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1.
Series: The Lark Ba Detective Series
Lark Steals the Show
Paperback
Natasha Deen
9781459831575
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 13, 2022
It's a good thing young sleuths Lark and Connor Ba are always prepared because mysteries find them wherever they go. Lark and Connor are excited to visit the local art gallery where some of their classmates have been invited to exhibit their paintings. But when their friend Franklin is accused of stealing Kyle's masterpiece, the twins are sure Franklin is being framed—especially because Kyle has been nothing but mean to Franklin. Now the detectives are in a race to prove their friend's innocence as they collect clues and sort through red herri...
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2.
Series: Orca Echoes
Jordan and Max, Field Trip!
Paperback
Suzanne Sutherland
9781459831995
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 13, 2022
It’s everyone’s favorite day of winter semester: the class field trip to the museum! Jordan is excited to see the mummies and Max can’t wait for his first trip to the big city without his big sisters watching over him. But when Jordan gets distracted by an extraordinary costume display and Max flies off to the depths of the Bat Cave, the group carries on to lunch without them. Before the two friends know it, their class has left the museum and they’re all alone downtown! Jordan knows they should find their classmates, but it’s hard to do the ...
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3.
Series: Orca Echoes
Hush, Puppy
Charlie's Rules #3
Paperback
Sigmund Brouwer
9781459825901
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 17, 2022
Eleven-year-old Charlie Dembinski lives by the rules he writes down in his notebook. He knows that animals behave in predictable ways and it's easy for him to understand them. What Charlie doesn’t understand is why people aren’t the same way. Faced with a swarm of bees attached to a car, a cat with an unusual lump, a large dog who eats jewelry, a little dog who’s lost his confidence, and a best friend who’s upset for reasons he doesn’t understand, Charlie is put to the test. Can his rules help solve these problems? The third book in the Charlie...
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4.
Series: Orca Echoes
Bear in the Family
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781459832978
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Apr 12, 2022
★“A profound, realistic story of a multiracial family...This brilliantly written tale is a lovely introduction to the important topics of wildfires and animal sanctuaries for young readers. Great for animal lovers and children curious about nature.”—School Library Journal, starred review On returning to their home after a massive wildfire, nine-year-old Jasmin and her seven-year-old brother, Hunter, thought the biggest surprise would be whether their fire-resistant house had survived. Jasmin and Hunter did not expect to find an orphaned bear c...
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5.
Series: The Lark Ba Detective Series
Lark Has the Shivers
Paperback
Natasha Deen
9781459826052
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Mar 15, 2022
The summer is for sleuthing, and Lark and Connor have been served a double helping! It's time for the annual pet fair and the twins have been hard at work teaching their dog, Max, some new tricks. But on their way to the fairgrounds, they're offered not one, but two intriguing cases. Pets from the pet show have gone missing and their guardians are blaming each other for the disappearances. Meanwhile, Lark and Connor's frenemy, Sophie, thinks her house might be haunted and refuses to go inside. The twins split up to solve the mysteries, but can...
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6.
Series: Orca Echoes
Fire on the Mountain
Paperback
Pamela McDowell
9781459826144
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Mar 15, 2022
Lightning sparks a forest fire deep in the mountains near the town of Waterton. Days later, the sky is blue and the air is clear, so it doesn’t seem like an emergency, until crews of firefighters begin to arrive and townspeople start to prepare. Cricket and her friends watch deer and birds flee the forest and run right through town. But what about the slower animals? What about the porcupines and squirrels, the salamanders and snakes? Cricket searches for a way to help until the fire surprises everyone by quickly switching directions and racin...
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7.
