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Series: Orca Soundings House Party Paperback Eric Walters 9781551437415 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 01, 2007

As the new girl in a strange town, Casey is trying desperately to fit in and make friends. When her parents leave town for the weekend, her friend suggests she have a house party. Casey is reluctant to go along, until she realizes maybe this is the answer to fitting in and making friends—and getting back at her parents. They invite a few people and then a few more, using msn and text messaging. Hundreds of people show up and things get out of hand. Casey is in more trouble than she thought possible and now she must decide whether—and how—to do ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports Hurricane Power Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781551438658 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2007

When David's family moves from northern Ontario to Miami, Florida, it takes him less than a day to discover how out of place he is in his new neighborhood. He joins his school's track team, hoping to make new friends, but soon he is pulled into a school-wide web of secrecy and danger. And the one person who can help him keeps running away.
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Series: Orca Echoes I, Bruno Paperback Caroline Adderson 9781551435015 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Sep 01, 2007

Bruno is a boy with particular tastes and ideas. He will not, for example, eat anything green. He spends one day as Sir Bruno and another as the Queen. He is an entrepreneur and he understands the language of Car. Bruno is a boy worth knowing.
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Series: Klutzhood Paperback Chris McMahen 9781551437101 $8.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2007

Arlo thinks his mother is crazy for taking a job in a small town, far away from his old home and his good friends. And to make matters worse, the students at his new school are crazy—hockey crazy. Arlo has never laced up a pair of skates in his life, and he's not about to start. To avoid making a complete fool of himself in front of his classmates, Arlo joins a group of misfits called the Dumpster Dudes, who set him a series of wild initiation tests that unleash mayhem on the school. Broken windows in the classrooms, angry ants in the hallways,... + Read More
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Series: Orca Currents Manga Touch Paperback Jacqueline Pearce 9781551437460 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2007

Dana is excited about her school trip to Japan despite the fact that she is surrounded by the Melly Mob, "in-crowd" kids who make fun of her. Dana is certain she will be less of an outsider in Japan, home of manga and anime. But she soon discovers that it's just as difficult to fit in with a foreign culture as it is to fit in at school. And the only other manga fan that she meets refuses to talk to her. As Dana learns to meet people halfway and gains some friends in Japan, Melissa, leader of the Melly Mob, makes every effort to remind her that ... + Read More
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Series: Orphan Ahwak Paperback Raquel Rivera 9781551436531 $8.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2007

Aneze, a young Aboriginal girl, is left for dead after her village is ripped apart by a wife-raid; her father and brother are killed and her mother is kidnapped. Aneze is the only survivor. She renames herself Orphan Ahwak as she struggles to survive on her own, first in the forest and then in a remote world of tundra and sea-ice. She endures cold and hunger and befriends people whose customs are completely foreign to her. Through it all she remains determined to become a hunter and to find a place in an often hostile and terrifying world.
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Series: Out of Order Paperback Robin Stevenson 9781551436937 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Sep 01, 2007

Fifteen-year-old Sophie sees her move to Victoria as a chance to start over and leave her old self behind. She is soon drawn into the orbit of the charismatic but troubled Zelia. As their friendship develops, and Zelia's behavior becomes increasingly self-destructive, Sophie struggles to maintain both the friendship and her own sense of self. Then Sophie meets Max. At first, Max seems to be Zelia's opposite: direct, straightforward and sure of herself. But this new friendship brings its own unexpected challenges and confusion, and Sophie slowly... + Read More
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Series: Orca Currents Rebel's Tag Paperback K.L. Denman 9781551437408 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2007

Sam's grandfather vanished from his life the day Sam's father was buried. Now, ten years later, Grandpa Max wants to make amends. He sends letters that lead Sam on a scavenger hunt. Sam follows his grandfather's bizarre instructions though he's still not ready to forgive. To alleviate his anger at his grandfather, Sam turns to his favorite stress release: climbing onto roofs and leaving his tag, a spray painted symbol for Aquarius. When he gets caught by an elderly couple, Sam learns a valuable lesson about forgiveness. He's ready to forgive hi... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Responsible Paperback Darlene Ryan 9781551436852 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 01, 2007

