eachingmoreeaders

Fall 2013Reaching More Readers

Middle-School Fiction for Reluctant Readers

Cover photography credit: Ian McAllister (from The Great Bear Sea)

ContentsHighlights...........................................................................................................................................................1Board Books • Ages 0–3..................................................................................................................................2Picturebooks • Ages 4–10................................................................................................................................5Orca Echoes • Ages 7–9..............................................................................................................................11Orca Young Readers • Ages 8–11..............................................................................................................13Orca Footprints • Ages 8–12......................................................................................................................15Juvenile Nonfiction • Ages 7+..................................................................................................................16Orca Limelights • Ages 11–14.....................................................................................................................24Juvenile Fiction • Ages 9+.........................................................................................................................26Lorimer Sport Stories • Ages 10–13..........................................................................................................29Lorimer Podium Sports Academy • Ages 13+.........................................................................................30Teen Fiction • Ages 12+...............................................................................................................................31Orca Currents • Hi-Lo • Ages 10–14........................................................................................................42Orca Audio—GoReaders • Hi-Lo • Ages 10+.........................................................................................44Orca Sports • Hi-Lo • Ages 10+................................................................................................................45PathFinders • Ages 13–16.............................................................................................................................46Lorimer SideStreets • Ages 13+................................................................................................................47Orca Soundings • Hi-Lo • Ages 12+..........................................................................................................48Rapid Reads Fiction • Adult..........................................................................................................................50Polestar Planners and Calendars................................................................................................................52

OrderingTerms & US Retail Sales Representatives...............................................................................................55Frontlist Order Form...................................................................................................................................56

Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia

through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

Highlights

Fall 2013

Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read have partnered again to create The Great Bear Sea: Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise. Filled with McAllister’s gorgeous photography, this book celebrates the unique fauna and flora of the northeast Pacific Ocean. For full details, see page 16. All three titles by this successful duo have been converted into epub format so our readers can enjoy these books on ereading devices.

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We continue to see success with Seven (the series). As of April 2013, all of the titles in the series are in their third print run with more than 70,000 copies sold. We thank all of our customers

for supporting this project. We know readers want more of their favorite characters, and we plan to deliver in Fall 2014 with Seven (the sequel).

The Orca Footprints series launched last season and was well received. We anticipate a warm reception for the latest entry in the series, Brilliant! Shining a Light on Sustainable Energy by Michelle Mulder. See page 15 for details.

in the limelightFall 2013 marks the launch of the Orca Limelights, our new series featuring characters with a passion for the performing arts. See page 23 for an interview with the editor of the series about the development of this exciting new endeavor. The inaugural titles in the Orca Limelights series are Attitude by Robin Stevenson, Cut the Lights by Karen Krossing and Totally Unrelated by Tom Ryan.

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This season we’ve got lots of great new content, including new nonfiction, an exciting

new series and an update on the wildly successful Seven (the series).

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Board Books

These little hamsters are crazy for color!

October 20139781459804104

$9.95 bb5.5 x 7

24 pagesages 0–3

pdf 9781459804111

This Little HamsterKass Reich

These little hamsters love everything redThey have a hat, a cherry and a spool of thread

These little hamsters prefer items in pinkThey have cupcakes, a wand and something to drink

T his Little Hamster is a spirited playful board book for babies and toddlers. Rhyming couplets and cheerful illustrations will capture the interest of both child and adult readers. This follow-up to

Kass Reich’s bestselling debut, Hamsters Holding Hands, is a charming introduction to basic colors that will fascinate little ones.

Kass Reich is an educator and artist who was born in Montreal, Quebec. She earned a degree in art education from Concordia University in 2010. She loves traveling and is currently spending time in Hong Kong working on new projects.

Keywords: colors, hamsters, humor, babies

Praise for Hamsters Holding Hands

“ This charming counting book features spunky, pear-shaped hamsters…engaging in simple yet unex-pected fun…Debut talent Reich brings subtle, off-kilter humor—with props like balloons, pinwheels, and snorkel gear—and an understated style to her spreads, with the hamsters' citrus hues playfully smudged outside their outlines. It's hard not to smile at images of the happy hamsters jumping rope or working on their tans.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“ Counting books are a dime a dozen, but few attain the outright adorableness of Montreal artist Kass Reich's first board book. Rendered in earth tones with hints of hot pink, Reich's splay-toed rodents frolic in the sun, eat some rice, and, yes, hold hands. The text is simple and fun, a combination that will no doubt strike a chord with wee ones.”—Quill and Quire

Also by Kass Reich

Hamsters Holding Hands9781459801233 • $9.95 bb

ages 0-3

Baby’s First Bookshelf

From ABCs to lullabies—the perfect gift for baby!

Introduce the new arrival in your life to the exciting world of books with Orca’s Baby’s First Bookshelf. This packaged set, wrapped in an inscription band for personalizing your gift, features

three of our bestselling board books.

Titles include: Alligator Bear Crab, Kiss Tickle Cuddle Hug and Welcome Song for Baby

Keywords: babies, poetry, parenting, interaction

Sea Otter PupVictoria Miles

Illustrated by Elizabeth Gatt

Pup may be little, but he has big lessons to learn.

Follow along as Pup learns how to eat spiky sea urchins, somersault beneath the waves and groom himself. He still needs lots of help from Mother, but one day Pup will be old enough to

dive down below the waves and search for food on his own. Accompanied by beautiful illustrations and set in the North Pacific, this heartwarming tale is

perfect for little ones who still have lots to learn themselves.

Victoria Miles is the author of numerous award-winning books for children, including Old Mother Bear, which received a Henry Bergh award from the American Society for the Protection of Animals. Victoria lives in North Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and two daughters.

Elizabeth Gatt was born in London, England, and has an ma in graphic design from the Central School of Art and Design. She worked for a number of years at the Natural History Museum in London and began illustrating children’s books after her two children were born. Elizabeth now lives in Burlington, Ontario.

Keywords: sea otters, North Pacific, nurturing, independence, baby animals

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September 20139781459804678$9.95 bb7 x 726 pagesages 0–3

pdf 9781459804685

Available now!9781459804470$24.95 three board books7 x 73 x 24 pagesages 0–3

Board Books

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Board Books

Encourage Baby’s first words.

September 20139781771080002

$8.95 bb6.5 x 6.514 pagesages 0–3Nimbus

Baby TalkShanda LaRamee-Jones and Carol McDougall

Baby Talk is the third book in the Baby Steps series. Each book in the series focuses on a key developmental stage in baby’s first year. Babies love to communicate with the ones they love.

With its modern twist on classic nursery rhymes, Baby Talk gives families the opportunity to have fun with sounds and words that are the building blocks of early language. Baby Talk will encourage baby’s first words in a fun and playful way.

Carol McDougall is a writer, editor and former librarian for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. She is also director of the Read to Me! Nova Scotia Family Literacy program and lives in Halifax.

Shanda LaRamee-Jones is the provincial coordinator of the Read to Me! Nova Scotia Family Literacy Program. She has a passion for supporting early learning and has a master’s of education in literacy.

Keywords: early childhood development, baby book, language, babies

Also by Shanda LaRamee-Jones and Carol McDougall

Baby Play9781551099026 • $9.95 bb

ages 0-3

Baby Look9781551099378 • $9.95 bb

ages 0-3

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In a land not-so-far away…

October 20139781459803244$19.95 hc8.75 x 10.7532 pagesages 4–8

pdf 9781459803251

Once Upon a BalloonBree Galbraith

Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

Theo tried to hold on, he really did. He stared at his hand and told it to stay closed, but it didn’t want to listen. He clenched his fist so tight, his knuckles turned white, but his fingers had other plans. Theo watched the string slip from his hand. The balloon drifted upward, slowly at first, and then in a hurry.

Zeke is brokenhearted when he accidentally lets go of the string of his party balloon. As he watches it float out of sight, Zeke wonders where his balloon might have gone. Luckily, his older

brother Theo knows everything about everything. Theo explains that it is a little-known fact that all lost balloons end up in Chicago, the Windy City. Then he tells Zeke about Frank, who is responsible for collecting all the balloons in the world. Zeke is so touched by Frank's story that he decides to send him a message of hope the only way he knows how.

A unique story filled with the magic and whimsy of childhood imagination, Once Upon a Balloon will delight young readers and reawaken the child in all of us.

Bree Galbraith is a graduate of the Emily Carr University of Art + Design. She uses narrative in much of her work and was thrilled when a class project became her first published children’s book. Bree is surrounded daily by her amazing family, which includes her two children/muses, her husband and the family dog. She draws inspiration from the little things in life that bring people closer together. Bree works as a graphic designer in Vancouver, British Columbia.

For Isabelle Malenfant, illustration is like cooking and is always evolving, so she loves to try and mix new mediums. Her miracle recipe: a pinch of watercolor, a dash of pencil, a big spoon of pastel and a drop of numeric colors. Isabelle has illustrated more than a dozen children’s books, including Maggie’s Chopsticks (Kids Can), which was nominated for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize. Isabelle lives and works in Montreal, Quebec, with her family—a red bear, a sweet dreamer and a little tiger. According to her girls, she has the best job in the universe.

Keywords: imagination, pursuing your dreams, childhood fantasy, balloons, Chicago

Picturebooks

Time for Flowers, Time for SnowGlen Huser

Illustrated by Philippe BéhaComposer: Giannis Gergantelis

A retelling of the legend of Demeter and Persephone.

The Greek goddess of harvest Demeter loves her daughter Persephone more than life itself. So after Persephone is kidnapped by Hades, ruler of the underworld, and taken as his bride,

Demeter’s sorrow covers the earth in winter snow. The crops fail, and Zeus sends his messenger Hermes to bring about Persephone’s release. But things get complicated when Persephone takes a liking to her captor. The book includes a CD of the lyrics performed as an opera choral by school children of Montreal. The Monty Python Terry Jones narrates the text on the CD.

Glen Huser has written many novels for children, including The Runaway for Tradewind Books. He has received several awards, including the Governor General’s Award. He lives in Vancouver.

