Books from Orca Book Publishers

Pickpocket
By Karen Spafford-Fitz
What if Le Patron has taken her out of the city? Or done something else to her? Even with the heat from the wood oven, I shiver. I rack my brain about where else to look. Then I get an idea. Le Petit Monstre.
Cut the Lights
By Karen Krossing
Briar has a vision for the one-act play she's been chosen to direct at her performing arts high school.
The Yo-Yo Prophet
By Karen Krossing
Small, shy Calvin becomes the Yo-Yo Prophet when his street tricks get the attention of a bully named Rozelle.
Cheetah
By Wendy A. Lewis
Mrs. Rose sat down beside them. “Mia, you are taking good care of Cheetah. This is a lovely habitat.” “Thank you,” said Mia. “Cheetah loves her habitat. Don't you, Cheetah?” “Mia, what are your plans for Cheetah?” Mrs. Rose asked.
Cheetah
By Wendy A. Lewis
She couldn't see Cheetah at first. Then she spied her hiding in the grass. Mia ran her finger gently down Cheetah's back. Cheetah trembled. "Don't be scared, Cheetah," Mia whispered. She picked Cheetah up and held her close.
Buttercup's Lovely Day Read-Along
By Carolyn Beck
This is an enhanced ebook with a read-along function.
Away Running
By David Wright, Luc Bouchard
Matt, a white quarterback from Montreal, Quebec, flies to France (without his parents’ permission) to play football and escape family pressure.
Fault Lines: Understanding the Power of Earthquakes
By Johanna Wagstaffe
And even though an earthquake sends seismic waves reverberating through the earth, like a ringing bell, it is not likely to trigger another large earthquake on the other side of the world. Most places where stress has been building up ...
Inferno
By Robin Stevenson
“Look at Mr. Lawson,” I say. “He'd make a great prison guard.” Nicole laughs again. “Yeah. He's a tool.” The bell rings. Some students start to drift in but not me. “And look at all the rules,” I say. “Abell rings, so everyone goes ...
The Yo-Yo Prophet
By Karen Krossing
When he takes up street performing, Rozelle demands a cut and insists on being his manager. To get media attention, she markets him as a yo-yo genius who can predict the future, dubbing him the "Yo-Yo Prophet.
The Secrets Ebook Bundle
By Kelley Armstrong, Norah McClintock, Vicki Grant
Mrs. Clifford, thinking that would be the easiest goodbye. She was wrong. Sara's boss was unusually weepy. “I just can't imagine what I'm going to do around here without you,” Mrs. Clifford said, dabbing at her eyes with her apron.
Captain Jake
By Shannon Stewart
... Development Program and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit. Typesetting by Bruce Collins Cover artwork and interior illustrations by ...
Out of the Deeps
By Anne Carter
In Out of the Deeps, Anne Laurel Carter captures a boy's first day at work in the mines and a special pit pony's first glimpse of daylight.
Dog Walker
By Karen Spafford-Fitz
Turk needs cash, but he's allergic to his own sweat so getting a job is out of the question.
Cellular
By Ellen Schwartz
“Oh, Brendan,” Lark says tenderly. That does it. All at once I'm bawling, and this stuff comes pouring out, only it's not about being mad. It's completely different. “I'm so scared. . .I don't want to die...” Lark puts her arms around ...
Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community
By Robin Stevenson
uncan Smith is a seventeen-year-old high school student who lives in Ontario. He came out at a much younger age than I did. “I first began questioning my sexuality when I was around twelve or thirteen,” he told me.
All Good Children
By Catherine Austen
Dr. Richmond steps back, cocks his head, tries to focus his sight. Blink, blink. “Come home with your brother and we'll order pizza.” Dallas moves into his father's face again, looks down into his watery eyes. “Don't ever walk onto that ...
The Mountain That Walked
By Katherine Holubitsky
I've got some pork pie Mrs. Barnes just baked up yesterday and some good coffee. If you want to pitch in, I'll gladly share my grub. You can start by taking this bucket here and filling it from the wood— pile out back.
Tweaked
By Katherine Holubitsky
And I get paid by Ralph Barnes later in the week. I can't believe I'm even considering it. I pick him up by the neck of his T-shirt and drop him again. “If I do this, you'd better stay straight or I'll break your neck myself.” “I will.
Boarder Patrol
By Erin Thomas
Sixteen-year old Ryan is determined to be a professional snowboarder, but when his board is stolen at the ski resort, he must choose between career and family and make the decision to do the right thing.