Kevin Frasier is in a new high school—his fourth in the last year. He is trying to get along and not cause any waves. When he falls in with Nick and his friends, Frasier ends up going along as the group bullies and threatens their way through the school. When Nick starts tormenting Erin—and she stands up to him—the harassment escalates until Kevin is forced to make a difficult decision and risk everything.
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Series: Orca Young Readers Ten Thumb Sam Paperback Rachel Dunstan Muller 9781551436999 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2007

Sam Stringbini, the youngest son in a family of circus performers, is living every kid's dream, except for the fact that he is no good on the high wire, trapezes freak him out and magic mystifies him. When the Triple Top Circus is threatened by repeated acts of sabotage, Sam is the number one suspect. To clear his name, Sam enlists the help of his cousin, Harriet, and discovers that, while he may never be a sword-swallower or a lion-tamer, he just might be able to save the circus.
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Series: The Bonemender The Bonemender's Choice Paperback Holly Bennett 9781551437187 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Sep 01, 2007

When Dominic's children are kidnapped by raiding pirates, Gabrielle and Feolan find themselves drawn into their most frightening adventure yet, a sea journey into unknown lands. The adventure takes a deadly turn when the Gray Veil, a plague that slowly chokes its victims, strikes the harbor town where the children have been taken. Gabrielle's healing powers are needed as never before, and in the end, it seems, she must choose: She can only save one, her husband or her niece.
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Series: The Burning Time Paperback Carol Matas 9781551436241 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Sep 01, 2007

Rose's idyllic existence in sixteenth century france is destroyed when her father dies, and her mother—a midwife and healer to half the families in the town—is arrested and accused of being a witch. When her mother begs Rose to save herself, Rose must weigh the terror of death against the pain of life on her own. First published in 1993, The Burning Time is an unrelenting examination of cruelty and injustice. Set in France in the sixteenth century, The Burning Time tells the story of a young girl whose mother is accused of being a witch. In ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Echoes Timberwolf Trap Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781551437224 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Sep 01, 2007

Johnny Maverick and Tom Morgan are in a race for the league's goal-scoring trophy, but one or two other things are getting in the way. Like a joke on the coach. And, worse, the smelly socks of death...
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Series: Orca Young Readers TJ and the Quiz Kids Paperback Hazel Hutchins 9781551437316 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2007

When master fact-gatherers TJ and Seymour are asked to join the school Quiz Kids team, TJ thinks Seymour should take the stage at the upcoming contest against the high-pressure Fairview School team. TJ is already more than occupied rescuing his cats and helping Gran get ready for her upcoming trip to Belize. When he goes with his dad to help with a renovation job on a huge house on Fairview Hill, he and T-Rex tangle with a rich girl and her giant dog, Frooie. Then Seymour develops stage fright, Alaska goes missing and the girl from the big hous... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports Two Foot Punch Paperback Anita Daher 9781551438764 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2007

Nikki blames her brother, Derek, for their parents' death in a house fire, but when Derek gets involved with a gang, Nikki knows she is the only one who can save him. Enlisting the help of a girl named Rain, who uses her athletic abilities to carry out acts of petty thievery, Nikki uses all her gymnastic and free-running skills to stay ahead of the gang and keep her brother from being killed.
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Series: Graphic Guides Wild Ride A Graphic Guide Adventure Paperback Liam O'Donnell 9781551437569 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2007

Devin, Nadia and Marcus are on their way to visit their environmentalist parents who are working to stop a logging company from clear-cutting a remote valley. When their plane crashes and the pilot is killed, the kids are left to survive in the wild with Wiley, a government bureaucrat, who is the only other passenger on the plane. Learning to build a shelter and make a fire in the woods, they discover that Wiley is working with the logging company and will do anything to stop the secret getting out. On the run and in mortal danger, the three mu... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports Winter Hawk Star Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781551438696 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2007

Tyler is a good, solid hockey player, but not a great one. That honor belongs to the obnoxious Riley, a sixteen-year-old spoiled superstar who makes Tyler's life miserable. When Tyler and Riley are sent to volunteer at a local youth program, Tyler finds the passion and commitment he needs to step up his game on ice—and off.
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Series: Orca Soundings Bang Paperback Norah McClintock 9781551436548 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Mar 01, 2007