Philippe Béha is an internationally acclaimed artist and has won the Governor General’s Award for his illustrations three times. He has illustrated over 125 books for children, including the prize-winning The King Has Goat Ears for Tradewind Books.

Giannis Gergantelis has composed and arranged music for theatrical plays, multimedia proj-ects, festivals and musical ensembles. His two previous children’s operas received great critical acclaim in Greece.

Keywords: Hades, Persephone, Demeter, seasons, love, Greek mythology

Aesop’s FablesMichael Rosen

Illustrated by by Talleen Hacikyan

An amusing take on the classic Aesop’s fables.

M ichael Rosen and Talleen Hacikyan join forces to portray some of Aesop’s most famous fables in this beautifully illustrated picture book. Loyal dogs, tricky foxes and powerful lions

are only a part of the large cast of animals that helps teach children age-old life lessons.

Michael Rosen has written more than fifty books for children. He is a former UK Children’s Laureate. He lives in London, UK.

Talleen Hacikyan is an artist, art teacher and writer based in Montreal, Quebec. Aesop’s Fables is her first picture book.

Keywords: Aesop, morals, animals, fables

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Picturebooks

September 20139781896580814

$16.95 hc11.25 x 11.875

32 pagesages 4–8

Tradewind

September 20139781896580265

$18.95 hc9 x 11.8125

54 pagesages 5–11

Tradewind

CD enclosed

Hoogie in the MiddleStephanie McLellan

Illustrated by Dean Griffiths

Being a middle monster can have its ups and downs; sometimes Hoogie feels like the hole in the middle of a donut.

Sometimes Hoogie feels like the hole in the middle of a donut. She isn’t big and dependable like her sister, Pumpkin. She isn’t tiny and sweet like her brother, Tweezle. She’s just…Hoogie. Every

day she hears, “You’re too big for this” and “You’re too small for that” until there’s such a big little pain inside of her that she doesn’t know what to do. Luckily, Mom and Dad are there to show her what a very special place the middle can be.

Stephanie McLellan’s rhythmic text uses exuberant rhyme, alliteration and spot-on simile to affirm and celebrate the middle child.

Award-winning author Stephanie McLellan wrote Hoogie in the Middle for her own middle child, whose family nickname is “Hoogie.”

Dean Griffiths was a comic-book artist and computer graphics designer before he discovered picture books. Twenty-one books later, he is an award-winning illustrator who divides his time between fatherhood and art.

Keywords: siblings, middle children, families, parents, emotions, belonging, monsters, children, relationships

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Picturebooks

August 20139781927485286$17.95 hc8.5 x 7.532 pagesages 3–7Pajama Press

August 20139781927485279$19.95 hc10.5 x 932 pagesages 4–7Pajama Press

Community SoupAlma Fullerton

What do you get when you combine young gardeners, their tasty vegetables and a herd of mischievous goats—a recipe for

disaster or a bowl of delicious soup?

In a garden outside a Kenyan schoolhouse, children are working together to harvest the vege-tables they have grown and make them into a soup for everyone to share. But Kioni is having

trouble: her mischievous goats have gotten into the garden and are wreaking havoc on the vegeta-bles! Luckily, the resourceful children find a solution that ensures a tasty soup while saving Kioni’s four-legged intruders at the same time.

Using rollicking verse with echoes of “Mary had a Little Lamb,” Alma Fullerton tells a lively story about communal projects and finding creative solutions that help everyone contribute. This tale for young readers is graced with Alma’s striking mixed-media collage art.

A portion of the proceeds of this book will be donated to the Creation of Hope Project, which supports schools in Kenya in the building of community gardens. Learn more at http://creationofhope.com.

Alma Fullerton has written award-winning free-verse novels for juvenile readers (Walking on Glass, Libertad) and, recently, the critically acclaimed picture book A Good Trade. Community Soup is the first picture book Alma has chosen to illustrate herself.

Keywords: community, problem solving, creativity, school, Kenya, Africa, children, teachers, goats, gardens, soup, food, cooking, rhyme, mixed media

Tallulah the Theatre CatJennifer Brown

A village cat follows her dreams in this humorous tale.

Tallulah the village cat is passionately drawn to the theater in Victoria-by-the-Sea, Prince Edward Island. Her search to fit in takes readers on a humorous behind-the-scenes tour of a theater.

Her rise from being most unwelcome to greatly appreciated is a story of the values of persistence, loyalty and following one’s bliss.

Jennifer Brown is a Fine Arts graduate of Concordia University, Montreal. She taught art for thirty years, developing her love for children’s creativity and children’s literature. She now makes her home in Prince Edward Island, where she creates handmade books and explores a wide range of media in her studio. Tallulah the Theatre Cat is her first children’s book.

Keywords: cats, theater, persistence, strength, adversity, acting, Prince Edward Island

What’s Going On at the Time Tonight?

Gerald MercerIllustrated by Holly DeWolf

A merry and carefree tale about an undersea party.

What’s Going On at the Time Tonight? is a sweet and rollicking rhyming book about a Newfoundland “time” (party) with a twist: it’s underwater! The sea lice are boogying, the

jiggly jellyfish are riding the wave, and everyone is having a good time tonight.

Gerald Mercer has been an educator in Newfoundland and Labrador for twenty-eight years. He is the author of two previous books for children, Emma’s New Game and Emma’s Treasure. Gerald lives with his wife, Daphne and three children, Rebecca, Andrew and Simeon in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Holly DeWolf is an illustrator, published author, artist and blogger. She creates work for the editorial, children’s and stationary markets. She currently lives in New Brunswick and illustrates daily, happily!

Keywords: ocean, seaside, beach, rhyming, marine life, Newfoundland

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Picturebooks

August 20139781771080040

$19.95 hc9 x 9

32 pagesages 3–9Nimbus

September 20139781894838986

$9.95 pb8 x 8

24 pagesages 4–9

Acorn

Evangeline for Young ReadersHélène Boudreau

Illustrated by Patsy MacKinnon

A vital interpretation for children of this classic poem.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem Evangeline tells the story of two young people deported from beautiful Acadie just before they are to be married—and their search for

each other that lasts the rest of their lives. First published in 1847, the poem has been important to Acadian identity ever since. In Evangeline for Young Readers, the tragic story of Evangeline and Gabriel’s deportation is recounted to a new generation. In simple prose true to Longfellow’s poem, Hélène Boudreau describes the utopian village of Grand-Pré where Evangeline grows up, the trau-matizing deportation and Evangeline’s relentless search across America for her true love. Patsy MacKinnon’s stunning illustrations bring the story to life in full color.

Hélène Boudreau is a Canadian writer and artist. A native of Isle Madame, Nova Scotia, she writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults from her home in Markham, Ontario.

Patsy MacKinnon is the illustrator of A Day with You in Paradise, Heartsong and The Voyage of Wood Duck. A member of the prestigious Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, Patsy lives in New Waterford, Nova Scotia.

Keywords: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, classics, poetry, young readers

Morgan’s Boat RideHugh MacDonald

Illustrated by Anna Bald

A child’s river adventure results in the coming-together of a community.

Morgan and her dog take an accidental journey down the river that flows past the summer cottage where they holiday with Morgan’s mother. As they float along, they observe land-

scapes, life on the water, various birds and people enjoying the activities the river has to offer. The story is about not only their adventure but also community, and how the people who see them drifting past make sure they come to no danger. The story ends at the local wharf, where the entire community celebrates the pair’s adventure and safe return.

Hugh MacDonald is a poet, editor, children’s author and novelist. He was Prince Edward Island’s poet laureate from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2012. He has received several awards, including the L.M. Montgomery PEI Children’s Literature Award for Chung Lee Loves Lobsters. In 2004, he was presented with the Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Literary Arts on Prince Edward Island. He lives near Montague, PEI, with his wife, Sandra.

Anna Bald was born in Montague, PEI, and lived in a little farmhouse there for three winters before her parents moved her to the southern shores of Nova Scotia. Anna has studied art and politics on both coasts of Canada, returning home to throw pots, paint pictures, tattoo sailors and draw the world around her. Morgan’s Boat Ride is her first book.

Keywords: community, togetherness, adventure

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Picturebooks

August 20139781894838962$12.95 pb9 x 924 pagesages 4–9Acorn

September 20139781771080101$11.95 pb8.5 x 1140 pagesages 8–12Nimbus

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Picturebooks

Get a taste of Nova Scotian revelry in this energetic

retelling.

October 20139781551099385

$17.95 hc9.25 x 9.25

32 pagesages 4–8Nimbus

A Bluenose Twelve Days of Christmas

Bruce NunnIllustrated by Doretta Groenendyk

“The Twelve Days of Christmas” gets a taste of Nova Scotian revelry in this energetic retelling by storyteller Bruce Nunn. With Doretta Groenendyk’s charming and funny illustrations, readers

young and old will want to read—and sing!—this version of the carol every Christmas.

Bruce Nunn, aka “Mr. Nova Scotia Know-It-All” on CBC Radio’s Information Morning, is the author of four books about Nova Scotia history. He dreamed up the Buddy for a Christmas food-bank broadcast in 2004. His last children’s book was The Magical Christmas Light of Old Nova Scotia.

Doretta Groenendyk is a graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University and an author and illustrator of several books for children, including Fiddles and Spoons (illustrator) and Thank You for My Bed (author/illustrator). She lives in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia with her husband and three children.

Keywords: Bluenose, maritime, holiday, Christmas, yuletide, carols, “Twelve Days of Christmas”

Orca Echoes

Messy MirandaJeff Szpirglas and Danielle Saint-Onge

Illustrated by Dave Whamond

What’s inside Miranda’s desk?

M iranda has one messy desk. It’s full of books, pencils, science projects and…other stuff. Too much stuff, says her teacher, Ms. Basil. On a family visit to her Uncle Aldo’s one night, Miranda

wonders if some of his magician’s tools might offer a solution to her messy-desk problem. Sneaking off to the magic room, Miranda finds Uncle Aldo’s impressive collection of top hats. Miranda knows that magic top hats can hold lots of things—why not the mess from her desk? At first, the hat seems to do the trick, but soon things start to go horribly wrong. As Uncle Aldo says, you have to be careful with magic.