Series: Orca Echoes
Jordan and Max, Showtime
Paperback
Suzanne Sutherland
9781459826953
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 14, 2021
Jordan had a tough time with the other kids at his old school. So, on his first day at Massey Elementary, he has a plan: to be absolutely invisible. His new classmates don't need to know that his grandmother is his best friend or that they put on shows together dressing up in elaborate costumes each night in their apartment. When he's forced to pair up with Max, a loud-mouthed loner with a love for Hawaiian shirts, Jordan's cover of invisibility threatens to be blown completely. But with the help of his partner's unique artistic vision, Jordan ...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Ruff Day
Charlie's Rules #2
Paperback
Sigmund Brouwer
9781459825895
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 14, 2021
Is a puppy more important than a science project? Charlie knows how to make his group science project an organized success. But his best friend, Amy, would rather it be fun and gross. And their other partner, Jenna, is too worried about why her puppy keeps attacking her mom to think about their project at all. Charlie and Amy want to help Jenna, but what they don’t realize is that the puppy isn’t trying to hurt anyone: he’s trying to save someone! Can the kids figure out what he’s trying to tell them before it’s too late and will Charlie ever g...
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9.
Series: Orca Echoes
Shark Bait!
Paperback
Jeff Szpirglas
9781459823679
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Apr 13, 2021
Shark-obsessed Orly spends every summer with her family on the coast. This year her parents have signed her up for sailing lessons, hoping to teach her some water safety while they're busy with her baby brother. Orly is excited to be on the water, but she has other ideas about how she’s going to spend her time there: rather than learning to tie knots and batten down the hatches, she's going to use her tablet to track Delta, a great white shark known to frequent the area. Orly’s misplaced enthusiasm repeatedly gets her in hot water with her inst...
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10.
Series: Orca Echoes
Pasture Bedtime
Charlie's Rules #1
Paperback
Sigmund Brouwer
9781459825888
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 16, 2021
There's no rulebook for living on a veterinary farm for sick animals — unless you make one yourself! Eleven-year-old Charlie Dembinski likes to keep his life organized and quiet. This is a challenge when you live on a farm where your mother runs a veterinary clinic for the local livestock, neighbors’ pets and sometimes rescued wildlife. To complicate Charlie’s orderly life even further, his mother hires a bookkeeper to live on the farm who brings along her daughter, Amy Ma. And Amy is anything but quiet! Her constant questions and attempts to s...
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11.
Series: Orca Echoes
Genie Meanie
Paperback
Mahtab Narsimhan
9781459823983
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 16, 2021
When eight-year-old Kiara discovers that her recently deceased grandmother left her a genie, trapped in a bottle of garam-masala, she’s elated. She’ll be a modern-day Aladdin and have someone to do her bidding. And Kiara could really use a little magic. Third grade is just about to start and she’s spent the summer worried about being in class with Matt, a bully who seems to have nothing else to do but make Kiara and her best friend Bai’s lives miserable. Unfortunately, the genie has decided he's on vacation after working for ten thousand years ...
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12.
Series: Orca Echoes
Hockey Night in Kenya
Paperback
Danson Mutinda
9781459823617
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 13, 2020
★ “This simple story of discovery, sport, and friendship is filled with likable characters and innocently joyful moments...Delightful.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Kenyan orphans, Kitoo and Nigosi, spend their days studying, playing soccer, helping their elders with chores around the orphanage and reading from the limited selection of books in their library. When the librarian gives Kitoo a copy of Sports Around the World he becomes fascinated by an image of the Canadian national men's ice hockey team. Then one day the fates align and Kitoo ...
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13.
Series: Orca Echoes
Genius Jolene
Paperback
Sara Cassidy
9781459825291
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Apr 07, 2020
On her annual trip in her father’s 18-wheeler, Jolene is ready for some new adventures. Eight-year-old Jolene is headed to Los Angeles on a six-day road trip to deliver some newsprint with her dad. Just like last year, they tell each other stories and listen to music. They also keep up their favorite tradition: critiquing one type of food at every stop. This time it’s onion rings. But this year is also different. Unlike last year, Jolene’s parents are no longer together. They split up when her father came out as gay. These are big changes for J...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Princess Angelica, Junior Reporter
Paperback
Monique Polak
9781459823587
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Mar 24, 2020
Angelica just can’t help herself! In this third book in the series, Angelica, aka Jelly, is confused for a junior reporter and decides to make the most of her mistaken identity to learn what it’s like to be a real journalist. Jelly and her bestie, Joon, are soon busy with problems at the new library, trouble in the lap lane at the local pool and a predicament in a rare-book room. With her keen observational abilities and a knack for creative solutions, Jelly soon has more than enough material for an article. But will she be able to keep up the ...
