9781554699865 • $16.95 hc 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 12+ • rl 2.5

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Sean Rodman lives and works in Victoria, British Columbia. He is the child of two anthropologists, who gave him a keen eye for observation and a bad case of wanderlust. His interest in writing for teenagers came out of working at some interesting schools around the world. In the Snowy Mountains of Australia, he taught ancient history to future Olympic athletes. Closer to home, he worked with students from over 100 countries at a non-profit international school. He currently works at the Royal BC Museum. For more information, visit www.srodman.com.

Themes: risk-taking, responsibility, friendship

Orca Soundings in Spanish

No te vayas (Comeback) Vicki Grant

Can you ever really know another person?

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ia is rich, slim, pretty, popular. You’d think she led a charmed life—and until recently you’d have been right. But her situation has taken a sudden, unfortunate change. Her parents’ seemingly perfect marriage has broken up, and before she’s had a chance to absorb the blow, her beloved father disappears in a plane crash. What’s worse, rumors begin to surface that he may have perpetrated a multimillion-dollar investment scam and everybody—Ria’s mother, her best friends, even her boyfriend—believes them. Ria sees no choice but to take her little brother and run. She vows to keep the memory of her father alive. Soon, though, she begins to wonder: is her memory playing tricks on her—or is he?

Vicki Grant left her career in advertising and television to write her first novel in 2004. Vicki’s books have gone on to win many awards, including the prestigious Arthur Ellis Award in 2006. Vicki lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her family.

Themes: family relationships, crime, expectations

November 2011 9781554699704 $9.95 pb 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 12+

El regreso (Back)

Norah McClintock

This time, real justice will be done.

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ojo’s back from jail, and people are tense and afraid all over again. They wonder if his friends will start showing up again. They wonder if they’ll be walking down the street one day and they’ll run into Jojo and Jojo will give them attitude or shove them around, just for fun. Jojo’s friends have a way of making it hard—really hard—on people who decide to press charges against Jojo. Those people just wish Jojo would go away and never come back. Then there are the people who have hate in their hearts. These people wish something bad would happen to Jojo. Something really bad.

Ardell Withrow is one of those people.

Norah McClintock’s fascinating mysteries are hard to put down. She is a five-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel. Although Norah is a freelance editor, she still manages to write at least one novel a year. Norah grew up in Montreal, Quebec, and now lives with her family in Toronto, Ontario.

Themes: justice, vengeance, community

November 2011 9781554699735 $9.95 pb 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 12+

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Gone Bad Lesley Choyce

Cody must choose between his musical future and his violent past.

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ody and his friends call it street cleaning—four of them beating up on one guy they don’t like the looks of. Cody partakes in the action, even though he’d rather be taking out his aggression on his drum kit. A drummer without a band is one lost dude, so Cody soon hooks up with Kelsey and guitar-playing Alex. Cody manages to keep his destructive tendencies under wraps long enough for the band to start to have a following. But before success comes knocking, Cody’s old friends show up with a score to settle. Cody needs to decide whether the time is right to come clean about his past and face the consequences.

Lesley Choyce has revised and updated his 1994 Ann Connor Brimer Award winning novel published under the title Good Idea Gone Bad. His story of teens looking for trouble is as fresh today as it was when it was first published.

September 2011

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Lesley Choyce is the author of 65 books for adults, teens and children. He hosts a nationally syndicated TV talk show on BookTelevision. Lesley lives at Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia.

Themes: violence, music, street youth

Skank Teresa McWhirter

At a new school, Ariel must deal with a damaging label.

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ver since Ariel’s mom has been too sick to work they’ve been moving to progressively lowerincome neighborhoods. Then they seem to hit rock bottom—Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Canada’s poorest postal code. Here Ariel gets on the wrong side of a gang of tough girls at school after receiving unwanted attention from their boyfriends. Now she’s stuck with a reputation and a label she doesn’t know how to deal with.