Jeff Szpirglas and Danielle Saint-Onge live together in Toronto, Ontario, and teach in classrooms with students of diverse cultural backgrounds. Jeff has written several books, including the award-nominated You Just Can’t Help It! and a terrifying new novel called Evil Eye. Danielle has a master’s degree in social anthropology and is a crusader for equity in the class-room. Besides teaching, they spend their time writing stories like Something’s Fishy and taking care of their twin babies.

Keywords: magic, problem solving, messy desks, classrooms, humor

November 20139781459801172

$6.95 pb5.25 x 7.625

64 pagesages 7–9

pdf 9781459801189epub 9781459805187

Orca Echoes Collection9781554692613$298.85Price valid until July 31, 2013collection of 43 paperbacksages 7–9

Orca Echoes Resource Guide9781554697991$45.00 cd9781554692408$45.00 coil-bound

At-level fiction for ages 7 to 9 Free teachers’ guides online for individual titles Complete resource guide available Guided Reading selections 15 black-and-white illustrations 64 pages each

Early chapter books

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Pirate Island TreasureMarilyn Helmer

Illustrated by David Parkins

Heave ho, and away we go, to look for pirate treasure.

Charlotte and her brother, Jacob, are thrilled to head off on an adventure in their grandpa’s boat, The Seawind. As they set sail for Pirate Island, they look forward to a day of beachcombing,

playing pirates and storytelling. There are plenty of great treasures to be found, but Charlotte, who can be very bossy, is having trouble sharing with Jacob. When Charlotte accidentally loses one of Jacob’s best finds, a piece of driftwood that looks just like a pirate’s cutlass, it’s the final straw. Feeling horrible for upsetting her brother, Charlotte is determined to set things right.

Marilyn Helmer is the author of many books for children, including picturebooks, early readers, novels, riddle books and retold tales. She discovered a knack for storytelling at a very young age when she made up wild and creative excuses for the occasional bout of mischief. Pirate Island Treasure is her sixth book with Orca and her fifth in the Orca Echoes series. Marilyn and her husband live near Belwood, Ontario. For more information, visit www.marilynhelmer.com.

Keywords: pirates, adventure, sharing, treasure hunting, siblings

Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd

Sigmund BrouwerIllustrated by Dave Whamond

Justine’s not the only one with green ideas!

Meet Justine McKeen, the Queen of Green. She’s trying to save the planet, one person at a time, and when she decides to get something done, it’s a lot of fun.

When a small bird is injured after flying into the school window, the students are shocked and upset. But they are even more shocked when school bully Jimmy Blatzo rescues the bird and nurses it back to health. Blatzo may have saved one bird, but the problem is much bigger and not confined to the school grounds. Birds are flying into the windows at the town hall too. With the help of Justine, green activist extraordinaire, Blatzo gets the courage he needs to approach town council. Getting over his fear of public speaking will be one challenge. Getting used to his new nickname, “Bird Nerd,” will be another matter entirely.

Sigmund Brouwer is the bestselling author of many books for children and young adults, including the popular Justine McKeen, Queen of Green series. Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd is the fifth book in the series. Sigmund lives in Red Deer, Alberta, and Nashville, Tennessee. For more information visit www.rockandroll-literacy.com.

Keywords: birds, animal conservation, community, activism, humor, environmentalism, “green” projects and activities

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Picturebooks

November 20139781459803947

$6.95 pb5.25 x 7.625

64 pagesages 7–9

pdf 9781459803954epub 9781459803961

November 20139781459801653

$6.95 pb5.25 x 7.625

64 pagesages 7–9

pdf 9781459801660epub 9781459805194

Orca Echoes

Includes green project ideas for the classroom!

The Great Bike RescueHazel Hutchins

To track down a bike thief, you’ve gotta think like one.

The summer is off to a lousy start when Levi’s bike is stolen from outside the corner store. He feels even worse because he didn’t lock it. But when his best friend Riley’s locked bike is stolen

the very next day, the boys are determined to get both bikes back. Upon discovering there have been a string of bike thefts in the area, the friends hatch several plans to find the culprit. There are so many potential suspects—Steve Morrow and his gang, the tattooed guy who sits at the bus stop, the owners of the secondhand bike store. There’s also Emily Grimshaw, Levi’s childhood nemesis, who keeps popping up and showing a peculiar interest in the thefts. Does she really want to help or is she involved somehow? And will Levi and Riley ever see their beloved bikes again?

With a long list of publishing credits, Hazel Hutchins writes novels and picture books that reveal thoughtful twists on everyday life. The plots play out with humor, warmth and the strength of a good story well told. Awards include the Shining Willow Young Readers’ Choice Award, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature. Her books are found on reading lists, in journal reviews and in translation in interesting corners of the world. A popular presenter at schools and libraries across Canada, Hazel lives in the Rocky Mountain town of Canmore, Alberta.

Keywords: bicycles, mystery, crime, theft, friendship

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Picturebooks

October 20139781459804784$7.95 pb5 x 7.5112 pagesages 8–11

pdf 9781459804791epub 9781459804807

October 20139781459804036$7.95 pb5 x 7.5112 pagesages 8–11

pdf 9781459804043epub 9781459804050

Orca Young Readers

SecondsSylvia Taekema

Jake is through with being runner-up.

When it comes to cross-country running, Jake does everything right. He eats all the right foods, trains like crazy and reads articles about running in his spare time. There’s nothing easy

about running, but the hardest part for Jake is that, at the end of the day, Spencer Solomon always wins first place. Determined to take the lead for once, Jake continues to push himself even more. His rigorous training schedule leaves no time for friends, family, pizza or joking around. When Jake is invited to join the Diamond Running Club, he thinks he’s found an opportunity to train harder. Instead, with the help of his coach, Jake begins to rediscover what he used to love about running in the first place.

Way back when she was in grade school, Sylvia Taekema was asked to write about what she would like to do when she grew up. She answered that she didn’t know exactly, but that it would probably have something to do with children. She was right. In addition to all the fun she and her husband have with their own children, Sylvia enjoys working as a supply teacher and as a volunteer in programs for children at school, church and in the community. She loves to read, bake cookies and go on camping adventures with her family. She lives in Chatham, Ontario.

Keywords: running, cross-country, competition, self-esteem, family, self-acceptance

Nonfiction Series for Young Readers

Pedal It!How Bicycles are Changing the World

Michelle Mulder

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Down To EarthHow Kids Help Feed the World

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“In a bouncy, friendly tone...Mulder twines the mechanics of bicycles with cultural phenomenon, the environmental benefits of cycling and even

the change in women's fashions...A smart, tangy history of our two-wheeled friend.”

—Kirkus Reviews

food production (Spring 2013)

cycling (Spring 2013)

sustainable energy (Fall 2013)

water (Spring 2014)

Series themes include:

Reaching More Readerswww.orcafootprints.com

Kids today inhabit a world full of complex—and often mystifying—environmental issues. The Footprints series aims to help kids answer their questions about the state of the natural world with

well-researched, simply-expressed information and powerful images. With topics such as food production, water, cycling and sustainable energy, these books will inspire kids to take action.

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Orca Footprints

Harnessing the power of innovation.

October 20139781459802216$19.95 hc8 x 9.548 pagesages 8–12

pdf 9781459802223

Brilliant!Shining a Light on Sustainable Energy

Michelle Mulder

D id you know that cars can run on french-fry grease or that human poop can be used to provide power to classrooms? Kids in Mexico help light up their houses by playing soccer, and in the

Philippines, pop-bottle skylights are improving the quality of life for thousands of families. Brilliant! is about what happens when you harness the power of imagination and innovation: the world changes for the better! Full of examples of unusual (and often peculiar) power sources, Brilliant! encourages kids to look around for new and sustainable ways to light up the world.

Michelle Mulder travels mostly by bicycle because she loves the idea of being her own engine. She is the author of Pedal It!, Not a Chance, Out of the Box, After Peaches and several other books for young people. Friends and family in Victoria, British Columbia, are used to her showing up every-where wearing a helmet and a reflective vest. For more information, visit www.michellemulder.com.

Keywords: sustainability, energy, innovation, power, light, heat

Also by Michelle Mulder

Pedal It!9781459802193 $19.95 hcages 8–12

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Juvenile Nonfiction

Explore the relationship between the

Great Bear Sea and the rainforest it nourishes.

September 20139781459800199

$19.95 pb7.5 x 9

128 pagesages 8+

pdf 9781459800205epub 9781459805217

The Great Bear SeaExploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise

Written by Ian McAllister and Nicholas ReadPhotographs by Ian McAllister

Following up the success of their first two books about the Great Bear Rainforest, The Salmon Bears and The Sea Wolves, Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read take readers on an expedition into

the wondrous and mysterious underwater world of the Great Bear Sea. This amazing part of the northeast Pacific Ocean is home to some of the planet’s mightiest and most beloved residents: whales, sea lions, dolphins, orcas, sea otters and wild salmon. Filled with spectacular images of this largely unknown part of the world, the book also explores the uncertain future of the Great Bear Sea in this age of climate change, overfishing, pipelines and oil tankers. Can a rainforest full of rare spirit bears, fishing wolves and great grizzlies survive without a Great Bear Sea to feed and nourish it?

Ian McAllister, a founding director of the wildlife conservation group Pacific Wild, is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker. He has spent more than twenty years working to preserve Canada’s temperate rainforest. Ian lives with his family on an island in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest.

Nicholas Read, a lifelong animal lover and former journalist, has written about environmental and animal issues for publications in both Canada and the UK. He is the author of five books with animal themes. He currently teaches journalism at Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he lives with two rescued cats.