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Series: Orca Echoes
High and Dry
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781459823105
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 25, 2020
★ “Walters has woven a touching story about the connection humans have with other living beings on Earth. Recommended for wide purchase.”—School Library Journal, starred review Dylan lives on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest with his parents, but when they have to go to the mainland, his grandfather weathers a storm to come spend time with him. Grandpa’s brought Dylan a number of gifts, and one comes in handy the next day while they are exploring the coast. In fact, this gift leads the duo to a dangerous discovery: a young orca got stu...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Cougar Frenzy
Paperback
Pamela McDowell
9781459820647
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 08, 2019
Could a cougar do that? Cricket McKay is going to find out! When Cricket McKay and her best friend, Shilo, discover that a cougar has been seen in the town of Waterton, they are thrilled that school closes for a few days as a precaution. The townspeople are worried though. They want the cougar caught and relocated, which could be disastrous for the cougar. Cricket's dad, the national park's warden, is receiving reports of the cougar causing all kinds of trouble around town, but it's the type of trouble it doesn't make sense for a cougar to get ...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Ghost of the Mill House
Paperback
Margriet Ruurs
9781459820357
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 24, 2019
Just when Josh starts to think his break from school is going to be all chores and no cheer, his best friend, Mark, invites him to spend their break helping restore a historic home and mill in Oregon. With the help of their friends Angela and Mary Jane, and under the watchful eye of Aunt Sue and Uncle Doug, the kids spend weeks fixing up the grounds, basking in the freedom of country life and learning about the surrounding area. Not to mention eating bugs, domesticating feral cats and starring in a movie! But it's not all fun and filming. The m...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Ruckus
Paperback
Laurie Elmquist
9781459817951
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 03, 2019
Reece's new dog, Ruckus, tears through life like a Tyrannosaurus rex. He bites everything that moves and drives Reece's mom nuts. The puppy was Dad's idea, to make things easier for Reece after his parents' separation, but Ruckus is not easy at all and Mom is getting fed up. When her diamond earrings go missing, it sends the family into a tailspin. What happens when a dog swallows something precious? Reece is about to find out. But they can't give up on this little Jack Russell terror, can they? He's family, after all. We first met Reece and hi...
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19.
Series: Orca Echoes
Badir and the Beaver
Paperback
Shannon Stewart
9781459817272
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Apr 16, 2019
It's Ramadan, a time to focus on good deeds and to fast, and Badir and his brother, Anis, are out for a walk one evening while they wait for their iftar meal. In the park Badir sees a rat. A very, very large rat. He soon learns it’s actually a beaver, an animal that doesn't live in Tunisia, the country Badir and his family have emigrated from. It turns out that some of the neighbors who enjoy the park think this beaver is a bit of a pest, but Badir thinks it's wonderful and learns everything he can about the iconic Canadian animal. When a peti...
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20.
Series: The Lark Ba Detective Series
Lark and the Dessert Disaster
Paperback
Natasha Deen
9781459820678
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Apr 02, 2019
Lark and Connor are judges for the annual baking contest at the community center. When they arrive, they discover that someone has destroyed a contestant's entry. And not just any contestant’s entry—Sophie's! Sophie is Lark's best friend (she just doesn't know it yet). The twin sleuths can't simply roll with it. To save the contest they'll have to take a whisk risk and start investigating the other contestants. With the timer ticking, Lark and Connor have to find the culprit before someone actually takes the cake. Lark and the Dessert Disaster ...
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21.
