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Series: Orca Sports Maverick Mania Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781554690473 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Nov 01, 2008

The disappearance of his soccer team's leading scorer during the championship finals leads sixteen-year-old Matt to investigate and entangles him in a possible kidnapping. If the Mavericks win just a few more games, they'll make it to the national soccer championship. There's only one catch. Their star player, Caleb Riggins, has disappeared. Matt Carr is determined to find his teammate and solve the mystery. He just didn't realize it would involve attack dogs, a mysterious golden bridge and a family who may not be who they seem. And the big gam... + Read More
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Series: Orca Currents Maxed Out Paperback Daphne Greer 9781554699810 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 01, 2012

More than anything, twelve-year-old Max wants to play hockey like he used to. But since the death of his dad, his mom does more crying than mothering, and Max has to take his special-needs brother, Duncan, with him everywhere he goes. The team needs Max to win the upcoming game against the Red Eagles, but one practice with Duncan makes it evident that it's not safe to leave him unattended on the sidelines. With only a week to figure out how he can play in the big game, Max is feeling the pressure. Will he find a way to be a good teammate, a goo... + Read More
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Series: Me and Mr. Mah Paperback Andrea Spalding 9781551431772 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from P - K Jan 01, 2001

When Ian's parents separate, he moves with his mother to the city, a thousand miles away from the prairie wheat farm he calls home. With no friends and a bleak moonscape of a backyard to play in, Ian has only an old shoe box of objects from his past life to keep him company. But after he peeks through the fence to the lush garden next door, Ian is inspired to start digging his own little plot. And when he meets Mr. Mah, the old man who owns the garden, Ian is surprised to learn they have a lot in common. Also displaced from the original home he... + Read More
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Series: Me, Myself and Ike Paperback K.L. Denman 9781554690862 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Oct 01, 2009

After watching a TV program about Otzi, a 5,000-year-old "Ice Man," Kit's friend Ike becomes convinced that Kit's destiny is to become the next ice man—a source of information for future generations. Together they obtain artifacts they think will accurately reflect life in the early twenty-first century and plan their journey to a nearby mountain. Kit gets tattoos similar to Otzi's, writes a manifesto and tries to come to terms with making the ultimate sacrifice. As he grows more and more agitated and isolated, his family and friends suspect th... + Read More
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Series: Mechanimals Paperback Chris Tougas 9781459802735 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from P - K Sep 01, 2012

When a tornado leaves a farmer with a heap of scrap metal and no animals, his neighbors are sure it's all over for him. But the determined farmer refuses to admit defeat. His plans are big, and when his neighbors dismiss them with the words, "When pigs fly," they grow bigger still. The farmer sets to work to turn that scrap metal into some rather surprising creatures. Mechanimals will help all of us believe in our dreams, despite what the neighbors may say.
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Series: Graphic Guides Media Meltdown A Graphic Guide Adventure Paperback Liam O'Donnell 9781554690657 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Oct 01, 2009

When Karl Reed, Owner of Oasis Developments, tries to force the sale of a local fruit farm—through whatever means necessary—Pema, Bounce and Jagroop decide to expose him through the media. Little do they realize that when it comes to the news and the advertisers who make it possible, the truth is not always part of the story and nothing can be taken at face value. While learning about media consolidation and the power of money over truth, Bounce, Pema and Jagroop decide to take on the developers and the media.
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Series: Orca Currents Medusa's Scream Paperback Melanie Jackson 9781459814417 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Nov 07, 2017

Medusa's Scream is a thrill-ride that hurtles a train through an out-of-service gold mine in the Fraser Valley. Chase can't believe his luck when he lands a summer job in the food truck outside the ride's entrance. But then he notices strange things happening at the old mine. Chase starts to piece things together, and soon his life is threatened by a villain even scarier than the snake-headed Medusa of myth.
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Series: Orca Young Readers Meeting Miss 405 Paperback Lois Peterson 9781554690152 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Oct 01, 2008

