Download or read book Orca Currents Resource Guide written by Susan Greye and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teacher's resource for Orca Currents, high-interest low-vocab novels for middle school readers.
Download or read book Orca Sports Resource Guide written by Susan Greye and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Orca Sports Resource Guide provides teachers with ideas for connecting each title in the series to the curriculum, the text and, most importantly, the students.
Download or read book Maxed Out written by Daphne Greer and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Max struggles to manage a grieving mother, a special-needs brother, and a desire to play hockey.
Download or read book Orca Echoes Resource Guide written by Alex Van Tol and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Orca Echoes Resource Guide helps teachers open the door for meaningful classroom discussion. Professionally written guides with curriculum connections, writing exercises, discussion questions and activities are provided for each title in the Orca Echoes series.
Download or read book Orca Soundings Resource Guide written by Susan Geye and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Shatterproof written by Jocelyn Shipley and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year-old Nate needs a break from looking after his newly disabled mom. One day when Nate's mom thinks he's at a cross-country meet, he goes to the mall with a friend he's forbidden to have contact with. At the skate shop he sees a new board he can't afford but has to have, and Nate gets talked into running a scam. It turns out Nate looks a lot like a teen TV star filming in the area. So he and his buddy get girls to pay cash to be extras on set. It's all fine until Nate meets a girl he really likes. Nate knows he has to tell her the truth, but he's not sure he has what it takes to come clean. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade 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.
Download or read book Stuff We All Get written by K.L. Denman and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Zack finds a home made CD with the word Famous written on it. Lonely and bored while suspended from school, he puts the CD on and loses himself in the music. Zack has sound-color synesthesia. He sees colors when he hears music, and the music on the Famous CD causes incredible patterns of color for him. Zack becomes obsessed with the girl on the CD and tries to find her. He tracks down the singer, Jolene, in a cafe where she works while she dreams of the big time. He convinces her to let him help her achieve her dreams, but soon discovers that in her quest for fame, Jolene has done a lot of damage. Stuff We All Get is a gentle critique of celebrity culture in North America. Also available in French.
Download or read book Orca Young Readers Collection with Resource Guide written by Orca Books and published by Orca Book Pub. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-Winning, Bestselling Chapter Books Includes 24 paperbacks in a display tray and Resource Guide (coil-bound or CD).
Download or read book Branded written by Eric Walters and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ian learns that the company that makes the uniforms for his school is reputed to use child labor.
Download or read book Rebel s Tag written by K. L. Denman and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After receiving a letter from his estranged grandfather, Samuel begins to learn about forgiveness and grieving.
Download or read book Orca Echoes Collection with Resource Guide written by Various and published by . This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early Chapter Books Includes 44 paperbacks in display tray and Resource Guide (coil-bound or CD).
Download or read book Three Good Things written by Lois Peterson and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leni has lived in so many different places in the last few years that she’s not surprised when her mom wakes her in the middle of the night and tells her to pack up her things. The reason for this move? Her mom tells her they have won the lottery, and they have to go underground. Leni is still not surprised when they end up in a filthy motel. But when Leni makes a new friend and tries to explain their lifestyle, she begins to understand just how messed up her life has become. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade 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.
Download or read book Slick written by Sara Cassidy and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liza, determined to prove that her mother's boyfriend is no good, starts researching the oil company he works for. Liza discovers a lawsuit against the company for compensation that is long overdue to Guatemalan farmers. She starts a group at school called GRRR! (Girls for Renewable Resources, Really!) and launches an attack on Argenta Oil. As her activism activities increase, her objections to her mother's boyfriend become political. She is learning to separate the personal from the political, but when her mother discovers her plans for a demonstration outside the Argenta Oil head office, the two collide in ways Liza least suspected.
Download or read book Disconnect written by Lois Peterson and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since moving hundreds of miles to a new school, Daria has become increasingly dependent on her cell phone. Texts, Facebook and phone calls are her only connection to her friends in Calgary, and Daria needs to know everything that is going on at home to feel connected to her old life. Her cell phone habit looks a lot like addiction to her mother and to her new friend Cleo. Daria dismisses the idea of technology addiction as foolish until her habit puts a life in danger.
Download or read book Responsible written by Darlene Ryan and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a new school, Kevin must choose between falling in with a rough crowd or doing the right thing.
Download or read book Marked written by Norah McClintock and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colin didn't think getting a job would make him a suspect in a series of robberies. When Colin accepts the job to clean up the graffiti in an upscale neighborhood he worries that he might be targeted by gangs. But every time he is sent to clean up graffiti, the police are nearby investigating a crime. Colin knows he's done nothing wrong, but even he acknowledges his presence at the crime scenes looks suspicious. The only way he can clear his name is to figure out what is really going on. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade 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. Also available in French.
Download or read book Power Chord written by Ted Staunton and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen-year-old Ace starts a band and learns a tough lesson about plagiarism.