Series: Orca Echoes
Beatrice More and the Perfect Party
Paperback
Alison Hughes
9781459817098
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Mar 19, 2019
Hyperorganized perfectionist Beatrice More is determined to plan a spectacularly professional birthday party for her little sister, Sophie. But she is foiled at every turn: her mother insists on making a homemade cake (disaster!), her father offers up discount mismatched decorations (debacle!), guests are hard to find in their new neighborhood (dire!), and no gift seems remotely special enough (defeated!). Will Beatrice's organizational skills be enough to turn this party around, or will she need a little help from her friends and maybe even fr...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Princess Angelica, Part-Time Lion Trainer
Paperback
Monique Polak
9781459815476
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 19, 2019
Our favorite pretend princess, Angelica, aka Jelly, is back! A case of mistaken identity, a wild imagination and a love of storytelling leads Jelly to tell her friend Joon and the new kid she's just met, Leo, that she's a part-time lion trainer at the local animal rescue center. Her inventiveness has them completely convinced, but things get a bit more complicated when the resident lioness, Mwezi, escapes from her enclosure and the kids look to Jelly’s "expertise" to save the day.
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Series: The Lark Ba Detective Series
Lark Takes a Bow
Paperback
Natasha Deen
9781459817159
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 09, 2018
Mysteries seem to follow Lark and Connor Ba wherever they go, and today is no exception! The part-time detectives head to their local community theater to rehearse the play they are in, only to discover that someone is playing pranks on the theater company. The twin sleuths need to work quickly to catch the culprit before one more prank closes down the play for good. It's showtime, Lark and Connor! Lark Takes a Bow is the third title in the Lark Ba Detective series.
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Series: Orca Echoes
The Great Googlini
Paperback
Sara Cassidy
9781459817036
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 02, 2018
Filip, the ten-year-old son of Croatian immigrants, lives in a boring suburb of the big city, where he passes his time either at school or in his cozy kitchen, googling everything from dinosaurs to the Hubble Space Telescope. When his favorite uncle gets sick, Filip turns to Google for answers. Instead he receives a visit from the Great Googlini, a tiny woman in Converse sneakers who swirls out of the computer vents. She's not really a genie, she explains: "I'm more of an archivist." Her visit is a little bit of magic that lets Filip see the ma...
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25.
Series: Orca Echoes
Bus to the Badlands
Paperback
Margriet Ruurs
9781459816701
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 11, 2018
Josh, Mark, Angela and their friends have been waiting for years to go on the class trip to Drumheller, Alberta. Now they are finally the oldest kids at Pleasant Valley grade school and can get excited about the overnight outing. But first, they have a lot of learn about what they'll see in the dinosaur capital of the world. And they have to raise money for all the pizza they are going to eat on the trip! Once they finally get going, a frightening encounter with a slithery serpent leads to an amazing discovery. One that might be even better tha...
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26.
Series: Orca Echoes
Where's Burgess?
Paperback
Laurie Elmquist
9781459814783
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 27, 2018
Reece Hansen is missing two things: his father and his frog. His parents are newly separated, and his dad is now living in another city, fighting forest fires. Reece struggles to get used to daily life without him. When he loses his pet frog, Burgess, Reece puts posters up around the neighborhood. But frogs are difficult to find. It takes an unusual classmate, the boy who wears a bathrobe to school, to pull Reece's attention away from Burgess. Through his new friend and a camping trip with his mom, Reece learns that friends can come in human fo...
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27.
Series: Orca Echoes
Princess Angelica, Camp Catastrophe
Paperback
Monique Polak
9781459815384
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Jan 23, 2018
Angelica isn't a liar, she just loves making up stories. When Angelica goes to sleepaway camp and is mistaken for a princess, she could easily clear up the misunderstanding...but pretending to be royalty is way more fun! When her best friend from home surprises her at camp, Angelica is forced to fess up. Luckily, she also has a talent for repairing things, and when disaster strikes on the girls' kayaking trip, Jelly has to repair more than just her newfound friendships.