Life is hard enough for Tansy with her depressed mom away indefinitely and her dad making a mess of things at home. But then Dad sends her down the hall to a wrinkly old babysitter named Miss Stella, who Tansy hates on sight. Miss Stella has a unique perspective on life, to say the least, but with the help of her best friend Parveen, Tansy gradually learns to manage all the changes in her life and make unexpected new friends in the process.
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Series: Orca Echoes Messy Miranda Paperback Jeff Szpirglas 9781459801172 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Nov 01, 2013

Miranda has one messy desk. It's full of books, pencils, science projects and…other stuff. Too much stuff, says her teacher, Ms. Basil. On a family visit to her Uncle Aldo's one night, Miranda wonders if some of his magician's tools might offer a solution to her messy-desk problem. Sneaking off to the magic room, Miranda finds Uncle Aldo's impressive collection of top hats. Miranda knows that magic top hats can hold lots of things—why not the mess from her desk? At first, the hat seems to do the trick, but soon things start to go horribly wrong... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Middle Row Paperback Sylvia Olsen 9781551438993 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Apr 01, 2008

Things have changed since Raedawn and Vince started going out and the racial boundaries in town have slipped a bit. But when Dune, who never took sides, disappears, Raedawn is determined to find out where he has gone—or what happened to him. Fighting against ignorance and hate, they track Dune down and find he is in more trouble than they thought and that nothing is black and white.
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Series: Miracleville Paperback Monique Polak 9781554693306 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Apr 01, 2011

Sixteen-year-old Ani lives in the tiny Quebec town of Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre, where her family runs Saintly Souvenirs, a tourist shop catering to the many pilgrims who come to the town seeking a miracle. The bane of Ani's existence is her hyperactive, over-sexed younger sister, Colette. Ani and her mother, Therese, are devout Catholics; Colette and her father are not. When Therese is paralyzed after a freak accident, Aniís faith is tested, but when she is confronted with something shocking in her motherís past, she has to rethink her whole existence.
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Series: Miriam's Secret Paperback Debby Waldman 9781459814257 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Oct 17, 2017

In 1930 nine-year-old Miriam travels by train from Brooklyn to her grandparents' farm in upstate New York. Her grandparents are kind, generous people, but they aren't exactly ideal playmates for a lonely girl. When Miriam is not doing homework in the kitchen with Bubby or helping prepare meals for the migrant workers that Zayde hires to help out on the farm, she plays with the barn kittens born just before she arrived. Those kittens are her only friends, until the day Miriam discovers a young girl hiding in the barn. Cissy and her brother, Joe,... + Read More
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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: Missing Paperback Becky Citra 9781554693450 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Apr 01, 2011

Thea and her dad are always on the move, from one small Cariboo town to another, trying to leave behind the pain of Thea's mom's death. They never stay long enough in one place for Thea to make friends, but when her dad gets work renovating a guest ranch on Gumboot Lake, she dares to hope that their wandering days are over. At the ranch she makes friends with Van, a local boy, and works hard to build the trust of an abused horse named Renegade. When Thea unearths the decades-old story of a four-year-old girl who disappeared from the ranch and w... + Read More
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Series: Orca Young Readers Molly's Promise Paperback Sylvia Olsen 9781459802773 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Apr 01, 2013

When Molly learns a talent competition is coming to town, her friend Murphy (A Different Game, Murphy and Mousetrap) becomes her manager. Molly is certain she is a good singer—she has been singing in her head for as long as she can remember. She doesn't sing out loud because of a promise she made to herself. Years ago, Molly vowed that her mom would be the first one to hear her sing. The only problem is, Molly knows nothing about her mom, who left when Molly was a baby. With the talent competition only weeks away, she has to decide whether to b... + Read More
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Series: Mooncakes Hardcover Loretta Seto 9781459801073 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from P - 3 Apr 01, 2013

Mooncakes is the lyrical story of a young girl who shares the special celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival with her parents. As they eat mooncakes, drink tea and watch the night sky together, Mama and Baba tell ancient tales of a magical tree that can never be cut down, the Jade Rabbit who came to live on the moon and one brave woman's journey to eternal life. With a gentle focus on the importance of family, Mooncakes is a perfect book for parent and child to read together, while its educational aspect makes it ideal for school libraries th... + Read More
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Series: More Than Balloons Board book Lorna Crozier 9781459810280 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Apr 04, 2017