Quentin and JD have been friends forever. Even after JD gets in trouble Quentin stands by him. Hanging out together Quentin learns JD has a gun and when they are caught in a robbery JD uses the gun—with deadly results. Trying to cover up the crime and escape detection, Quentin gets in even deeper than he expected and learns that the only person he can trust is himself. Especially when his freedom—and his future—is at stake.
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Series: Orca Sports Blazer Drive Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781551437170 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

When Josh Ellroy, left-winger for the Kamloops Blazers, and his dad find more than a dozen dead cattle on the family ranch, Josh has some serious decisions to make. On one hand, the Western Hockey League playoffs are ahead, plus a chance to play in the National Hockey League. On the other hand, there's a beautiful and interesting girl who believes more prize bulls will be killed. Josh is afraid of what will happen if he gets involved. As he learns more, he's afraid of what will happen if he doesn't.
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Series: Orca Young Readers Boot Camp Paperback Eric Walters 9781551436951 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 01, 2007

When Nick and Kia are invited to former Toronto Raptor Jerome "Junk Yard Dog" Williams' basketball camp in Washington, DC, they quickly discover that this is no ordinary summer hoop camp. This is a basketball boot camp that focuses on discipline and hard work. Jerome and Johnnie's father, "Sergeant Push-up" to the campers, is the no-nonsense camp director. When scrimmages begin, Nick and Kia fall victim to the antics of their teammate Jamal, a talented but troubled player who tries to win games on his own. Only after some hard lessons-and some ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Echoes Cheetah Paperback Wendy A. Lewis 9781551434650 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Mar 01, 2007

Cheetah is the small spotted frog Amelia brings home in a macaroni container. Amelia longs to keep Cheetah forever, but over the course of a week, she comes to understand that his place is back in the wild. Cheetah is based on a true story, and all the characters are real.
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Series: Orca Sports Cobra Strike Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781551437255 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

After discovering tainted water in the creek near his grandmother's cabin in the Kentucky hills, senior Roy Linden slowly uncovers a connection between his high school team's new star quarterback, his own football future, and the source of the pollution. Roy Linden should be thrilled. His high school football team, the Johnstown Striking Cobras, just got a new quarterback, and that means a chance at a winning season and a college scholarship for Linden, the team's senior receiver. But then he stumbles onto a deadly secret in the small coal-mini... + Read More
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Series: Orca Currents Finding Elmo Paperback Monique Polak 9781551436869 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

Fifteen-year-old Tim loves his job at his dad's pet store, partly because he gets to spend time with his best friend, a black cockatoo named Elmo. But things at work have been tense since the store moved to a larger, more expensive location. To make extra money his father rents out the store's exotic birds for parties and Tim is furious at this exploitation of his friend. When Elmo is stolen from one of the parties, the police are unconcerned about the theft. Tim and his new human friend, Sapna, set out to find Elmo and discover that Elmo is mo... + Read More
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Series: First and Ten Paperback Jeff Rud 9781551436906 $8.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 01, 2007

Trying to land a spot on the South Side Middle School football team isn't the biggest challenge Matt Hill faces in the third installment of this popular series. Besides catching passes and dodging defenders, Matt also has to deal with the return of his estranged father following a ten-year absence. But while Matt comes to grips with forgiving his father and gets used to having him around, he must also help a teammate deal with the damage inflicted by his own overbearing and sometimes violent dad.Full of the exciting sports action that marked th... + Read More
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Series: Orca Currents Hypnotized Paperback Don Trembath 9781551437057 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

Rufus and his sister Alexa hate each other at the best of times. When Rufus's friend Phil manages to hypnotize Alexa, Rufus is ready to enjoy the power. They begin by ordering Alexa to be kind to her parents and Phil. The plan backfires when Alexa sweetly suggests canceling an expensive family vacation in favor of a week at home playing board games. Then Alexa turns on the charm with Phil and suddenly Rufus has to deal with a lovesick amateur hypnotist. Rufus is certain it can't get any stranger until Alexa, still in her hypnotic state, is kind... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings I.D. Paperback Vicki Grant 9781551436944 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Mar 01, 2007

When Chris finds a wallet on the street he tries to return it to its owner. In trouble at home and at school, he is struggling to do the right thing. However, as circumstances slowly start unraveling and his whole life appears headed down the drain, Chris realizes that the person who owns the wallet looks a lot like him and has a life he would do almost anything for. What if he switched identities? What if he became someone else? Also available in Spanish.
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Series: Orca Echoes Jeremy and the Golden Fleece Paperback Becky Citra 9781551436579 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Mar 01, 2007