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Series: Orca Echoes
Black Gold
Paperback
Sara Cassidy
9781459814226
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Nov 07, 2017
Black Gold is the third book featuring Cyrus and Rudy’s adventures on the farm, following Not for Sale and Blackberry Juice. Cyrus and Rudy spend the last days of summer selling dahlias, blackberries and tomatoes at their roadside stand. When a neighbor drops off a bin full of red wigglers, California earthworms that break down compost into fertilizer, Rudy and Cyrus become worm moguls as they discover just how in demand the Eisenia fetida are.
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Series: Orca Echoes
Bats in Trouble
Paperback
Pamela McDowell
9781459814035
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 17, 2017
Cricket McKay is on the case! Cricket McKay and her best friend, Shilo, are enjoying the last few weeks of summer vacation when they discover that something is killing bats around Grandpa McKay's farm. Could the new wind turbines be the cause? The kids do some detective work and then jump into action coming up with a plan to save the bats. Bats in Trouble is the third book featuring animal-activist Cricket MacKay.
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Series: The Lark Ba Detective Series
Lark and the Diamond Caper
Paperback
Natasha Deen
9781459814004
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 19, 2017
Rookie detectives Lark and Connor Ba are back on the case! When a pair of diamond earrings goes missing from the neighborhood general store, Lark and Connor just happen to be in the right place at the right time. Carefully mining the adults for clues, the twin sleuths work together to solve the mystery. Lark and the Diamond Caper is the second title in the Lark Ba Detective series.
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31.
Series: Orca Echoes
Wild Cards
Paperback
Jeff Szpirglas
9781459812116
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 14, 2017
Matt loves Monster Zap cards. No, no, Matt LOVES Monster Zap cards. He has Monster Zap toys, reads Monster Zap books and wears Monster Zap underwear. Matt and his friends like to trade the cards at school, as the schoolyard is so empty and dirty, there isn't much else for them to do at recess. But when kids start fighting over Monster Zap and the cards are banned, Matt realizes that the school has big problems, maybe even bigger problems than the fights the cards caused. With the help of their teacher, and a superhero in disguise, Matt and his ...
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32.
Series: The Lark Ba Detective Series
Lark Holds the Key
Paperback
Natasha Deen
9781459807273
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 18, 2016
The first book in the Lark Ba detective series! It’s the third day of summer vacation, and Lark’s halmoni—that’s Korean for grandmother—has promised to take Lark and her twin brother, Connor, to the library. Only trouble is, they arrive to discover that the town librarian is missing her key to the library. Lucky for her, Lark just happens to be a budding private eye. Can rookie detectives Lark and Connor solve this mystery and recover the lost key?
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Series: Orca Echoes
Batcat and the Seven Squirrels
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781459812550
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 04, 2016
Nathan has always loved animals and longs for a pet. When a baby squirrel shows up at Nathan's door, he wonders what could have happened to its mother. It isn't long before his family discovers six more orphaned baby squirrels in need of food and shelter. With help from Batcat, a neighborhood cat who is fed by many but owned by no one, Nathan learns to care for the squirrels. But all babies must leave the nest eventually. Will Nathan finally find a pet to call his own?
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Series: Orca Echoes
Blackberry Juice
Paperback
Sara Cassidy
9781459812284
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 06, 2016
After moving into their new home, a keeling-over farmhouse in the country, nine-year-old Cyrus and his brother, Rudy, have trouble adjusting to all the changes. The fresh-from-the-farm egg yolks are blindingly yellow. The eccentric girl next door has a very unusual sense of style. And Rumpley, a donkey they inherited with the farmhouse, doesn't even know how to bray. Nothing about the country feels warm or familiar. But when Cyrus is stranded one evening by the tide, he finds his lifeline in an unlikely companion. Blackberry Juice is the sequel...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Salamander Rescue
Paperback
Pamela McDowell
9781459811232
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Apr 26, 2016
Cricket McKay is back and answering a new SOS: "Save Our Salamanders!" Cricket McKay has lived in Waterton all her life, so she is surprised to discover an animal she hasn’t seen before: the long-toed salamander. She finds a band of them migrating from the pond to their hibernation grounds at Crandell Mountain. Crossing the road that lies between the pond and the mountain is dangerous enough, but now a newly-constructed curb makes their journey even more challenging. Can Cricket and her friends come up with a solution to help the salamanders? ...