Balloons love the moon, and a tuba loves a tune, but these don't compare to the love we have for you. Award-winning poet Lorna Crozier uses evocative rhyme, complemented by Rachelle Anne Miller's whimsical imagery, to provide babies and toddlers with common concepts that explain just how great love is.
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Series: My Heart Fills with Happiness Board book Monique Gray Smith 9781459809574 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Mar 01, 2016

The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful board book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for little ones and adults alike to reflect on and cherish the moments in life that bring us joy. International speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote My Heart Fills with Happiness to support the wellness of Indigenous children and families, and to encourage young children to reflect... + Read More
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Series: Secrets My Life Before Me Paperback Norah McClintock 9781459806627 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 29, 2015

Cady has always wanted to be a reporter, like her hero Nellie Bly, so after a fire burns down the orphanage she lives in, she’s ready to leave small-town Ontario and make her mark as a newspaperwoman. A crumbling newspaper clipping leads her to Orrenstown, Indiana, where her investigation into a long-ago murder earns her a hard lesson in race relations. Smart and determined, and more than a little headstrong, Cady pokes a stick into a wasp’s nest of lies, dirty politics, corrupt law enforcement and racial tension—and ends up fearing for her lif... + Read More
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Series: My Name is Mitch Paperback Shelagh Lynne Supeene 9781551432557 $8.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Oct 01, 2003

Mitch MacLeod may be the smallest kid in grade six, but he has a great sense of humor and a strong backbone. He can read, sometimes, but never at school when he has to. "You don't know what humiliation is until you have a grade one reading buddy who reads better than you do," he says. But things start to change for Mitch when he creates an opportunity to stand up to Philip, his arch-enemy, when his reading begins to improve, and when his dad, "The Creep," moves back to town.
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Series: Orca Soundings My Side Paperback Norah McClintock 9781459805118 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Sep 01, 2013

When quiet, shy Addie is lured into the woods, she is convinced she is going to die. She quickly finds out that there are worse things than terror—things like betrayal at the hands of her best friend and public humiliation in front of the entire school. Neely, Addie’s ex-best friend, is tired of the same old life and the same old friends. She is ready to take some chances to re-invent herself. Is she also ready to win new friends at the expense of old ones? There are two sides to every story, and it’s i... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings My Time as Caz Hazard Paperback Tanya Lloyd Kyi 9781551433196 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Sep 01, 2004

Caz thinks she has a pretty good reason when she punches her boyfriend in the face, but she gets expelled anyway. Moving to a new school, she is told she is dyslexic and sent to special education classes. Caz tries to fit in and get by while suffering the taunts and abuse that others throw at the students in her class. Her friendship with Amanda leads her into new territory—shoplifting and skipping school. Coupled with her parents' impending separation, her life is spiraling out of control. Also available in Spanish.
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Series: My Wounded Island Hardcover Jacques Pasquet 9781459815650 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Aug 29, 2017

There's an invisible creature in the waves around Sarichef. It is altering the lives of the Iñupiat people who call the island home. A young girl and her family are forced to move to the center of the island for refuge from the rising sea level. Soon the entire village will have to relocate to the mainland. Heartbroken, the young girl and her grandfather worry: what else will be lost when they are forced to abandon their homes and their community? Addressing the topic of climate refugees, My Wounded Island is based on the challenges faced by th... + Read More
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Series: Orca Echoes Mystery of the Missing Luck Paperback Jacqueline Pearce 9781554693962 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 May 01, 2011

Sara loves her grandmother's bakery. It's a special place-not only because of its delicious Japanese buns and pastries. She enjoys spending time with her obaachan, her grandmother. But things aren't going well for the bakery. When the bakery's lucky cat statue goes missing, Sara wonders if the bakery's luck is gone for good. But then a mysterious cat appears in the backyard one night and inspires a plan. With the help of her friend, Jake, Sara just might find the statue and restore the bakery's lost luck.
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Series: Name of the Child Hardcover Marilynn Reynolds 9781551432212 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Oct 01, 2002