Keywords: Great Bear Rainforest, marine life, the environment, ecology, conservation, Pacific coast, marine mammals, whales, orcas, dolphins, porpoises, salmon, sea otters

Also by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read

The Salmon Bears9781554692057 • $18.95 pb

ages 8+

The Sea Wolves9781554692064 • $19.95 pb

ages 8+

A ColleCtion of ChArlie D Mysteries

Gail Bowen Bundle

Listen your way through the world of Charlie D with unabridged audio on a preloaded mp3 player. Perfect for

schools and libraries, Orca GoReaders

come with batteries and headphones. No downloads, CDs or

cassettes, just hit Play and go.

9781459805637 • Set of four books for $34.95

Charlie D is the host of a successful late-night radio call-in show, “The World According to Charlie D.” His listeners have a particularly intimate relationship with him and often reveal much about themselves, confident that he will honor their trust and that he can save them. In their minds, he is perfect: one of life's winners. But Charlie D’s easy confi-dence on-air belies reality for a man born with a wine-colored birthmark that covers half of his face. Each of these novels features mysteries that are played out in a race against time as Charlie D fights for the lives of his listeners and his own well-being.

Gail Bowen Goreader

An Unabridged Audio Collection of Charlie D Mysteries

9781459805644 • $49.95

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Juvenile Nonfiction

September 20139781771080125

$14.95 pb8 x 8.7556 pages

ages 8–12Nimbus

October 20139781927513156

$14.95 pb5 x 7

140 pagesages 13+Sumach

Be a Wilderness DetectivePeggy Kochanoff

The perfect book for budding naturalists.

Why is that tree lumpy? How do insects stay alive in the winter? What are tides, anyway? In Be a Wilderness Detective, biologist and artist Peggy Kochanoff answers these and many

more questions. With simple language and beautifully accurate paintings, Kochanoff walks young readers through many nature puzzles, including identifying different types of animal scat and understanding how maple trees can be tapped without being harmed. Clear, precise and engaging, Be a Wilderness Detective is the perfect book for budding naturalists—and will also convince couch potatoes to get outside. Science and nature have never been more fun!

Peggy Kochanoff is a writer and illustrator who has a degree in vertebrate zoology.

Keywords: nature, activities, science, biology, animals, wildlife, plants

Letters LivedRadical Reflections, Revolutionary Paths

Edited by Sheila Sampath

An accessible new collection that reminds us we all have the power to shape the world.

In this accessible new collection, Shameless magazine editorial director, activist designer and educator Sheila Sampath has invited an incredible group of contributors, all committed to social

justice work, to share letters they have written to their teen selves. These candid, powerful and relatable letters tackle the tough process of learning how to trust

and love ourselves as well as navigate our bodies, families, identities and communities. Contributors from around the globe, including Rae Spoon, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Rozena Maart and Nina Power share how they have created their own paths—personally and politically—from very different starting points.

Letters Lived reminds us that political work is a process and, although it isn’t always easy, that we all have the power to define how we shape our world, and we never know exactly what that’s going to look like.

Sheila Sampath is an educator and an activist designer who has been working toward social good since 2003. She is the editorial and art director of the award-winning magazine Shameless, a Canadian feminist voice for young women and trans youth.

Keywords: letters, activism, growing up, teen years, social change

Last AirliftA Vietnamese Orphan’s Rescue from War

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Tuyet wonders who would ever choose to adopt a girl like her?

Tuyet used to dream of being adopted. But it is the end of the Vietnam War, and Tuyet’s Saigon orphanage is full of perfect babies and toddlers. Who would want an eight-year-old girl with a

leg weakened by polio? Even when the city is invaded and strangers rush her onto a plane bound for North America, Tuyet is sure she is only there to care for the fifty-six babies on board. She couldn’t possibly be bound for a family of her own…could she?

Last Airlift is the true story of one girl’s escape from war-torn Vietnam. School Library Journal said, “The author tells Tuyet’s story with respect and dignity, introducing readers to a brave girl caught up in the turbulent times of her country, her fears of leaving what she knew, and the joy of finding a new life. Archival and family photos are included throughout, as are a historical note explaining the circumstances surrounding the airlift and an author’s note with follow-up informa-tion about Tuyet. Her story will appeal to a broad range of readers.”

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch is the award-winning author of more than a dozen books, including picture books, chapter books and juvenile and young-adult novels. Last Airlift is Marsha’s first work of narrative nonfiction.

Keywords: Vietnam, war, adoption, family, physical disabilities, polio, refugees, immigration, biography

No Shelter HereMaking the World a Kinder Place for Dogs

Rob Laidlaw

Become a “Dog Champion.”

Be inspired by “Dog Champions,” people around the world who have dedicated their lives to helping homeless and exploited dogs. Kirkus Reviews says, “Dogs' mistreatment…is addressed

frankly but gently.” School Library Journal says, “Canine lovers will discover a broad array of topics useful for caring for dogs and becoming an advocate for their humane treatment. Chapters are brief but chock-full of information…Children will come away from this book educated and inspired to become ‘Dog Champions.’”

For more than thirty years, Rob Laidlaw has devoted his life to protecting animals, as an advo-cate, a WSPA project manager, the founder of a wildlife protection group and a writer.

Keywords: dogs, pets, animals, Dog Champions, activism, social justice, nonfiction

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Juvenile Nonfiction

October 20139780986949517$12.95 pb5.75 x 8120 pagesages 8–12Pajama Press

September 20139780986949524$14.95 pb7 x 964 pagesages 8–12Pajama Press

New in paperback!

New in paperback!

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Juvenile Nonfiction

Jewish refugees in the Shanghai

Ghetto— a true story.

September 20139781927583104

$14.95 pb6.5 x 8

204 pagesages 9–13

Second Story

Shanghai EscapeKathy Kacer

Shanghai, China, seems an unlikely destination for Jewish refugees trying to escape the cruel anti-Semitic laws of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party before the Second World War. But while most

countries were unwilling to give refuge to Jews, China was one place that did. More than twenty thou-sand European Jews found refuge in Shanghai between 1937 and 1939.

Lily Toufar and her family arrive in Shanghai in 1938, having fled from Vienna on the eve of Kristallnacht. Shanghai is a strange place for this bright young girl. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and under pressure from Hitler, the Japanese government in Shanghai has ordered Jewish refugees to move into a ghetto in an area of Shanghai called Hongkew. There is little food to eat and poor sanitation, and disease is rampant. For Lily, life becomes gruelling after her family is forced into the ghetto. Lily endures the difficult conditions, always hopeful for an end to the war and a return to normal life.

Kathy Kacer is an award-winning author of Holocaust stories for young readers. She began by writing her own mother’s story in The Secret of Gabi’s Dresser and continued with seven other stories in the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers: The Underground Reporters, Clara’s War, The Night Spies, Hiding Edith, The Diary of Laura’s Twin, To Hope and Back and We Are Their Voice: Young People Respond to the Holocaust.

Keywords: The Holocaust, intolerance, bravery

Also by Kathy Kacer

We Are Their Voice 9781926920771 • $16.95

ages 9–14

To Hope and Back9781897187968 • $14.95

ages 8–13

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Juvenile Nonfiction

Women who changed the face of

business.

September 20139781927583128$10.95 pb6 x 9128 pagesages 9–13Second Story

Phenomenal Female Entrepreneurs

Jill Bryant

This collection of biographies profiles ten creative business leaders who have proven that entre-preneurial women can not only succeed in business but can also bring about positive change.

Against all odds, African-American Madam C.J. Walker, born in 1867, became a self-made millionaire who promoted civil rights and opposed racism. Designer Dorothy Shaver, Body Shop founder Dame Anita Roddick and high-finance expert Naina Lal Kidwai built businesses based on integrity, responsibility and respect. Among the growing number of young female entrepreneurs now in their thirties and forties are Sheryl Sandberg, Sue Chen, Susan Mashibe, Nicole Robertson, Kelsey Ramsden and Jodi Glover.

Jill Bryant is always on the lookout for stories of trailblazing women. She is the author of two other books in the Women’s Hall of Fame Series: Dazzling Women Designers and Amazing Women Athletes. A writer and freelance editor, Jill lives in Ontario.

Keywords: activists, business, entrepreneurs, feminism

Also by Jill Bryant

Amazing Women Athletes9781896764443 • $10.95ages 9–13

Dazzling Women Designers9781897187821 • $10.95ages 9–13

HomophobiaDeal with it and turn prejudice into pride

Steven Solomon Illustrated by Nick Johnson

A timely resource for helping kids understand and resolve conflicts stemming from homophobia and bullying.

T hat’s so gay! It’s a phrase commonly heard in school halls and on playgrounds. But when used as a put-down, it’s also homophobic. With plenty of quizzes, Q+As, comics and scenarios, this

interactive and highly visual new book in the Deal With It series helps kids determine what is—and what isn’t—homophobia and what they can do to make their schools, homes and communities more safe and inclusive for everyone.

Steven Solomon is the school social worker for Toronto District School Board’s Human Sexuality Program. He provides counseling for students who are bullied because of their sexuality and delivers anti-homophobia workshops for K-12 students. In 2012 he was awarded a TDSB Excellence Award, in part for his work helping students to establish Gay-Straight Alliances in schools.

Nick Johnson is a writer and illustrator who co-founded the independent comic book label Vicious Ambitious.

Keywords: conflict resolution, homosexuality, bullying, gay and lesbian identity, adolescence

Real Justice: Convicted for Being Mi’kmaq

The story of Donald Marshall Jr.Bill Swan

How wrongfully convicted Donald Marshall Jr. forced the justice system to confront its racism.

When a black teen was murdered in a park late one night, his young companion, Donald Marshall Jr., became a prime suspect. Police coached two teens to testify against Donald,

which helped convict him of a murder he did not commit. He spent eleven years in prison before he finally got a lucky break. Not only was he eventually acquitted of the crime, but an inquiry into his wrongful conviction found that a non-Aboriginal youth would never have been convicted in the first place. Donald became a First Nations activist and later won a landmark court case in favor of Native fishing rights. He was often referred to as the “reluctant hero” of the Mi’kmaq community.