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36.
Series: Orca Echoes
Bagels on Board!
Paperback
Joan Betty Stuchner
9781459806955
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 06, 2015
All aboard! The Bernsteins are heading off on a cruise, and Aunt Sharon offers to take care of the family pets, Lox (the fish), Creamcheese (the cat) and Bagels, an energetic puppy with a talent for escaping. Trouble is, Bagels is up to his usual disappearing act. When he turns up unexpectedly on the cruise ship, Josh and his little sister, Becky, must keep Bagels hidden. But when an onboard mystery begins to unfold involving two potential spies and a mysterious woman with a secret envelope, Bagels just might be able to help crack the case! Bag...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Bagels the Brave!
Paperback
Joan Betty Stuchner
9781459804937
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 01, 2015
In this sequel to Bagels Come Home!, Josh, his younger sister, Becky, their parents and Bagels head off on a three-day trip to Sasquatch Lake. But the vacation gets off to a rocky start. The cabin is a bit more “rustic” than advertised, with a few too many holes in the roof. Then Josh starts catching glimpses of a hairy figure in the woods nearby. When household items begin disappearing, from pickles to pj’s to Becky’s birthday cake, the family heads out to investigate, with Bagels in the lead. Who’s behind the mysterious happenings at Sasquatc...
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38.
Series: Orca Echoes
Not For Sale
Paperback
Sara Cassidy
9781459807198
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 01, 2015
When ten-year-old Cyrus sees a For Sale sign plunged into his front lawn, it’s a complete and utter disaster. Usually, his younger brother, Rudy, is the scaredy-cat, but for the first time in his life, Cyrus is terrified. He’s lived at 637 Petunia Boulevard since he came to live with his adoptive mom and dad at two months old. Won’t he go hurtling into outer space without these four familiar walls to hold him in? Luckily, Cyrus has a few sneaky tricks up his sleeve to stop this moving business before it even gets started.
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Series: Orca Echoes
X Marks the Spot
Paperback
Jeff Szpirglas
9781459807914
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 01, 2015
A natural-born explorer, Leo loves to make maps and experiment with new ways of getting around the schoolyard. But explorers sometimes get sidetracked, which can lead to getting in trouble. When Leo’s teacher, Mr. Chang, announces he’ll be giving out an award for responsibility, Leo is determined to redeem himself. The upcoming class field trip to the woods seems like the perfect opportunity. He’ll get to use his handy compass watch and show Mr. Chang he can be extra-responsible! But when two of Leo’s classmates wander out of bounds, Leo is fac...
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40.
Series: Orca Echoes
Justine Mckeen vs. the Queen of Mean
Paperback
Sigmund Brouwer
9781459803978
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Nov 01, 2014
Justine McKeen is back, and she’s on a deadline. With only days left before Earth Day, Justine enlists the help of her classmates to count flower buds, frogs, spiders and ants in their natural habitat as part of an environmental science project. But there’s a species right in her own classroom that she’ll have to tackle first--a class bully. Savannah Blue, aka the Queen of Mean, criticizes Justine’s secondhand clothes and calls being green a waste of time. Their teacher, Mrs. Howie, gives the girls a new assignment for Earth Day--they must pres...
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41.
Series: Orca Echoes
Skye Above
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781459807013
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Nov 01, 2014
Nine-year-old Skye has always had a fascination with flying. She’d love to be a pilot someday, like both of her parents, but deep down she really wishes she could be a bird. When Skye’s parents take her to Costa Rica, she is thrilled about all of the beautiful exotic birds she’ll get to see. What she doesn’t realize is that her parents have three big surprises planned, and each will offer her a different opportunity to feel what it’s like to fly. From snorkeling with baby sea turtles to parasailing out on the open ocean to zip-lining through th...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Bagels Come Home
Paperback
Joan Betty Stuchner
9781459803466
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 01, 2014
When eight-year-old Josh and his family adopt an energetic puppy with a big personality and a talent for escaping, everyone is sure that obedience school will teach him good manners. But Bagels turns out to be a bigger handful than anyone predicted. He gets into the laundry, the groceries and the neighbor’s koi pond. He even gets expelled from obedience school. Josh and his little sister, Becky, are worried that if Bagels doesn’t shape up, their parents will send him back to the shelter. Can Bagels redeem himself before it’s too late?