What has twenty legs but just one wing? That is part of the riddle Jeremy must solve in this sequel to Jeremy and the Enchanted Theater and Jeremy in the Underworld, if he is to help Mr. Magnus save the Enchanted Theater. However, he will have to captain a ship and face a magical bull to do it.
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Series: Just J Paperback Colin Frizzell 9781551436500 $8.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 01, 2007

At thirteen, Jenevieve has some life issues, some death issues, and some everything-in-between issues. Her mother is dead, she's an outcast at school, her dad's an idiot and her little brother can be pretty annoying. Aunt Guin, who appears to be a bit "reality challenged," turns up just in time to rescue J from a fate worse than death—summer camp. Aunt Guin and her friend Art take J to a decrepit beach-front house where J is expected to sleep outside, eat healthy food and help with the renovations.When she escapes to the nearby sand dunes, she ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports Kicker Paperback Michele Martin Bossley 9781551437064 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

Izzy and Julia have been on the same team for years. Izzy is frustrated that Julia spends too much time cherry-picking and getting all the credit when they score. But when someone starts threatening the team and their home field is sabotaged, the friends must work together to find the answers. Why would someone threaten their star player? And what is the connection to a century-old train robbery and the rumor of buried treasure? Trying to solve the mystery and keep the team in the playoff race, Izzy and Julia find themselves in deeper than they... + Read More
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Series: Orca Young Readers Lucky's Mountain Paperback Dianne Maycock 9781551436821 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 01, 2007

The year is 1935 and Maggie Sullivan's world has fallen apart. Maggie has grown up in a close-knit mining community perched atop a mountain in British Columbia. But now her father has been killed in a mine explosion and she is being forced to leave the only home she has ever known. To make matters worse, she must also leave behind her best friend Lucky, the three-legged dog that was a special gift from Pa.
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Series: Orca Currents Mirror Image Paperback K.L. Denman 9781551436654 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

Sable wears only black and has always felt that doom is near. Lacey wears pink and seeks beauty everywhere. A sadistic art teacher pairs Sable and Lacey together for their final project. The girls have to get to know one another and select a suitable poem for the back of each other's decorative mirror. Sable is less than thrilled at having to spend time with Lacey, who she believes to be nothing more than a brainless doll. As the project progresses, and Sable gets past her resentment, she learns some surprising truths about who Lacey really is.... + Read More
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Series: The Warlocks of Talverdin Nightwalker Paperback K.V. Johansen 9781551434810 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

After his guardian dies, Maurey is reduced from student to unpaid servant at his grammar school and bullied because of his black hair and eyes, which make him look as if he is related to the sorcerers who once inhabited the island. When it is discovered that Maurey is indeed a descendent of one of those sorcerers, or Nightwalkers, he is sentenced to be burned alive. He and his young rescuer flee for the Nightwalkers' hidden kingdom. Any reader who enjoys otherworld fantasy, or just a good adventure story, will not be able to put this book down.
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Series: The Beckoners Paperback Carrie Mac 9781551437293 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

When her mother suddenly moves them to a new town, Zoe is unhappy about leaving behind what passes for a normal life. And when the first person she meets turns out to be Beck, who rules her new school with a mixture of intimidation and outright violence, she is dismayed. But she has no idea how bad things will get. Unsure of herself and merely trying to fit in, Zoe is initiated, painfully, into the Beckoners, a twisted group of girls whose main purpose is to stay on top by whatever means necessary. Help comes from unlikely quarters as Zoe strug... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings The Darwin Expedition Paperback Diane Tullson 9781551436760 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Mar 01, 2007

Tej and Liam are going snowboarding. When they take a shortcut over a treacherous logging road and have an accident, their adventure becomes more about survival than fresh powder. Tracked by a hungry bear, while trying to outrun the weather without any food, Tej and Liam learn about their friendship and what it will take to survive. When Tej is hurt, Liam decides he has to go for help—alone.
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Series: The Summer of Marco Polo Hardcover Lynn Manuel 9781551433301 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Mar 01, 2007