Bill Swan is the author of nine Sports Stories novels and another Real Justice title on Steven Truscott, which is shortlisted for the 2013 Red Maple Non-Fiction Award. Bill is retired from Durham College and teaches online courses in journalism and business writing.

Keywords: criminal law, justice, racism, rights and responsibilities

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Juvenile Nonfiction

October 20139781459404427 • $12.95 pb

9781459404410 • $24.95 hc8.5 x 1132 pages

ages 9–12Lorimer

September 20139781459404397 • $12.95 pb

9781459404380 • $18.95 hc5.5 x 8.5

184 pagesages 13–18

Lorimer

Reaching More Readers

Announcing the Fall 2013 debut of

Where did the idea for the Limelights series come from?

I loved books about ballet and music when I was a girl, and I noticed that there weren’t many recent books about kids involved in performing arts, even though there has been an explosion of interest in performing. Kids who want to make their performing dreams a reality will love the Limelights series.

How many books will there be in the series?

I have signed enough titles to take us through 2015, and I expect to sign more as time goes on. A lot of writers have experience in the performing arts—and they want to write about it!

How did you choose which performing arts to feature first?

I put out a call for submissions and was pleasantly surprised by the positive response. For the first season, I wanted there to be variety (music, dance, theater) and I wanted the subject matter to appeal to both male and female readers.

Did you do any performing arts as a kid?

Yes, I played the violin and piano, and I danced. My son is a professional musician and my daughter studied acting and dance for many years.

When all the world's a stage

Interview with series

editor

Sarah Harvey

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Orca Limelights

October 20139781459803824

$9.95 pb4.75 x 7.25

128 pagesages 11–14

pdf 9781459803831epub 9781459803848

AttitudeRobin Stevenson

There’s more to ballet than pink pointe shoes and tutus.

When Cassie comes to Vancouver from Australia for an intensive summer program at a pres-tigious ballet school, she finds it hard to fit in. A clique of girls who have been at the school

a long time don’t want the newcomers to get any attention. At first Cassie tries to go along to get along, but when she realizes that some of the visiting summer students are being bullied and threatened, and that she herself is being sabotaged, she finally speaks out—and finds out how far some girls will go to succeed.

Robin Stevenson is the author of more than a dozen books for children and teens, including four novels in the Orca Soundings series. Robin spends most of her time writing, hanging out with her son and teaching creative writing to adults, teens and kids. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her family. For more information, visit www.robinstevenson.com.

Keywords: competition, excellence, ballet, friendship, cliques, honesty, fitting in

~ At-level novels for ages 11–14.

~ Each book focuses on one performing art such as music, theater, dance, circus, slam poetry, magic or stand-up comedy.

~ Three new books each season, featuring ballet, theater directing and music for Fall 2013.

~ Lots of performance action, drama and passion!

When all the world's a stage

A new ongoing series of performing arts novels

www.orcalimelights.com

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Orca Limelights

October 20139781459804586$9.95 pb4.75 x 7.25128 pagesages 11–14

pdf 9781459804593epub 9781459804609

October 20139781459804135$9.95 pb4.75 x 7.25128 pagesages 11–14

pdf 9781459804142epub 9781459804159

Totally UnrelatedTom Ryan

When you step into the spotlight, you have to expect some heat.

Neil plays guitar with his family’s band, the Family McClintock, even though he can’t stand the Celtic music they play, he doesn’t dance, he hates the outfits, and every single performance

reminds him that he isn’t as talented as the rest of the family. When his buddy Bert convinces him to form a rock band and enter a local talent show, Neil’s

playing improves and everyone notices, including a girl who shares his musical interests. He starts to think that all those years of practice might come in handy after all. But it all comes to a head when Neil has to choose between an important gig with the family band and the talent show. He’s only sure of one thing: whatever he decides to do, he’s going to be letting someone down.

Tom Ryan was born and raised in Inverness on Cape Breton Island. Like most transplanted Cape Bretoners, he spends a lot of time wishing he was back on the right side of the causeway. He currently lives in Ottawa, Ontario, with his partner and dog. He can be found online at www.tomwrotethat.com.

Keywords: family, loyalty, talent, Celtic music, friendship, rock and roll, guitar

Cut the LightsKaren Krossing

Is the play cursed or is Briar just a lousy director?

Briar has a vision for the one-act play she’s been chosen to direct at her performing arts high school. She’s going to create a masterpiece. If only everyone involved in the production shared

her vision. Her leading lady is gifted but troubled, her leading man has a crush on the leading lady, her stage manager doesn’t have a clue, and her best friend, who wrote the play, is worried that Briar’s production is cursed. As Briar struggles to motivate her cast and crew, she learns some important truths about the fine art of directing—and about herself.

Karen Krossing is addicted to stories. She studied English and drama at university before she began to write novels and short stories for children and teens. Karen also encourages new writers through workshops for kids, teens and adults. She lives with her family in Toronto, Ontario. Cut the Lights is her fifth novel. For more information, visit www.karenkrossing.com.

Keywords: theater, directing, acting, ego, depression, empowerment, cooperation, leadership

The UnmakingThe Last Days of Tian Di, Book 2

Catherine Egan

Eliza is growing in her magical powers, but can she learn enough to stop the horrid Kwellrahg from killing her mother?

E liza, now fourteen, has been studying magic and gaining a reputation for her power. She has much yet to learn—although she understands things like the Ancient Magic, by which things

are made and unmade, she cannot yet affect it herself. She is strong-headed and independent, chafing at the boundaries the Mancers have set for her. Ravens continue to gather around Eliza and the Citadel, and nobody is sure if they are Eliza’s guides or a trick sent by the evil xia sorceress Nia.

The Mancers create magic daily to keep Nia in her prison, but she escapes, turning them all to stone except Eliza’s grandfather, Kyreth, the head Mancer. Why on earth would she do that? Nia also summons Ancient Magic to create a horrid Kwellrahg, with which to threaten Eliza’s mother.

Eliza, her friends Nell and Charlie, the witch Swarn and the Faerie Lord Jalo must stop Nia from wreaking further destruction. The key to victory is Eliza’s mastery of the Ancient Magic. Can she make it work in time? Will they learn the true story of Eliza and Nia’s common heritage?

Catherine Egan has fashioned another thrilling fantasy tale of magic, of good battling evil, of a young woman discovering her true nature and realizing her own powers.

Catherine Egan made her publishing debut as a fantasy novelist with the bestselling first book in this series, Shade and Sorceress. Her short fiction has appeared in many literary journals in the United States and Canada. Readers can follow Catherine’s experimental Twittertales—stories told in three tweets a day—on Twitter: @ByCatherineEgan.

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Juvenile Fiction

August 20139781771030090

$11.95 pb7 x 5

175 pagesages 8–12

Tuckamore

September 20139781550505597

$12.95 pb5.5 x 8.5

256 pagesages 9–12

Coteau

Buried TruthsAlice Walsh

A great mystery for young adults.

A fter her mother dies, fourteen-year-old Zoe is whisked away to Newfoundland to live with a father she has never met. In the tiny village of Port au Choix, she gets caught up in solving the

mystery of finding the habitation site of the Maritime Archaic Indian, an ancient culture that lived in the area more than four thousand years ago. At the same time, Zoe has her own mystery to solve. Going through her mother’s journals, she discovers secrets that baffle and confuse her. Could Zoe’s life have been nothing more than an elaborate lie?

Alice Walsh has written numerous articles and short stories for newspapers, magazines and literary journals, as well as educational material for various publications. Alice graduated from St. Mary’s University with a degree in criminology and English, and from Acadia with a master’s degree in children’s literature. She has worked as a preschool teacher, probation officer, creative-writing instructor and hospital ward clerk.

Keywords: adventure, mystery, history

Sam Swallow and the Riddleworld League

William NewIllustrated by Yayo

The ultimate book for young puzzle lovers.

A ll Sam Swallow wants is to join the Little League baseball team. But on the way to the park he stumbles, hits his head and falls into Riddleworld, a land where birds talk in puzzles and cats

wait to pounce. Nothing is what it seems to be in Riddleworld. Sam himself has been transformed into a bird. To get back to this world, Sam needs to solve some difficult puzzles, make a few unlikely friends, and avoid the cats at all costs.

William New is a recipient of the Governor General’s Award for his poetry and is a member of the Order of Canada. He recently received the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Canadian literature. Sam Swallow and the Riddleworld League is his first novel.

Nominated for the highly esteemed Governor General's Award and winner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award, Yayo has illustrated many children's books, including Night Sky Wheel Ride. He lives in Montreal with his wife and family.

Keywords: riddles, baseball, fantasy

Mimi Power and the I-don’t-know-what

Victoria MilesIllustrated by Marc Mongeau

Big sisters, little sisters. Fireworks in the house!

Artist, animal lover and would-be swimming sensation Mimi Power knows what it’s like to live under the tyranny of a three-year-old sister. Things have never been the same in the Power

household since “The Waby” arrived. Finding creative space in all the chaos is getting harder by the minute for Mimi.

But with the school art show looming and a prize at stake that’s too good to give up on, Mimi devises a plan that’s three-year-old-proof. Or is it? To know for sure, Mimi will have to tap into her big-sister power and find her own little piece of the sky. Recently nominated for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize.

Victoria Miles is the award-winning author of Magnifico, Old Mother Bear and numerous other books for children. She lives in North Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and two daughters.

Marc Mongeau lives in Montreal, Quebec. He has illustrated more than thirty-five children’s books, including There Were Monkeys in my Kitchen! by Sheree Fitch, which was a finalist for the Governor General’s Children’s Literature Award.

Keywords: sisters, family, art, school

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Juvenile Fiction

October 20139781896580982$12.95 pb5.9375 x 8.6875144 pagesages 9–11Tradewind

September 20139781896580654$12.95 pb5.375 x 8.1875224 pagesages 9–11Tradewind

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Juvenile Fiction

September 20139781459404502 • $12.95 pb9781459404519 • $18.95 hc

5 x 7.75136 pagesages 9–12Lorimer

September 20139781771080187

$12.95 pb5 x 7.25

192 pagesages 8–12

Nimbus

Street KingsBrad V. Cowan

Cale Finch’s plans for spring break? EAT. SLEEP. SKATE.