During the flu epidemic of 1913, Lloyd has been sent to relatives in the country. He is frightened of coyotes, illness and independence, but finds himself bundled into a wagon on a stormy night, a tiny nameless baby thrust into his arms. He must get the baby to safety, but will he be able to overcome his fears sufficiently to drive the wagon along the deserted muddy road, as rain pelts down and darkness falls? When the wagon slips sideways into a ditch, Lloyd faces an even greater test.
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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 Soundings Night Terrors Paperback Sean Rodman 9781459804197 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Apr 01, 2013

Ever since he watched his little brother drown last summer, Dylan has felt like he's losing it. He can't shake the nightmares that plague him—dreams from which he wakes up screaming every night. Dylan takes a summer job at a remote wilderness hotel, hoping to leave his problems behind. But when he volunteers to help close up the resort for the winter, things only get worse. Edward, the hotel manager, seems to be out to get him. A freak snowstorm blocks the road to the resort, leaving them trapped for days. And Dylan keeps seeing a ghost that mi... + 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: Orca Soundings No Problem Paperback Dayle Campbell Gaetz 9781551432311 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Jan 01, 2003

Curt seems to have it all--a girlfriend, friends, a good summer job and a guaranteed position on the baseball team with the promise of a professional career. Then, one misstep causes his world to unravel and his life to plummet into the depths of depression and addiction. A bleak yet ultimately hopeful story about one teen's struggle with the pressures of growing up, fitting in and getting by.
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Series: No Two Snowflakes Paperback Sheree Fitch 9781551432274 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from P - 3 Oct 01, 2002

"What is snow?" Araba, a Ghanaian child, asks her Canadian pen pal. The response unfolds as a letter in poetry, rich in lyricism and in what author Sheree Fitch would call "lipslipperiness." Janet Wilson's glowing pastel illustrations revel in all the sensory experiences, the color, associated with the cold white stuff. Through the asking and the telling, two children reach halfway around the world and touch one another.
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Series: Not a Chance Paperback Michelle Mulder 9781459802162 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 01, 2013

Dian has been coming to the Dominican Republic with her doctor parents for years. Now that she’s thirteen, she had wanted to stay home in Canada, but instead she is helping her parents set up their clinic and looking forward to hanging out with her Dominican friend Aracely. When fourteen-year-old Aracely makes a shocking announcement—she is engaged to be married—Dian struggles to accept that Aracely has the right to choose her own destiny, even if it is very different from what Dian would choose for her.
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Series: Nowhere Else on Earth Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest Paperback Caitlyn Vernon 9781554693030 $22.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Oct 01, 2011

You 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... + Read More
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Series: Orca Limelights Off Pointe Paperback Leanne Lieberman 9781459802803 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2014

When Meg’s summer ballet program is canceled and her ballet teacher suggests she attend Camp Dance to learn new dance styles, Meg is devastated. Worse still, her teacher thinks she lacks stage presence and needs to connect more with her audience. At camp, Meg struggles to learn contemporary dance. A girl named Logan, who is jealous of Meg’s ballet technique and her friendship with Nio, a cute contemporary dancer, makes Meg’s life even more difficult. When Meg, Nio and Logan have to work together to create a piece for the final show, argu... + Read More
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Series: Off Season Paperback Eric Walters 9781551432373 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Jan 01, 2003

Readers of Hoop Crazy will remember Ned as the bug-loving beanpole who lives in an isolated national park out West, three hours from the nearest basketball court. But Ned's participation in the three-on-three tournament when he visited Nick has sparked his interest in the game and now he and his father have built their own basketball court in the wilderness. And Ned's hoop skills have improved considerably. Nick and Kia are just beginning to get the hang of life in the wilderness when disaster strikes. A raging forest fire threatens to destroy ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Off the Grid Paperback Lesley Choyce 9781459809260 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 May 01, 2015