In the summer of 1883 a famous clipper ship ran aground off the coast of Prince Edward Island near the home of a young girl named Lucy Maud Montgomery. Lucy Maud, who became one of Canada's most beloved writers, wrote about the grand adventure in her journals and reflected on it years later in her notebooks. The town of Cavendish was transformed by the presence of the crew, and the ship's captain stayed with Lucy Maud and her strait-laced grandparents. Lynn Manuel has taken Lucy Maud's memories and shaped them into a story that will transfix an... + Read More
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Series: The Twelve Days of Summer Paperback Jan Andrews 9781551437354 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from P - 3 Mar 01, 2007

Patterned on the popular carol, The Twelve Days of Summer takes readers on a joyous journey into summer, from the first discovery of three eggs in a sparrowís nest to the day when those eggs hatch. Readers will pore over the pictures, searching for that fifth bumblebee, that tenth crow, and for the thoughtfully chosen toy that turns up on each page: a parachute with the goatsbeard seeds, a fan with the ruffed grouse...This is a story to delight and engage children and adults alike.
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Series: The Warrior's Daughter Paperback Holly Bennett 9781551436074 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

Luaine is daughter to the greatest of Irish warriors, the legendary Cuchulainn. Although known throughout Ireland as the most fearsome of killers, to Luaine he is a loving playful father who amuses her with his exciting tales and marvelous feats. When the unthinkable happens—Cuchulainn returns from war injured nearly to the death—it is the first intimation of the hero's downfall, and Luaine's first painful step toward an adult life unlike anything she has imagined. As she faces loss, betrayal, suffering and fear, Luaine must find a strength tha... + Read More
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Series: The Whirlwind Paperback Carol Matas 9781551437033 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

It is 1941. Fourteen-year-old Ben Friedman flees the horrors of Nazi Germany with his parents and his sister, leaving behind his grandparents, his friends, his home. They make a difficult journey over land and sea all the way to Japan and then to America. In Seattle, Ben dares to hope that he will finally be safe. He finds a friend in John, a Japanese-American boy, but then comes the attack on Pearl Harbor and everything changes. Fear begins to grow in Ben, fear that it is all happening again. Where can he be safe? What should he do? He dreams ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports Titan Clash Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781551437217 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

Jack Spencer has more to worry about than being kicked off his high school's basketball team. He uncovers suspicious circumstances surrounding the car crash that severely injured his mother and learns of his father's arrest for fraud. Jack's dad is tough on him, but he has learned to live with it. For the most part, he has it pretty good. Jack is a star player on his high school basketball team with everything going for him-scoring records, popularity and an easy path to a college scholarship. Almost as fast as the crash that put his mom in the... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Wave Warrior Paperback Lesley Choyce 9781551436470 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Mar 01, 2007

Ben is determined to learn to surf. In the rough North Atlantic waters near his home, only the tough can make it on the water. His first attempt is a disaster. Then he meets Ray, a surfing veteran from California. Ray promises to teach him to surf—and to face his inner demons. As Ben becomes more comfortable on his board he learns to face his fears and prove that he has what it takes to become a Wave Warrior.
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Series: When the Curtain Rises Paperback Rachel Dunstan Muller 9781551436159 $8.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 01, 2007

Chloe McBride has some reservations about accepting her elderly great-aunts' invitation to spend part of the summer with them in Little Venice, but her initial reluctance is outweighed by her curiosity about the mysterious key that came with her aunts' note. She's also anxious to put the humiliating memory of a disastrous piano recital as far behind her as possible. Chloe's great-aunts tell her the legend of her great-grandfather, Dante Magnus, an ambitious magician who vanished without a trace almost a century earlier, and Chloe begins to sear... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports All-Star Pride Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781551436357 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2006

It's the All-Star team, made up of the WHL's young hockey players, just one short step away from the NHL. Their goal is to beat the Russian All-Stars in a best-of-seven series to be shown as a television special. Hog Burnell, one of the biggest and toughest players in the league, is happy to be part of it. He could use the money that would come with a series win by the WHL All-Stars. At the very worst, it's a free vacation to Russia. It doesn't take Hog long to discover there's plenty more money to be made along the way...if he's willing to pay... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Battle of the Bands Paperback K.L. Denman 9781551435404 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 01, 2006