Cale’s determined that this time he’ll successfully ollie the set of seven stairs that marks initia-tion into the Seven Stair Crew, a group of older, junior-high skaters. But Cale soon finds that

not all local skaters are welcoming to grommets (new skaters) like him. He has to find his voice, learn to stand up for himself and believe in his own ability to skate in order to find his rightful place in this youth subculture.

Growing up, Brad V. Cowan was no stranger to the best places to skateboard in his neighbor-hood. He works in television and film and was a producer of the West 49 Ambition Skatecamp tele-vision series, in which eight skaters went head-to-head in a skateboarding competition. This is his first novel.

Keywords: skateboarding, confidence, spring break

Buried Secrets at LouisbourgJo Ann Yhard

Can Fred find the jewels buried by his ancestor in time to save his family?

Fred has had a rough summer. His secret crush on Mai is going strong, his mother has barely recovered from a battle with cancer, and his unreliable father’s diving business has gone

completely underwater. Now Fred, Mai and Grace, extraordinary fossil hunters, are at the Fortress of Louisbourg hunting a different kind of treasure. They are secretly excavating the historic site, trying to find a mass of jewels Fred’s ancestor may have buried there—jewels that could save Fred’s family. But Fred uncovers far more than he bargained for, including a dangerous plot that could leave Fred’s family in even more serious trouble. The young detectives from the bestselling The Fossil Hunter of Sydney Mines shine in this fast-paced mystery for middle readers.

Jo Ann Yhard’s first novel, The Fossil Hunter of Sydney Mines, is a Canadian bestseller. Jo Ann lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her husband, James, where she writes on her yellow laptop, Bumble Bee.

Keywords: mystery, treasure, detectives, buried treasure, history, Canada, Louisbourg

Game FaceSylvia Gunnery

Basketball player Jay has to focus on what’s weak and make it strong.

Jay Hirtle is back in Rockets territory, and he’s determined to help his former teammates win the basketball championship. But some of his teammates aren’t very welcoming, including Colin,

Jay’s former best friend and last season’s MVP. When Jay wins out in a close vote for team captain, Colin’s behavior becomes even more hostile. Jay has to think of a way to fix their strained relation-ship—and the effect it has on the team’s showing—even if it means giving up the captaincy.

Sylvia Gunnery, an award-winning educator, is the author of two previous Jay Hirtle novels, Personal Best and Out of Bounds, which was a Hackmatack Children’s Choice Award nominee.

Keywords: basketball, leadership, teamwork, self-sacrifice

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Lorimer Sports Stories

September 20139781459403758 • $9.95 pb9781459403765 • $16.95 hc5 x 7.75128 pagesages 10–13Lorimer

October 20139781459403819 • $9.95 pb9781459403826 • $16.95 hc5 x 7.75128 pagesages 10–13Lorimer

ReplaySteven Sandor

Warren’s dreams of being a football star are within reach—but does he have to cheat to win?

Growing up above his parents’ Chinese family restaurant in a small town, Warren Chen has always dreamed of being a football star. At ninety pounds and five feet tall, he’s not exactly

built like a linebacker, but even short kids from tiny towns have big dreams. At first the coach is reluctant to even let him try out, but soon he sees Warren’s strengths—he is small and slippery, and no one can catch him. Warren is named the team’s new running back.

In their first game of the season, Warren and the team face their biggest rivals. With a breath-taking dash along the sideline, Warren reaches the end zone to score the game-winning touch-down—almost. But Warren celebrates anyway, and the referee buys it. The losing streak is broken, and Warren has proven himself worthy to be on the team, a genuine football star! But he knows it’s not quite the truth and that sooner or later, someone will find out. Warren has to decide whether to come clean and cost his school the victory, or continue living the small-town football dream.

Steven Sandor is a professional sportswriter and magazine editor. He also draws on his experi-ence as a color commentator for FC Edmonton broadcasts to write Sports Stories novels.

Keywords: football, honesty, overcoming obstacles, cheating

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Lorimer Sports Stories/Podium Sports Academy

September 20139781459403789 • $9.95 pb

9781459403796 • $16.95 hc5 x 7.75

128 pagesages 10–13

Lorimer

September 20139781459403727 • $9.95 pb

9781459403734 • $16.95 hc5.5 x 8.5

144 pagesages 13–18

Lorimer

Double PlaySara Cassidy

Allie’s invited to play on the boys’ baseball team, but then her step-brother announces he wants to play on the girls’ team!

Allie loves baseball. It’s the one thing that has been consistent in her lately complicated life. Allie’s father left recently, and now Allie has a new family—her mother’s new girlfriend, Phyllis,

and Phyllis’s son, Miles, have moved in. It’s taking some adjustment, mostly because Miles seems determined to get under her skin. Things start looking up when Allie gets invited to join the boys’ baseball team as their new pitcher. But then Miles announces that he’s quitting the boys’ team and trying out for Allie’s old team—a girls’ team!

Allie is sure he’s doing it just to annoy her, but Miles insists that he just likes the girls’ style of play better. As Allie struggles to find her place on the boys’ team, she starts to see that Miles is just trying to fit in as well, and that it may be even harder for him than it has been for her.

Sara Cassidy teaches creative writing at Camosun College and is the director of the Victoria Writers Festival. She has published two previous novels for teens as well as dozens of newspaper and magazine articles and short stories. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her family.

Keywords: baseball, gender roles, stepfamilies, same-sex parenting

Forward PassLorna Schultz Nicholson

Parmita Kapoor: the soccer player who won’t keep a secret that crosses the line.

Podium Sports Academy’s star goalkeeper wants nothing more than to play on Canada’s National Team. Parmita works hard at school and on the pitch, so if it seems like she’s avoiding

boys, she hopes everyone will think it’s because she wants to be the best, and not because she’s secretly attracted to girls.

The team’s new assistant coach may actually have the pull to get Parmita a National Team tryout, but Parmita is uncomfortable with her coach’s constant flirting and accidentally-on-purpose touching. After the coach guesses Parmita’s secret about her sexuality and corners her in the locker room, Parmita has to decide how far she’ll go to get a tryout.

Lorna Schultz Nicholson is an experienced sports writer. Her books have been nominated for the SYRCA Diamond Willow Award and the Golden Eagle Children’s Choice Book Award. She is a full-time fiction author who works from her home in Calgary, Alberta, which she shares with her husband, senior hockey official Bob Nicholson, and their three children. For more information, visit www.lornaschultznicholson.com.

Keywords: soccer, sexual abuse, gay and lesbian identity, high school

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Teen Fiction

Self-portrait of the artist as a

teenage girl.

October 20139781459805309$19.95 hc5.5 x 8.25288 pagesages 12+

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AudaciousGabrielle Prendergast

S ixteen-year-old Raphaelle says the wrong thing, antagonizes the wrong people and has the wrong attitude. She can’t do anything right except draw, but she draws the wrong pictures. When her

father moves the family to a small prairie city, Raphaelle wants to make a new start. Reborn as “Ella,” she tries to fit in at her new school. She’s drawn to Samir, a Muslim boy in her art class, and expresses her confused feelings in explicit art. When a classmate texts a photo of Ella’s art to a younger friend, the fallout spreads throughout Ella’s life, threatening to destroy her already-fragile family. Told entirely in verse, Audacious is a brave, funny and hard-hitting portrait of a girl who embodies the word audacity.

Gabrielle Prendergast is a UK-born Canadian/Australian who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and daughter. She holds an mfa in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. A part-time teacher and mentor, Gabrielle blogs and rants at www.angelhorn.com and www.versenovels.com.

Keywords: sex, bullying, religion, censorship, art, family dynamics, fresh starts

Advance praise for Audacious

“ Beautifully written, thoughtfully layered, and occasionally disturbing…Audacious is a book just as powerful as its title.” —Margarita Engle, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Surrender Tree

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Teen Fiction

Danny has more lives than the

proverbial cat.

October 20139781459804340

$12.95 pb5.5 x 8.25216 pagesages 12+

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Who I’m NotTed Staunton

Danny has survived everything life has thrown at him: being abandoned at birth, multiple abusive foster homes, life as a con man in training. But when his latest “protector” dies suddenly, Danny

has to think fast or he’ll be back in foster care again. He decides to assume the identity of a boy who disappeared three years before. If nothing else, he figures it will buy him a little time. Much to his astonishment, his new “family” accepts him as their own—despite the fact that he looks nothing like their missing relative. But one old cop has his suspicions about Danny—and he’s not about to declare the case closed. Inspired by a true story, Who I’m Not is a powerful portrait of a boy whose identity is as fluid as a river and as changeable as a chameleon’s skin.

Ted Staunton is a writer, speaker, workshop leader, story teller and musical performer. His novel Jump Cut was part of Seven (the series) and he is the author of many other books, including the Morgan series for young readers, the picture book Puddleman, and two titles in the Orca Currents series. He lives in Port Hope, Ontario. To learn more about Ted, visit his web site at www.tedstauntonbooks.com.

Keywords: deception, abuse, grifters, family, loyalty, identity

Also by Ted Staunton

Jump Cut9781554699476 • $9.95

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Power Chord9781554699032 • $9.95

ages 10–14

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You can’t be a hero every day.

October 20139781459802865$12.95 pb5.5 x 8.25216 pagesages 12+

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If OnlyBecky Citra

F ifteen-year-old Pam is assaulted when she and her twin brother, Danny, are walking home through the woods. Danny is frozen with fear and does nothing; luckily, Pam is rescued by a woman out

walking her dog. Pam deals with the trauma by isolating herself while Danny struggles with the shame of not protecting his sister. His shame is compounded by their father’s contempt, and Danny decides to redeem himself by finding Pam’s attacker. In the process, he discovers a family secret, and Pam connects with new friends who help her regain her confidence.