Teresa McWhirter has written three novels as well as numerous short works for adults in publications such as Vice, Bust, and Geist. A graduate of the University of Victoria’s Creative Writing Program, for the past few years Teresa has toured with a punk band and has gathered material for her novels working as an ice-cream truck driver and as a monster in the haunted house of an amusement park. She lives in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

September 2011

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Themes: homelessness and poverty, bullying, dating and sex

Orca Titles in French French language editions of our Echoes, Currents and Soundings series • Interest level ages 10+ • Exact translations that complement the English versions • Perfect for FSL learners • $9.95 each “As a teacher-librarian, I am absolutely delighted with these translations—just perfect for our immersion students!”

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New Orca Echoes in French

La course-poursuite des Loups gris (Timberwolf Chase)

Sigmund Brouwer and Gaston Gingras Illustrated by Dean Griffiths

Lots of hockey action and hijinks.

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ohnny Maverick and his friends play for the Timberwolves peewee hockey team in the small town of Howling. Tom Morgan has just moved from Montreal and is a talented player. Tom is also very competitive and seems determined to pick on Stu Duncan, who is slightly overweight.

November 2011

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When Johnny suggests a race between Tom and Stu, Tom eagerly accepts. Stu is reluctant, but Johnny convinces him to trust his best friend’s advice. On race day Tom is surprised by both the race and its outcome and learns that teamwork pays off.

Sigmund Brouwer is the author of many books for children and young adults. Sigmund loves to speak to kids (and adults) of all ages about the serious business of learning to read and write. To book a presentation, please contact Sigmund at www.rockandrollliteracy.com.

Stanley Cup winner Gaston Gingras played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the St. Louis Blues and the Montreal Canadiens, with legends like Larry Robinson and Guy Lafleur. A resident of Montreal, he also spends time in communities in the northeast Arctic, combining hockey with literacy efforts.

Themes: hockey, teamwork, friendship

La revanche des Loups gris (Timberwolf Revenge)

Sigmund Brouwer and Gaston Gingras Illustrated by Dean Griffiths

The Howling Timberwolves are at it again.

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here’s plenty of action both on and off the ice. At a big tournament in Quebec City, teammate Tom Morgan plays a practical joke on Johnny Maverick, so naturally Johnny feels he has to pay him back. The rivalry escalates.

November 2011

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After he scores a hat trick, Johnny is given a hockey stick signed by all the members of the Montreal Canadiens. He worries that Tom will do something to this prized trophy and decides he will not let it out of his sight. But in the end Tom outsmarts him once more, and Johnny learns that revenge is never a good idea.

Sigmund Brouwer is the author of many books for children and young adults. Sigmund loves to speak to kids (and adults) of all ages about the serious business of learning to read and write. To book a presentation, please contact Sigmund at www.rockandrollliteracy.com.

Stanley Cup winner Gaston Gingras played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the St. Louis Blues and the Montreal Canadiens, with legends like Larry Robinson and Guy Lafleur. A resident of Montreal, he also spends time in communities in the northeast Arctic, combining hockey with literacy efforts.

Themes: hockey, rivalry, sportsmanship

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La triche (Cheat)

Kristin Butcher

How far would you go to make the grade?

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aurel discovers her passion for investigative journalism when she writes an article for her school paper about the homeless man who’s been living at the school. Eager to write more articles with impact, she launches an investigation of a cheating scam at her high school. Laurel’s efforts elicit hostility from her classmates. Nobody is interested in seeing her article go to print, not even her own brother. It is evident that the cheating is widespread, and Laurel, caught up in the thrill of the investigation, is willing to commit social suicide to get the story, but her ultimate discovery changes everything.

Formerly a teacher, Kristin Butcher is the popular author of numerous books for children and teens. Kristin lives in Campbell River, British Columbia.

Themes: school issues, studying, ethics

September 2011 9781554699971 $9.95 pb 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 10–14

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Ethan has a secret that someone is willing to kill for.

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than lives in a foster home, struggling to put his life on the right track. Involved in a photography program for at-risk kids, he finds himself threatened again and again by someone who wants his camera. What does Ethan know? And what is on his camera that someone is willing to kill for?

Struggling to stay out of trouble and solve the mystery, he discovers he has all the answers, he just has to figure out the questions.

Norah McClintock’s fascinating mysteries are hard to put down. She is a five-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel. Although Norah is a freelance editor, she still manages to write at least one novel a year. Norah grew up in Montreal, Quebec, and now lives with her family in Toronto, Ontario.