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Series: Orca Echoes
Saving Sammy
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781459804999
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 01, 2014
After Morgan’s backyard is flooded by the nearby river, her dog, Shire, finds a baby beaver that has been washed out of its den. Realizing that its parents aren’t coming back, Morgan must quickly learn to care for the beaver, which she names Sammy. Morgan’s parents warn her that he can’t stay with them forever. Will Morgan be able to find a safe home for Sammy?
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Series: Orca Echoes
Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd
Paperback
Sigmund Brouwer
9781459803947
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Nov 01, 2013
Meet Justine McKeen, the Queen of Green. She's trying to save the planet, one person at a time, and when she decides to get something done, it's a lot of fun. When a small bird is injured after flying into a school window, the students are shocked and upset. But they are even more shocked when school bully Jimmy Blatzo rescues the bird and nurses it back to health. Blatzo may have saved one bird, but the problem is much bigger and not confined to the school grounds. Birds are flying into the windows at the town hall too. With the help of Justin...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Messy Miranda
Paperback
Jeff Szpirglas
9781459801172
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
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...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Pirate Island Treasure
Paperback
Marilyn Helmer
9781459801653
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3
Nov 01, 2013
Charlotte and her brother, Jacob, are thrilled to head off on an adventure in their grandpa's boat, The Seawind. As they set sail for Pirate Island, they look forward to a day of beachcombing, playing pirates and storytelling. There are plenty of great treasures to be found, but Charlotte, who can be very bossy, is having trouble sharing with Jacob. When Charlotte accidentally loses one of Jacob's best finds, a piece of driftwood that looks just like a pirate's cutlass, it's the final straw. Feeling horrible for upsetting her brother, Charlotte...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Thunder Creek Ranch
Paperback
Sonya Spreen Bates
9781459801127
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 01, 2013
In their fourth adventure together, Jake and his younger brother, Tommy, visit their grandparents' farm, Thunder Creek Ranch. When Jake spots a kid on the neighbor's farm, he goes over to investigate and meets Cory McNash, a city kid. Cory thinks he's tough and likes to brag. He offers Jake a ride on a quad bike, and Jake can't resist. When Cory leaves a gate open and a young calf chases Tommy over the creek and into the woods, Jake and Cory follow on the quad. There's a storm coming, and they soon discover why the trickle of water in the creek...