Becky Citra is the author of many books for children and teens, including Missing, After the Fire and Never to be Told. Becky lives on a ranch in Bridge Lake, British Columbia, where she has ridden and trained horses for thirty years.

Keywords: courage, twins, old age, family secrets, assault, friendship

Also by Becky Citra

Missing9781554693450 • $9.95 pbages 9–12

After the Fire9781554692460 • $9.95 pbages 9–12

Teen Fiction

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Teen Fiction

Best. Prom. Ever.

October 20139781459802971

$12.95 pb5.5 x 8.25240 pagesages 12+

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Tag AlongTom Ryan

I t’s junior prom night. Andrea is grounded for getting her older brother to buy booze for her, Paul is having panic attacks, Roemi has been stood up by his Internet date, and Candace is busy tagging

a building (before she gets collared by a particularly tenacious cop). By happenstance, the four near-strangers end up together, getting into more trouble, arguing and ultimately helping each other out over the course of eight madcap hours.

Tom Ryan was born and raised in Inverness on Cape Breton Island. After high school, he studied English at Mount Allison University and then moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he studied film production. Tom’s first novel, Way to Go, has been nominated for numerous awards. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario, with his partner and dog. He can be found online at www.tomwrotethat.com.

Keywords: friendship, randomness, bonding, sexuality, loyalty, integrity

Also by Tom Ryan

Way to Go9781459800779 • $12.95

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Teen Fiction

Becoming a statistic was never part of

the plan.

September 20139781459801363$12.95 pb5.5 x 8.25288 pagesages 12+

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So Much It HurtsMonique Polak

Iris is an aspiring actress, so when Mick, a well-known visiting Aussie director, takes an interest in her, she’s flattered. He’s fourteen years older, attractive, smart, charming and sexy—in other

words, nothing like her hapless ex-boyfriend, Tommy. But when Iris and Mick start a secret relation-ship, she soon witnesses Mick’s darker side, and his temper frightens her. Before long, she becomes the target of his rage, but she makes endless excuses for him. Isolated and often in pain, Iris struggles to continue going to school, where she is preparing for her role as Ophelia. When her family and friends begin to realize that something is terribly wrong, Iris defends her man, but she also takes the first tentative steps toward self-preservation.

So Much It Hurts is Monique Polak’s fourteenth novel for young adults. Her historical novel, What World is Left, won the Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. In addition to writing fiction, Monique teaches English and Humanities at Marianopolis College in Montreal, Quebec. She is also an active freelance journalist. For more information, visit www.moniquepolak.com.

Keywords: domestic violence, acting, deception, self-preservation

Also by Monique Polak

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Miracleville9781554693306 • $12.95ages 12+

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Teen Fiction

It’s always “beer o’clock” at Kit’s house.

September 20139781459802742

$12.95 pb5.5 x 8.25288 pagesages 12+

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BaygirlHeather Smith

Growing up in a picturesque Newfoundland fishing village should be idyllic for sixteen-year-old Kit Ryan, but living with an alcoholic father makes Kit’s day-to-day life unpredictable and almost

intolerable. When the 1992 cod moratorium forces her father out of a job, the tension between Kit and her father grows. Forced to leave their rural community, the family moves to the city, where they live with Uncle Iggy, a widower with problems of his own. Immediately pegged as a “baygirl,” Kit struggles to fit in, but longstanding trust issues threaten to hold her back when a boy named Elliot expresses an interest in her.

Originally from Newfoundland, Heather Smith now lives in Waterloo, Ontario, with her husband and three children. Her Newfoundland roots inspire much of her writing. For more information, visit www.heathertsmith.com.

Keywords: alcoholism, loyalty, family, first love, death

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Teen Fiction

July 20139781927485248$21.95 hc5.5 x 7.5296 pagesages 12+Pajama Press

September 20139781927485323$19.95 hc5.5 x 8232 pagesages 12+Pajama Press

Nix Minus OneJill MacLean

A powerful YA novel about a boy, a dog and the way they save each other.

N ix Humbolt doesn’t talk much. Though at fifteen he’s taller and leaner than he was in his “Fatty Humbolt” days, he still lies low at school. At home, Nix finds refuge in his father’s

workshop, where he builds intricate boxes and tables—and avoids arguments with his polar-oppo-site older sister. Roxy is so alive the air around her vibrates. Nix would slay ten dragons for her, but she drives him crazy—especially when she decides to go after Bryan Sykes. The guy is seriously toxic, but Roxy won’t listen, so what can Nix do? The only battles he ever fights are on his Xbox—until the day he finds the guts to fight for Swiff Dunphy’s neglected dog, Twig. She won’t win any beauty contests, but Nix is determined to save her. And when things start to spiral out of control, she might just be the one who saves him.

Award-winning author Jill MacLean divides her time between writing in her East Coast home, presenting in school classrooms and pursuing her love of nature.

Keywords: dogs, pets, animal abuse, siblings, grieving, introversion, woodworking, high school, self-confidence, parents, family, Newfoundland, free verse

“This is an absorbing, emotionally resonant book.” —Quill & Quire

NamesakeSue MacLeod

Jane’s project on Lady Jane Grey is really drawing her in. Literally.

I t started with a history project. Mr. Gregor assigned a research paper on a figure from the Tudor era, and of course Jane Grey had to pick her namesake—Lady Jane Grey, the fifteen-year-

old girl whose parents schemed to place her on the throne of England, then abandoned her to face the executioner. The project is engrossing from the start, but when Jane opens a mysterious prayer book and finds herself in the Tower of London in 1554, she ends up literally drawn into her namesake’s story. Soon Jane is slipping into the past whenever the present becomes too unbear-able, avoiding her mother’s demands, her best friend’s fickleness, her crush’s indifference. In the tower she plays chess with the imprisoned Lady Jane and is awed by her new friend’s strength and courage. And in the tower, keeping vigil as the day of the execution draws near, Jane learns that she too must have the courage to fight for her own happiness.

Sue MacLeod has filled her career with the written word, working as a writer, an editor, a library assistant and even a poet laureate. Sue wrote Namesake, her first novel, out of a desire to honor Jane Grey for “who she was—not only a victim, but also courageous, strong and full of life.”

Keywords: Tudor England, time slip, Jane Grey, history, relationships, alcohol abuse, friendship, high school, self-confidence, courage, mothers, daughters, Tower of London

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Teen Fiction

November 20139780986949500

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True BlueDeborah Ellis

How long can Jess remain loyal to a friend arrested for murder?

S tephanie was the brattiest camper in Jess and Casey’s cabin, but Casey couldn’t really have murdered her—could she? With her best friend arrested and the town turning against her,

Jess’ moral dilemma might be too much for her to handle. Known for her novels about courageous young people in developing countries, award-winning

author Deborah Ellis has produced an incisive story about a different kind of courage. Booklist says, “This intelligent mystery is a complete 180 from the author’s leprosy-in-India tale, No Ordinary Day (2011), but is similar in how its impact sneaks up on you…The unreliability of Jess’ first-person account becomes increasingly obvious as we learn the depths of Jess’ jealousy and the dubious-ness of her morals. The mystery here is not just a whodunit but how loyalty and betrayal can rest along such a razor’s edge.” Kirkus Reviews says, “Jess…grabs readers’ attention and never lets it go.”

Deborah Ellis is a peace activist, feminist, humanitarian and award-winning author. True Blue, like all of Deborah’s books, was written out of her fascination with courage—“when we have it, when we don’t, and how we make the decision to be brave or cowardly.”

Keywords: mystery, moral courage, peer pressure, mental health, friendship, values, crime, teen-agers, high school, summer camp

The Sewing BasketSusan White

Dealing with a parent’s illness is difficult at any age.

I t is the late 1960s, and the world of twelve-year-old Ruth Iverson pretty much revolves around her friends, a boy she likes, The Monkees and spending time with her dad, doing special stuff like

watching the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup. But she is soon to realize that her mom’s strange behavior, which has become an embarrassment, is a symptom of a disease that will affect her family’s life and possibly Ruth’s future. While she watches major events like the marriage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy and Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon, Ruth faces some major life events of her own and struggles to come to terms with the changes they bring.

Susan White is grateful to have the time, since retiring, to work on her writing and the freedom to regularly visit her new granddaughter in Alberta. Her previous books include Ten Thousand Truths and The Year Mrs. Montague Cried, which won the Ann Connor Brimer Award. Visit her website at www.author-susan-white.blogspot.ca.

Keywords: illness, family, coping, coming of age

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Teen Fiction

September 20139781927583142$12.95 pb5.5 x 8.25250 pagesages 12+Second Story

September 20139781927583166$12.95 pb5.5 x 8.25200 pagesages 13+Second Story

Rachel’s PromiseShelly Sanders

Two strong young hearts ahead of their time make their way in 1904 from Russia to Shanghai.

The story that began in the novel Rachel’s Secret continues in Rachel's Promise. With his drunken father out of work, fifteen-year-old Sergei leaves for a factory job in St. Petersburg. But factory

life in 1904 Russia is unimaginably difficult, and Sergei soon joins the workers rebelling against inhu-mane conditions.

Forced to leave Russia because of continuing riots against Jews, Sergei’s sweetheart, Rachel, takes the Trans-Siberian Railway across Russia to board a ship to Shanghai. Like Sergei, Rachel must abandon her studies and work to support her family.

Rachel and Sergei are both working to save enough money to move to America for a better life. Rachel’s dream of becoming a journalist is encouraged by an unlikely friend in Shanghai, and Sergei becomes ever more embroiled in the politics of revolutionary Russia. Separated by thou-sands of miles, Sergei and Rachel cling to each other through letters, which become the brightest parts of their lives. Both hope for a future that will see them reunited and their dreams fulfilled.

Shelly Sanders has worked as a freelance writer for almost twenty years. The character of Rachel in Rachel’s Secret and Rachel’s Promise was inspired by Shelly’s grandmother, a Russian Jew who fled to Shanghai to escape persecution.