Sixteen-year-old Cody was born and raised “off the grid” deep in the wilderness by idealistic parents. When his father becomes seriously ill, the family is forced to move into the city so he can get treatment. Attending high school for the first time, Cody is an oddity and has a hard time adjusting. He finds unlikely allies in DeMarco, an inner-city kid, and Ernest, a philosophical homeless man, and he begins a tentative friendship with Alexis. When he comes to DeMarco’s defense in an altercation at school, Cody finds himself in trouble with th... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports Off the Rim Paperback Sonya Spreen Bates 9781459808881 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Apr 01, 2015

Dylan’s wish comes true when Coach Scott names him to the starting lineup for the Mountview High Hunters’ first game of the playoffs. But just when he should be concentrating on basketball, Dylan becomes the target of some off-court aggression. As he’s driving his girlfriend, Jenna, home one night, a black pickup truck tries to run them off the road. The police call it an accident. But even as Dylan tries to put it behind him, he has a sense of impending danger that he can’t shake. When Jenna starts receiving threats from an anonymous cyberbull... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports Oil King Courage Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781554691975 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Oct 01, 2009

When the Edmonton Oil Kings discover that Reuben Reuben has a hockey game as unforgettable as his name and his Inuit heritage, life changes in a hurry for him and his best friend Gear. A wealthy businessman sponsors a three-on-three pond-hockey tour across the western Arctic, and Reuben and Gear find out more than they ever bargained for about teamwork, about the North and about a dangerous family secret.
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Series: On a Scale from Idiot to Complete Jerk Paperback Alison Hughes 9781459804845 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Apr 01, 2014

When grade-eight science-project time rolls around, J.J. Murphy skips the beakers and the papiermâché and dives into research about jerks. And idiots. But mostly jerks. By his own estimation, his science project, On a Scale from Idiot to Complete Jerk, is groundbreaking, exhaustive, highly scientific and seriously worthy of bonus marks. Beginning with the dawn of humankind and concluding conclusively with a very cool pie chart, the project dissects the elements of jerkosity through extensive case studies and scientific illustrat... + Read More
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Series: Orca Currents On Cue Paperback Cristy Watson 9781459811058 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 22, 2016

Randi wants to be an actress and is excited about practicing her craft in drama class. So she is devastated to learn the program has been cut. When her friends put together a successful proposal to have drama class taught as an extracurricular activity, Randi is thrilled. Until the reality sinks in. Extracurriculars are scheduled after school, and after school Randi is expected to take care of her special-needs brother. Can Randi find a way to make it all work out?
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Series: Once Upon a Balloon Hardcover Bree Galbraith 9781459803244 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 01, 2013

Theo is brokenhearted when he accidentally lets go of the string of his party balloon. As he watches it float out of sight, Theo wonders where his balloon might have gone. Luckily, his older brother Zeke knows everything about everything. Zeke explains that it is a little-known fact that all lost balloons end up in Chicago, the Windy City. Then he tells Theo about Frank, who is responsible for collecting all the balloons in the world. Theo is so touched by Frank’s story that he decides to send him a message of hope the only way he knows how. &n... + Read More
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Series: Once Upon a Time My Life with Children's Books Hardcover Sheila Egoff 9781551433356 $34.95 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Reading age from 18 - 21 Sep 01, 2005

In Once Upon a Time: My Life with Children's Books Sheila Egoff tells the story of her working life, from her early voracious reading, through all her significant contributions to libraries in Canada and to our national understanding of our own literature for children. She brings both a critical eye and a personal touch to this book, which reads as a memoir and as an account of important developments in Canadian writing and librarianship. In this time of cuts to budgets for books and for librarians, there is much here to reflect upon.
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Series: Orca Soundings One More Step Paperback Sheree Fitch 9781551432489 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Oct 01, 2002

Fourteen-year-old Julian's parents separated when he was a baby and he is still angry and hurt. His mother has had relationships since--all of which have ended disastrously-- but this time it seems serious. Jean-Paul looks like he might be the real thing. Julian is wary--and critical--as he comes to terms with the fact that he and his brother may have to let down their defences and allow their mother to find happiness. On a road trip with his mother and her new beau, Julian finds that love--and happiness-- come in many guises. In the end, he re... + Read More
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Series: One Peace True Stories of Young Activists Hardcover Janet Wilson 9781551438924 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Oct 01, 2008

