Orca is expanding our hi-lo offerings for middle-grade readers! Our popular, best-selling Orca Currents are now being released in the new Noah Text® edition, offering a new accessibility feature proven to assist readers with dyslexia and improve readers’ fluency. What is Orca Noah Text®? Orca Noah Text® editions are Orca Currents …
Looking for short, fun novels for middle-graders reading below grade level? Orca Currents are best for readers who want engaging stories without dense text, especially striving and reluctant readers! These short high-interest books have contemporary, relatable themes and are written specifically for middle-school students reading below grade level. With mysteries, …
In the sixth instalment of the Sueño Bay Adventures graphic novel series, Kay fights her fear of kayaking to join her friends on a kids-only paddle up the coast. Unbeknownst to the group, Kay has a secret goal: to find the missing person whose ship disappeared weeks before. Hear about …
In Natasha Deen’s newest chapter book, Lark Wraps It Up, Lark and Connor learn their halmoni’s friend Miss June had her homemade quilt stolen from her backyard. They gather their friends in hopes they can sleuth out the culprit and find the quilt before the quilt show wraps up. Read …
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, Making a Splash explores our relationship with water and how we use, control and take care of it. Hear from author Colleen Nelson on what inspired her to write this book and what she hopes readers will take away from it.
In the new chapter book Two Tricksters Find Friendship, a young girl moves to a small island community where she and a local Indigenous boy form a strong friendship over the summer. When they begin the fourth grade together, the two find adventure while navigating the challenges and prejudices of …
