Orca has just recently returned from two great conferences, the ALA midwinter conference in Philadelphia, PA and the OLA Super Conference in Toronto, Ontario. There was lots of excitement about our hi/lo series for struggling readers–Orca Soundings, Orca Currents, Orca Sports and Rapid Reads–but there was also a general enthusiasm …
With over 100,000 copies sold in its first year, Seven (the series) has seen incredible success. We’re delighted to announce that The Seven Sequels are slotted for publication in October 2014. New secrets will be brought to light… When a visit to their grandfather’s cottage leads to the astonishing discovery …
An article appeared in The Atlantic recently covering a very important topic–how can we teach kids to enjoy reading, so that it becomes a pleasure and not a chore? “Reading is indeed crucial to success in school and in careers. But we worry that discussions of reading, especially public policy …
Plenty of books in the Orca constellation this season have been seeing starred reviews! Audacious by Gabrielle Prendergast received these words from Quill & Quire: “…Prendergast asks concrete questions about faith, art, and politics that are sometimes avoided in YA…In Ella, Prendergast has created a voice that is definitely audacious–but …
Stretching along the BC coast from Vancouver Island’s northern tip to the Alaska panhandle, the Great Bear Rainforest represents 25 percent of the world’s remaining ancient coastal temperate rainforests. Home to more than 230 species of birds and 68 species of mammals, it’s the largest intact temperate rainforest left anywhere …
A guest post from Heather Smith about planning her first book launch and incorporating Maritime culture into an event held in Ontario Objects can be launched in many different ways. They can be thrown, flung, shot, hurled, even catapulted, all with varying degrees of force. But when it came …