Themes: crime, responsibility, photography

September 2011 9781459800007 $9.95 pb 4.25 x 7 128 pages ages 12+

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Au pas, camarade (Branded) Eric Walters

What’s really behind a label?

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he principal announces that the school is implementing uniforms, and Ian finds himself caught in a conflict. His friend Julia wants him to devise a plan to fight the decision, and the principal is determined to convince Ian the uniforms are a good idea. Ian wants nothing to do with the issue.

While doing research for a social justice class, he learns that the manufacturer of the uniforms is on the top-ten list for human-rights violations. When he tells the principal this, all he gets is a reminder that the penalty for refusing to wear the uniforms is suspension, and Ian finds himself caught in a whole new conflict—one with himself.

October 2011

9781459800038 $9.95 pb 128 pages 4.25 x 7 ages 10–14

Bestselling author of more than seventy titles, Eric Walters is no stranger to social justice issues. His book When Elephants Fight (co-written by Adrian Bradbury) takes on the subject of the effect of wars on children, and War of the Eagles and Caged Eagles are novels about Japanese internment in British Columbia. Eric lives in Mississauga, Ontario.

Themes: social justice, activism, clothing manufacture

Cochonnet (Pigboy) Vicki Grant

A boring field trip turns dangerous.

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an is not sure he’ll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm. How could a place with no running water, telephone or electricity be anything but dull? To top it all off, the farmer knows nothing about farming and is angry about having to conduct the tour. When Dan sneaks back to the school bus, he discovers the driver and teacher have been bound and gagged. Who is this “farmer” anyway, and will Dan be able to find help in time?

October 2011

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Vicki Grant left her career in advertising and television to write her first novel in 2004. Vicki’s books have gone on to win many awards, including the prestigious Arthur Ellis Award in 2006. Vicki lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with family.

Themes: adventure, humor, farming

New Adult Nonfiction

Story is everything.

Rock & Roll Literacy Sigmund Brouwer

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estselling author Sigmund Brouwer brings his unique sense of play to the serious business of learning to read and write. Armed with music, humor and heart, he connects the dots for people who work with kids to cultivate reading and writing skills.

The love of writing begins and ends with the love of story.

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September 2011 9781554693580 $19.95 pb 6x9 128 pages adult nonfiction

Story can connect child to teacher Story can teach reading and writing Anyone can enjoy a story Anyone can create a story Anyone can revise a story

Sigmund Brouwer is the author of many books for children and young adults. Sigmund loves to give his Rock & Roll Literacy presentation to kids (and adults) of all ages. To book a presentation, please contact Sigmund at www.rockandrollliteracy.com.

Themes: reading, writing, literacy, reluctant readers

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The Shadow Killer Gail Bowen

Father’s Day—a good day to kill your dad.

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t’s Father’s Day weekend—a tough time for Charlie D, host of a late-night radio call-in show that offers supportive advice to troubled listeners. For years Charlie has been alienated from his father—a retired politician who was always too busy for his son when Charlie was growing up.

The trouble is, his dad has chosen this weekend to attempt to reconcile with his son. Charlie is not keen to forgive. But Charlie’s personal issues suddenly seem mundane when an email arrives from a young listener that outlines his very specific plans to kill not just his father but his entire family.

The deeply troubled boy could be anywhere, and Charlie has just two hours to discover his identity and stop him from murder.

The Shadow Killer is Gail Bowen’s third title in the Rapid Reads series, all featuring late-night radio talk-show host Charlie D. Her other titles in the series are Love You to Death and One Fine Day You’re Gonna Die. Gail’s bestselling mystery series featuring Joanne Kilbourn now numbers an even dozen titles with the publication of The Nesting Dolls (2010).

Themes: mystery, family, fathers and sons

September 2011 9781554698769 $9.95 pb 4.25 x 7.25 128 pages • rl 5.0 adult fiction

The Next Sure Thing Richard Wagamese

Cree Thunderboy has a knack for picking winners.

But can he pick the next sure thing?