One Peace celebrates the "Power of One," and specifically the accomplishments of children from around the globe who have worked to promote world peace. Janet Wilson challenges today's children to strive to make a difference in this beautifully illustrated, fact-filled and fascinating volume of portraits of many "heroes for today." Canadian Craig Kielburger, who started Free the Children to help victims of child labor at the age of twelve, has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize. Farlis Calle, forced to identify the body of a y... + Read More
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Series: One Piece of String Board book Marthe Jocelyn 9781459813182 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) exact P Oct 24, 2017

One piece of string comes untied from a parcel and changes into a spider's web, a ropy updo, a layer of snow on a birdhouse roof, and other surprises. Illustrated using Jocelyn's delightful paper collage, this wordless board book invites little ones to follow along and discover that each spread is made up of one single piece! This is a book that will inspire the youngest readers to see their own expanding worlds as a collection of interconnected shapes and colors.
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Series: One Red Button Board book Marthe Jocelyn 9781459813151 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) exact P Oct 24, 2017

One red button falls off a coat and becomes the cherry on an ice-cream cone, the wheel on a fire truck, the jewel in a necklace, and many other round surprises. Illustrated using Jocelyn's delightful paper collage, One Red Button is a search-and-find adventure for little ones. This book will encourage the youngest readers to see the assortment of shapes and colors that decorate their own growing worlds.
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Series: Orca Currents Oracle Paperback Alex Van Tol 9781459801325 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Oct 01, 2012

Owen has a crush on Kamryn. Kamryn has a crush on Owen's brother Kyle. Owen knows extreme action is necessary to make sure Kamryn does not end up dating his brother, a jerk who manipulates every situation to get what he wants. So what does Owen do? He manipulates the situation. With the help of his friend Hannah, Owen sets up a blog called The Oracle that gives out relationship advice to local teens. Everything seems to be going great. Hannah and Owen are having fun, and Kamryn seems to be following The Oracle's advice and taking an interest in... + Read More
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Series: Pratt & Ellis Mystery Orchestrated Murder Paperback Rick Blechta 9781554698851 $9.95 FICTION Oct 01, 2011

Something 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 troub... + 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: Orca Echoes Ospreys in Danger Paperback Pamela McDowell 9781459802834 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 May 01, 2014

When an osprey nest atop an electrical pole catches fire, the whole town of Waterton loses power. Being a park ranger’s daughter, Jenna (whom everyone calls Cricket) is there at the scene, where she finds three abandoned baby ospreys. Caring for the chicks proves to be challenging for Cricket. The birds are noisy, hungry and very picky eaters. But when she discovers that the power company is building a new anti-nesting device on the electrical pole, Cricket has an even bigger problem. How will she reunite the baby birds with their parent... + Read More
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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: 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 Out of Season Paperback Kari Jones 9781459800960 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Apr 01, 2012

Fourteen-year-old Maya sneaks out in her kayak before breakfast every day to check on a family of sea otters living in nearby Riley Bay. It's hard being an animal lover in a fishing family. The animals Maya loves threaten her family's livelihood, and Maya doesn't know if she can trust her family not to hurt them. She is determined to protect the sea otters, even if it means checking on them for the rest of her life. One morning, Maya discovers she's being watched. Who is it and what are they doing? Soon Maya has to trust someone as she gets cau... + Read More
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Series: Out of the Box Paperback Michelle Mulder 9781554693283 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Apr 01, 2011

Life is smoothest for thirteen-year-old Ellie when she keeps her opinions to herself, gets good grades and speaks carefully when her parents ask her to settle their arguments. She feels guilty that she welcomes the chance to spend the summer in another city with her mother's older sister, Jeanette. Ellie makes a new friend and learns to play an Argentine instrument called the bandoneón, which she finds in her aunt's basement. When she goes searching for the bandoneón's original owner, she discovers a story of political intrigue and family secre... + Read More