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Series: Orca Echoes
The Great Garage Sale
Paperback
Marilyn Helmer
9781459800601
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 01, 2013
With the help of his wild imagination and enthusiasm, DJ, the hero of Adventures at Camp Lots-o-Fun, deals with one disaster after another. DJ has a lot on the go—Super Stackers, "weeding" his mom's garden, facing Tiger the Terrible and a misspelled sign. But when DJ mistakenly sells the wrong box of jewelry to his new friend Sam at his grandma's garage sale, those disasters seem minor. Riding his beloved skateboard, Speedwell, DJ sets out to search for Sam, which is a challenge in itself. When he finally finds Sam, DJ is not prepared for the e...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Justine McKeen, Pooper Scooper
Paperback
Sigmund Brouwer
9781554699315
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Nov 01, 2012
Meet Justine McKeen, the Queen of Green. She talks a little too much, bosses a little too much, and tells the truth, just not all at once. She's trying to save the planet, one person at a time, and when she decides to get something done, it's a lot of fun. In Justine McKeen, Pooper Scooper, the third book in the Justine McKeen series, Justine gets her friends to help her clean up the dog poop in the park across from the school board's offices in an effort to get the attention of the superintendent of schools. She hopes the efforts of her crew o...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Prince for a Princess
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781459802001
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Nov 01, 2012
Seven-year-old Christina desperately wants a dog. When she visits a kennel with her parents, she comes home with Prince, a greyhound recently retired from his champion racing career. Christina is thrilled and spends all her time with her new pal. They are like two peas in a pod. But one day, when Prince is left alone in the backyard, he escapes. Christina's mother searches everywhere for him only to find him at the schoolyard gate waiting for Christina. Promising never to leave him alone in the backyard again, her father brings home a little Ch...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Seeing Orange
Paperback
Sara Cassidy
9781554699919
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Nov 01, 2012
Seven-year-old Leland has trouble writing, but he loves drawing. He so dislikes his teacher that he conjures up Delilah, an imaginary seeing-eye dog to help him into class each day. When a neighborhood painter recognizes Leland's gifts as an artist, Leland grows more confident about the world as he uniquely sees it. And when his family's cat goes missing, it is Leland's keen observation skills that lead to finding him. Leland's newfound confidence helps him both confront and sympathize with his teacher, who only wishes Leland could be a bit mor...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Flood Warning
Paperback
Jacqueline Pearce
9781459800687
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 01, 2012
Tom loves running through cow fields with his best friend, Peggy, and his dog, Amos—especially when he's pretending to be his favorite radio hero, the Lone Ranger. But when Tom learns the nearby Fraser River is about to flood, he may have to become a real-life hero and help save his family's herd of dairy cows. This story is based on real events that happened in the farming community of Agassiz during the Fraser River flood of 1948.
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Series: Orca Echoes
Justine McKeen, Walk the Talk
Paperback
Sigmund Brouwer
9781554699292
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 01, 2012
Meet Justine McKeen. She's the Queen of Green! She talks a little too much, bosses a little too much and tells the truth, just not all at once. She's trying to save the planet, one person at a time, and when she decides to get something done, it's a lot of fun. In Justine McKeen, Walk the Talk, the second book in the Justine McKeen series, Justine decides there are too many cars idling in front of her school. So she comes up with a solution that should help keep the air cleaner. But she soon discovers not many adults trust her crazy ideas.
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Series: Orca Echoes
The Wrong Bus
Paperback
Lois Peterson
9781554698691
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 01, 2012
Jack loves and misses his bus-driving grandfather. When Grandpa Nod got sick, Jack's mother said eight-year-old Jack was too young to visit his grandfather in the hospital. When Grandpa Nod died, Jack's mother said Jack was too young to go to the funeral. One day after school, Jack gets on the wrong bus. To his surprise he discovers Grandpa Nod is in the driver's seat of the empty bus. Grandpa Nod takes him to all the places Jack was too young to go—the hospital, the funeral home and the cemetery. By the end of the ride, Jack has had the chance...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Ben the Inventor
Paperback
Robin Stevenson
9781554698028
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3
Nov 01, 2011
Inventors 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...
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Series: Orca Echoes
Justine McKeen, Queen of Green
Paperback
Sigmund Brouwer
9781554699278
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Nov 01, 2011
Justine 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.
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Series: Orca Echoes
Wildcat Run
Paperback
Sonya Spreen Bates
9781554698301
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 01, 2011
Jake, 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?
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Series: Orca Echoes
Mystery of the Missing Luck
Paperback
Jacqueline Pearce
9781554693962
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
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: Orca Echoes
Something's Fishy
Paperback
Jeff Szpirglas
9781554697878
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 01, 2011
Jamie loves sharks. He reads about them. He talks about them. Sometimes he even pretends to be a shark. Too bad no one else wants to join his Shark Club. His peers and parents are quickly growing tired of his current obsession. When Jamie's teacher, Mr. Claxton, brings in a new class pet, Jamie is put in charge. But Jamie has an accident while feeding it, and everyone becomes upset with him. He needs to find a way to make things right. In the end, he comes up with a solution that pleases both his teacher and classmates, a solution that also giv...
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