Connecting With Struggling Readers

• Along with compelling fiction for

struggling readers, Orca also produces a growing body of resource material to help students connect with text and teachers and librarians connect with students.

• Teachers’ guides, readers’ theater, a middle-school language arts program tied to curriculum and much more.

Best-selling Fiction

Orca Soundings are teen novels for reluctant readers. These short, high-interest novels have compelling characters and linear plots, and are written by bestselling authors.

More than 80 titles and 1.3 million copies in readers hands.

• Orca Currents are short, high-interest novels with contemporary themes for middle school readers. These stories have compelling characters and linear plots, all by bestselling authors.

• Reading levels from 2.0 to 4.5

• Perfect for reluctant teen readers, Orca Sports stories combine mystery and adventure with sports themes, including a variety of team and individual sports. Exciting plots and easy-to-read language.

• Reading levels from 2.0 to 4.5

• Designed for adults struggling with literacy issues, the Rapid Reads series is also very popular in high school.

• Mature themes, compelling content and readable stories.

• Reading levels from 2.0 to 6.0.

• Discussion guides available at www.rapid-reads.com

Sidestreets

• SideStreets are edgy, fast-paced novels that combine real-world themes and believable characters to make for short, heart-stopping books—sure to engage the most reluctant reader.

• Reading levels from grade 2.0 to grade 6.0.

Resource Guides• Comprehensive teachers’ guide available on

CD, as a bound book, or free as digital downloads from orcabook.com.

• Teacher-created and designed to take the guesswork out of reaching those struggling readers.

• Includes information on how to use the books in the classroom, facts about reading levels, curriculum connections and themes.

reachingreluctantreaders.com

• A dedicated website of resource material to help reach reluctant readers.

• Studies suggest that nearly 50 percent of North Americans struggle with literacy to some extent. At Reaching Reluctant Readers, we will help you find books and build a reading program to encourage literacy in your classroom or library.

• A balanced reading program, information of reading levels, research-based theory behind literacy instruction.

• A constantly changing and growing resource.

• Middle School Language Arts program.

• Teacher-created.

• Eight issues per year.

• Directly tied to language arts curriculum including common core standards.

• Visit www.text2reader.com for more information.

• Orca digitizes all new titles and the complete

backlist is available electronically.

• We also offer site licenses and annual subscriptions for collections and series of books at both the school/library building level and the district level.

• Individual ebooks available through all e-tailers.

• For information on digital subscriptions please contact melanie@orcabook.com.

ORCA audio• Book Buddy Go Reader – a new, single-

purpose MP3 player.

• Popular hi/low stories.

• Unabridged, word-for-word audio.

• Perfect for read-alongs.

• Five Go Readers available now.

Orca is dedicated to finding ways to connect readers with text – in whatever form that takes and offer resources to

make that happen.

To enter to win $100 of free books, or if you have any questions about books from

Orca Book Publishers please email andrew@orcabook.com

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