Jay, Kelvin and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a dedicated band who are convinced they are on their way up. They hope to win an upcoming battle of the bands where the first prize is a full day in a recording studio. Jay is struggling to write new material but finds he lacks the experience to come up with a truly original song. Going up against Indigo Daze, a band from another school, Jay finds himself falling for Rowan, the leader of the other band. When Rowan's guitar is trashed right before the contest The Lunar Ticks are the prime suspects. Also a... + Read More
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Series: The Summer of Magic Quartet Behind the Sorcerer's Cloak Paperback Andrea Spalding 9781551436272 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2006

The four volumes of Andrea Spalding's Summer of Magic Quartet are among her most exciting work. The White Horse Talisman was nominated for the Silver Birch, Hackmatack and Manitoba Readers' Choice Awards. Dance of the Stones was also a Silver Birch nominee. Heart of the Hill left one of her four characters in grave danger. Now, in Behind the Sorcerer's Cloak, as the Dark Being discovers our planet and takes one of the children hostage, the others must restore the balance between light and dark, but at what cost?
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Series: Orca Soundings Chill Paperback Colin Frizzell 9781551435077 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 01, 2006

Chill has always been different, but the way he deals with his disability and his art have given him the power to survive the horrors of high school. When a new teacher arrives, determined to crush his students' spirit, Chill decides to fight back and risk everything. A story of doing the right thing and standing up for yourself—and your friends.
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Series: Hello, Groin Hardcover Beth Goobie 9781551434599 $19.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Sep 01, 2006

When Dylan Kowolski agrees to create a display for her high school library, she has no idea of the trouble it's going to cause—for the school principal, her family, her boyfriend Cam and his jock friends, and her best friend Jocelyn. And for Dylan herself. If only her English class had been studying a normal, run-of-the-mill, mundane book like Lord of the Flies instead of Foxfire things wouldn't have gotten so twisted. Then the world wouldn't have gone into such a massive funk. And then Dylan wouldn't have had to face her deepest fear and the w... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports Jumper Paperback Michele Martin Bossley 9781551436203 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2006

Reese loves horses and longs to be a competitive show jumper. When the leased horse she rides is sold, she is left riding the orneriest horse in the stable. She decides she must find a horse of her own. Her parents can't afford a trained horse, so she decides to buy a wild horse at auction. Outbid, she discovers that many of the wild horses will be sold for slaughter. Determined to save the horses from a terrible fate, she finds herself in deeper than she expected—and fighting for her life.
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Series: Never to be Told Paperback Becky Citra 9781551435671 $8.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2006

Asia has lived with elderly Ira and his wife Maddy on their farm for as long as she can remember. When Ira has a heart attack Asia's world is turned upside down. Faced with the possibility of losing the only family she has ever known, Asia is frightened but fascinated by the appearance of a ghost that only she can see and hear.
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Series: Orca Echoes Out and About with the Big Tree Gang Paperback Jo Ellen Bogart 9781551436036 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Sep 01, 2006

Reg and Keely and Burt and Shawna are back, and ready for new adventures from hunting for treasure to sledding together and building fearsome creatures in the snow.
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Series: Orca Echoes Over the Rainbow with Googol and Googolplex Paperback Nelly Kazenbroot 9781551434698 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Sep 01, 2006

Googol and Googolplex are back from space, ready to continue their scavenger hunt. Pippa and Troy are eager to help, but runaway bulls and disappearing rainbows make their task difficult. And dangerous! Over the Rainbow with Googol and Googolplex is the third book in the Googol and Googolplex series. Book one is Down the Chimney with Googol and Googolplex. Book two is Under the Sea with Googol and Googolplex.
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Series: Orca Currents Pigboy Paperback Vicki Grant 9781551436432 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2006

Dan 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? The farmer knows nothing about farming and is angry about having to conduct the tour. And what's with his tattoo? The teacher requests a private word with the farmer and then mysteriously disappears. After a messy attack of allergies, Dan is excused to find a tissue. He sneaks back to the school bus and discovers the driver and teacher have been bound and gagged. The farmer is rea... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports Rebel Glory Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781551436319 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2006

