Author : Diane Dakers
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 13,20 MB
Release : 2014-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1459808053
When Fiona’s dad is released from prison for a crime he says he did not commit, Fiona struggles with whom to believe and how to move forward.
Author : Monique Gray Smith
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 10,47 MB
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 145981584X
Holding each other up with respect, dignity and kindness.
Author : Colin Frizzell
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 14,74 MB
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1554695937
Chill has always been different. But the way Chill 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. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Author : Sarah Harvey
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 10,11 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1459803647
Amy is abducted and locked away, forced to write essays about the error of her ways.
Author : Darlene Ryan
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 18,90 MB
Release : 2007-10-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1554696992
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.
Author : Susan Geye
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 38,81 MB
Release : 2009-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 1554693888
New Resource Guides available for Hi/Low fiction from Orca Book Publishers. Orca Soundings are teen novels for reluctant readers. Orca Currents are middle-school novels for reluctant readers. Written at a grade 2.0 to grade 4.5 reading level, these compelling contemporary novels have proven incredibly popular with teachers and librarians looking for material that will engage their most reluctant of readers. Orca has always provided professionally written teachers guides to accompany these books. Now we offer a complete resource guide to enable classroom integration of these popular titles. Including sections on reading levels, book discussion groups, literacy circles, assessment and follow-up activities, this resource guide enables a teacher to implement the Orca Soundings and Orca Currents series as part of a comprehensive independent reading and literacy unit.
Author : Paul Yee
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 30,93 MB
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1554696607
Jason is an outsider. A recent immigrant from China, he lives in a close-minded town with his mother and younger brother. Falling in with the wrong crowd, trying to fit in, Jason takes chances and ends up in trouble with the police. Holding on to his friendship with an Indigenous boy, also an outsider, Jason finds he needs to fight to belong and to find a new home.
Author : Carrie Mac
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 13,1 MB
Release : 2004-09-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1554695899
Izzy's mother works far away and leaves Izzy at home, alone with Rob the Slob. Angry at her mother and trying to deal with school, friends and the attentions of charismatic Cody Dillon, Izzy finds her life swirling out of control. Coerced into putting out to help Cody, Izzy finds she is one in a long line of girls ensnared in prostitution, with no way to escape. Believing that her mother will come for her, Izzy manages to fight back and, when the chance appears, make a run for it.
Author : Ellen Schwartz
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 11,66 MB
Release : 2010-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1554692989
Brendan has it all-captain of the basketball team, good friends, a beautiful girlfriend and a loving family -- until he is diagnosed with leukemia. Terrified and convinced that no one understands what he is going through, Brendan faces chemotherapy alone, until he meets Lark. She is also in treatment, although her condition is much worse, and yet she remains positive and hopeful. Brendan is torn between feeling sorry for himself and the love for life that Lark brings to even the simplest thing. Through Lark, he discovers the strength to go on, to fight for survival and to love.
Author : Larry Swartz
Publisher : Pembroke Publishers Limited
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 25,35 MB
Release : 2020-01-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 1551389428
Teaching Tough Topics shows teachers how to lead students to become caring citizens as they read and respond to quality children’s literature. It focuses on topics that can be challenging or sensitive, yet are significant in order to build understanding of social justice, diversity, and equity. Racism, Homophobia, Bullying, Religious Intolerance, Poverty, and Physical and Mental Challenges are just some of the themes explored. The book is rooted in the belief that by using picture books, novels, poetry, and nonfiction, teachers can enrich learning with compassion and empathy as students make connections to texts, to others, and to the world.