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ree Thunderboy wants nothing less than to be the next great blues man. But, playing to tiny audiences in shabby rooms like Shelly’s Crab Shack, his career is stalled. Then at the race track he meets Win Hardy, a seemingly charming rogue who spots Cree’s knack for picking winning horses. He offers to record his first cd and send him on tour, as long as Cree can keep coming up with the hot tips at the track.

Things are looking good for Cree until he discovers Win’s connections to the mob and his violent response to anything that doesn’t go his way. And when things inevitably go bad, Cree discovers that in life and in gambling there is never really the next sure thing.

Richard Wagamese is one of Canada’s foremost Native authors and journalists. In a career spanning thirty-two years, he has worked in newspapers, radio, television and publishing, and has won numerous awards for his work. Awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Thompson Rivers University in 2010, he lives outside of Kamloops, British Columbia, with his wife and Molly the Story Dog. Themes: gambling, violence, trust, integrity

October 2011 9781554699001 $9.95 pb 4.25 x 7.25 128 pages • rl 3.8 adult fiction

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Fit to Kill James Heneghan

For women in the West End, it’s become too dangerous to be fit.

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brutal serial killer is murdering women in Vancouver’s West End. On a seemingly insane rampage, he leaves their headless bodies to be found and writes taunting letters to the police.

It soon becomes apparent that all his victims are members of the neighborhood fitness center.

Sebastian Casey, a reporter with the weekly community newspaper, has just begun to work out at the center. As he gets to know some of the others who use the facility, Casey finds himself drawn into the search for the killer. His interest intensifies when he begins a tentative relationship with Emma Shaughnessy, a local school teacher, whose good looks and fitness regime makes her a prime candidate to be the killer’s next victim.

September 2011

9781554699070 $9.95 pb 4.25 x 7.25 128 pages • rl 5.0 adult fiction

A former fingerprint specialist with the Vancouver Police Department, James Heneghan has won numerous awards for his books for young readers, including the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Award three times for Flood, Wish Me Luck and The Grave. James lives in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Themes: thriller, murder and mayhem, relationships

Orchestrated Murder Rick Blechta

Murder, music and mayhem—one dead body; seventy-six suspects!

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omething is terribly wrong at Symphony Hall. Luigi Spadafini, the symphony’s star conductor, has been murdered—and the entire orchestra has confessed to the crime. This is the mess that Detective Lieutenant Pratt walks into one Saturday morning. Overworked and tired, he’s also saddled with Detective Ellis, the newest member of the homicide squad and still very wet behind the ears.

With both the mayor and several big shots from the symphony’s board of directors demanding a speedy resolution of the crisis, Pratt is pushed to the limit. The trouble is, he also faces a seemingly endless list of suspects with good reasons to want the philandering Spadafini dead. With the clock ticking, Pratt is forced to use both his wits and the computer skills of Detective Ellis to solve the mystery.

October 2011

9781554698851 $9.95 pb 4.25 x 7.25 128 pages • rl 5.4 adult fiction

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Rick Blechta has two passions in life: music and writing. A professional musician since age fourteen, he brings his extensive knowledge of that life to his crime fiction. He is now the author of six novels, one of which, Cemetery of the Nameless, was shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Best Novel Award (2005).

Themes: mystery, music, mayhem

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Features include: Weekly page spreads with lots of room to write Unique three-part time-management system Reference pages include monthly expense pages and note and address pages Great weekly quotes Front- and back-cover inside pockets 100% post-consumer recycled paper, FSC certified 9781551860732 $19.95 coil-bound 8 x 10 176 pages Polestar

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2012 Polestar Family Calendar Ruth Porter

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Seal Song Kishka for Koppel Pierre in the Air! Room Enough for Daisy Walrus's Gift A Day with You in Paradise Christmas with the Rural Mail Gadzooks the Christmas Goose Dear Baobab No Pets Allowed The Jelly Bean Row Miss Wondergem’s Dreadfully Dreadful Pie Anna’s Pet Six Darn Cows Orca Echoes Collection Orca Echoes CD Resource Guide Orca Echoes Resource Guide Ben the Inventor Justine McKeen, Queen of Green Wildcat Run Johnny Test: Get in Shape, Johnny!

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