At 17, star defenseman Craig McElhaney likes his chances of making it as a pro hockey player. Yet, a string of recent "accidents" threatens to knock his team out of the playoffs and ruin his promising career. Craig has begun to question how many "accidents" can happen before they become more than a coincidence. But it's not a good time for questions. Not in the spotlight of high-pressure hockey. Not when the team needs him most. And not when he has some important lessons to learn about life. For Craig, however, there is no choice. Unless the qu... + Read More
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Series: Safe House Paperback James Heneghan 9781551436401 $8.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2006

Northern Ireland. In 1999, one year after the Good Friday peace accord, sectarian violence still runs rampant in Belfast and the hatred between Protestant and Catholic runs deep. Liam O'Donnell's father is a peacemaker to the Catholic community. When twelve-year-old Liam's parents are brutally murdered in front of him, he is frozen in place. But when he sees the face of one of the attackers, he is forced to run for his life. Escaping, he finds shelter with a neighboring family. Taken to a police safe house, Liam is betrayed and forced to run ag... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Saving Grace Paperback Darlene Ryan 9781551435084 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 01, 2006

Evie was pregnant and forced to give up the baby. But she can't just leave the child with strangers, especially when she thinks the baby is being neglected. With her boyfriend waiting in the truck, Evie snatches the baby and convinces him to drive her to Montreal where she plans to start a new life with her child. But when the baby won't eat and she and Justin argue, she ends up alone in a small town. As the baby becomes sicker, Evie must decide whether to admit her mistake and turn herself in, or to keep running. Also available in Spanish.
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Series: Orca Young Readers Secret Signs Paperback Jacqueline Guest 9781551435992 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2006

The Depression has ruined Henry Dafoe's life: his father has left the family farm to look for work, his mother is sick and now she's decided to send Henry to Nova Scotia to work on his uncle's fishboat. But Henry has other ideas. He runs away from home to join his father, which proves more difficult than he imagined. Alone and scared in a strange city, he befriends an old hobo named Clickety Clack, who agrees to take him to find his father. As they make their way across the country, Clickety Clack teaches Henry about the secret signs that hoboe... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Tell Paperback Norah McClintock 9781551435114 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 01, 2006

When his step-father Phil is shot dead in an apparent robbery, David becomes the prime suspect. Where was David that night, and what does he know about Phil? David has figured out the truth about his step-father, and the day his kid-brother died. What will it take for him to tell? And how did he know?
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Series: Orca Young Readers The Big Snapper Paperback Katherine Holubitsky 9781551435633 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2006

Ten-year-old Eddie lives with his mom and grandparents in a small cabin on the Queen Charlotte Islands. A year earlier, Eddie's dad took the ferry to the mainland and never returned. Eddie loves going fishing with Granddad and listening to his tall tales about the big snapper. Eddie believes if they catch such a fish, it might change his family's fortune. Mom decides to turn their cabin into a bed and breakfast. Some of the guests appreciate island life, but many do not. When Granddad falls ill and must go away for treatment, Eddie worries that... + Read More
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Series: The Bonemender The Bonemender's Oath Paperback Holly Bennett 9781551434438 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Sep 01, 2006

In The Bonemender, Gabrielle took her talent for healing into battle where her father died in her arms; she fell in love with a man who turned out to be an Elf, with a lifespan many times that of a Human, and she learned that she was not whom she had believed herself to be. Now, the war is over, but the threat from across the mountains has only withdrawn for the time-being, and danger lurks closer to home. Both Gabrielle and her brother Tristan must fight for their lives and for those they love, as Gabrielle struggles to save a young man who th... + Read More
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Series: The Truth About Rats (and Dogs) Paperback Jacqueline Pearce 9781551434735 $8.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2006

Unlike his perfect older sister, Jenna, Conner hates his piano lessons and gets bad grades in math. He's really good at bike tricks and he loves animals, but his parents have a no-pets rule and they don't take his bike-riding seriously. When the local animal shelter gets overcrowded, everybody in Conner's pet club agrees to take in a foster pet. Conner has to hide his rat, Oscar, from his family, who would never believe that Oscar is smart and cute and pretty lovable. Or would they?
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Series: Orca Sports Tiger Threat Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781551436395 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2006

Ray Hockaday plays center for the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Western Hockey League. He's spent his hockey career hiding something from the world. When his new Russian room-mate shows up, Ray is assigned to help Vlad get used to life in Canada. What Ray doesn't know is that Vlad is also hiding something. And that secret could get both of them killed.