Keywords: European history, intolerance, refugees

Until TodayPam Fluttert

A portrait of loss, betrayal and courage in the face of abuse.

Kat is alone with a secret she doesn’t want to keep but can’t risk telling. A victim of longtime sexual abuse at the hands of her family’s trusted friend, Kat is torn between trying to protect

herself and safeguarding her little sister, whom she fears might be next. Greg is a clever and manipulative abuser who has Kat convinced that she is as much to blame

for his behavior as he is. Caught in a tangled web of deception and self-loathing, Kat believes Greg when he says that no one will accept her word over his. Thanks to him, Kat is already isolated from her parents and at risk of losing her best friends.

With no one to turn to, Kat keeps a secret journal where she writes the truth about every-thing that has been going on since she was a little girl. But now the journal is missing, and Kat’s secret is about to unravel.

Pam Fluttert lives in New Hamburg, Ontario, with her husband and two daughters. In addition to writing and drawing in her spare time, she works at the University of Waterloo. Pam spends as much time as possible with her human family, two dogs and two horses.

Keywords: sexual abuse, friendship

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The Spider BiTeS Medora Sale

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SummaryAfter being suspended from the force on suspicion of corruption, Detective Rick “The Spider”

Montoya knows his career as a police officer is over. It doesn’t matter that he was framed. Even if

Rick can prove it was a setup, the mark is still on his name, like a stain. Not only that, but Rick’s

drinking has driven away Angela, his wife and best friend. Their marriage is in shambles.

Rick returns home from five months away working on a farm. He discovers someone living in

his basement apartment. but before he can find out who it is, the house goes up in flames. Two

people die in the fire. One is Rick’s landlord, Cheryl. The identity of the other victim isn’t so

clear. At first many people believe it’s Rick who has died. After all, it was his suite.

The night of the fire, Rick goes over to the house to check things out. He’s attacked and

knocked unconscious. When he comes to, he’s really interested in figuring out who set the fire

and killed two people. He’s pretty sure he was supposed to be one of them.

As Cheryl’s daughter, Susanna, grieves the loss of her mother, the number of suspects mounts.

A young electrician; an insurance guy; Rick’s own wife (an ex-cop turned insurance investigator);

one of his colleagues; even Rick himself. Independent of the investigating officers, Rick weaves a thoughtful web of possibilities as he

sorts through different people’s connections to the people who died in the fire. The conclusion?

Susanna arranged to have her mother killed so she could collect on her sizable insurance policy.

Rick is offered a job as an insurance investigator, and he and Angela take one more crack at

making their marriage work.

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The Middle GroundZoe WhiTTall

Reading level: 4.2Interest level: AdultThemes: relationships, trust, literacy978-1-55469-288-0 pb

Summary Missy Turner’s son has gone to summer camp for six weeks, leaving behind an empty house—and a mother who realizes her only child will soon leave home. Missy heads for work, only to learn that the hardware store is closing and she’s out of a job. Naturally upset, she returns home—and walks in on her husband Dale making out with their next-door neighbor. Shocked, Missy heads to the café in town. Her day turns from bad to worse when, moments later, she finds herself being held at gunpoint—even if it is by a sexy Jude Law lookalike who smells like wood chips and soap. but the robbery goes wrong, and the police show up. Right there, Missy makes a choice. Her son is growing up. Her husband is a beer-bellied cheater in sweatpants. Maybe her sister is right: maybe she does need some adventure in her life. Missy helps the thug escape and eventually agrees to join him on a road trip to New York. Enthralled by her sudden freedom—and uncharacteristic badness—Missy camps out with her renegade outlaw in a tawdry motel. She buys his stories about how he’s really not a criminal, just a guy who’s been dealt a bad hand. but hours later, the guy pulls a gun on yet another cashier—and Missy finally connects the dots. Missy and her husband spend the summer apart. but her dangerous fling with the gunman has helped her see what matters most—and where she needs to make changes. As the summer draws to an end, Missy and Dale are back together, preparing to welcome their son home. There is a good chance they will work things out.

READING GUIDELove You To DeaThGaiL Bowen

Reading level: 4.2

Interest level: AdultThemes: mystery, suspense, literacy978-1-55469-262-0 pb

Summary

When radio host Charlie D hits the airwaves at 11:00 every night, he leaves behind Charlie Dowhanuik: heartbroken, unable to trust, a blood-red birthmark covering half his face. behind the mic, Charlie D is a charismatic, wise-cracking stud who holds people together as their lives fall apart. His show, The World According to Charlie D, has a huge following. It’s where people turn when they don’t know where else to go. but lately, several among Charlie’s faithful flock of listeners have turned up dead. Clues have been arriving in the station mail—clues that point to one of Charlie’s listeners as the killer. Charlie and his producer, Nova, agree to help the police flush out the killer during tonight’s broadcast. He or she will be listening; there’s no doubt of that. All night, Charlie probes his callers for clues about who’s behind the violence. Every fan is a suspect. Charlie is forced to dig deep within himself to keep his cool when he has to listen to what seems to be the death of one of his most loyal followers. The pressure’s on: he’s got to pinpoint the perpetrator before anyone else gets killed. but true to her obsession, the suspect can’t stay away from Charlie for long. In a surprise maneuver that puts Nova’s life at risk, the murderer reveals herself at the radio station. In person. When the killer learns the man behind the voice is no match for the perfection she’d envisioned, her dream is shattered. but in bringing Charlie to the edge, she helps him realize he has nothing to hide.

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The Middle Ground

Zoe WhiTTall

Reading level: 4.2

Interest level: Adult

Themes: relationships, trust, literacy

978-1-55469-288-0 pb

Summary

Missy Turner’s son has gone to summer camp for six weeks, leaving behind an empty house—

and a mother who realizes her only child will soon leave home. Missy heads for work, only

to learn that the hardware store is closing and she’s out of a job. Naturally upset, she returns

home—and walks in on her husband Dale making out with their next-door neighbor.

Shocked, Missy heads to the café in town. Her day turns from bad to worse when, moments

later, she finds herself being held at gunpoint—even if it is by a sexy Jude Law lookalike who

smells like wood chips and soap.

but the robbery goes wrong, and the police show up. Right there, Missy makes a choice. Her

son is growing up. Her husband is a beer-bellied cheater in sweatpants. Maybe her sister is right:

maybe she does need some adventure in her life.

Missy helps the thug escape and eventually agrees to join him on a road trip to New York.

Enthralled by her sudden freedom—and uncharacteristic badness—Missy camps out with her

renegade outlaw in a tawdry motel. She buys his stories about how he’s really not a criminal, just

a guy who’s been dealt a bad hand. but hours later, the guy pulls a gun on yet another cashier—

and Missy finally connects the dots.

Missy and her husband spend the summer apart. but her dangerous fling with the gunman has

helped her see what matters most—and where she needs to make changes. As the

summer draws to an end, Missy and Dale are back together, preparing to welcome their son

home. There is a good chance they will work things out.

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Orca Currents

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Destination HumanK. L. Denman

As if girls aren’t alien enough already.

Chloe thinks of herself as a normal teenage girl—if there’s any such thing—until a formless alien being inhabits her body. The being is named Welkin and claims to be a Universal. Welkin

has entered Chloe’s body as part of a school project. Chloe agrees to let this weirdo observe her life for three days as long as Welkin doesn’t interfere. Welkin tries to respect the non-interference portion of the agreement. But Welkin’s stream of alien commentary as Chloe deals with boys, her coach and math homework has a comic, and sometimes enlightening, impact on Chloe’s life.

K.L. Denman has never been inhabited by an alien being, but she found Welkin’s perspec-tive to be a great way to explore the challenging teen experience. K.L. Denman lives in Delta, British Columbia. For more information visit www.kldenman.com.

Keywords: aliens, science fiction, humor, physicality, running, image, romance, magic realism

TamperedMichele Martin Bossley

Care for a spider with your grapes?

Trevor has started his first job at Ashton’s Fresh Marketplace, where someone has been tampering with the food. Cayenne has been sprinkled on cookies, garlic put in coffee, and

plastic insects hidden in fruit displays to terrify customers. Trevor and his friends Nick and Robyn decide to find out who is out to destroy the store’s reputation. Is it Mattie, the disgruntled ex-employee? Or perhaps the competition? Or is it Alex, their schoolmate who doesn’t know when a joke has gone too far? Their snooping makes the kids themselves seem suspicious, and soon they realize they have to solve the mystery before Trevor gets fired for a crime he didn’t commit.

Michele Martin Bossley is the author of eighteen novels for young people. A frequent speaker at writing conferences and schools, Michele divides her time between writing and parenting her four sons. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.

Keywords: grocery stores, food tampering, mystery, careers, nutrition, employment, sleuthing

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Ace’s BasementTed Staunton

When bullying backfires.

Following the demise of his first band, Ace has started a duo called Two with Lisa, a girl he has a huge crush on. As Ace and Lisa get serious about their music, Denny, Ace’s hapless friend,

tries to help out by filming their every move so that he can create the ultimate music video. As a joke, Denny puts together a Two video capturing all of the embarrassing moments—moments that Lisa in particular doesn’t want shared. Somehow, the video gets posted on YouTube. Lisa and Ace find themselves starring in the latest comedic viral video. Lisa is humiliated and refuses to talk to Ace—until their fame turns out to have positive results.

Ted Staunton divides his time between writing and a busy schedule as a speaker, workshop leader, storyteller and musical performer for children and adults. Ted lives in Port Hope, Ontario. For more information, visit www.tedstauntonbooks.com.

Keywords: Internet bullying, rock and roll, social media, humor, YouTube, guitar, singing, romance

Caught in the ActDeb Loughead

Cottage life is not always tranquil.

Dylan and his friends attract the attention of the police when a summer bonfire gets out of control. Dylan almost loses a job opportunity at a local inn because of his antics, but he is

saved by the lies of Heather, an employee of the inn. When he is caught on camera stealing towels from a summer cottage after a skinny-dipping prank, Dylan and his friends become suspects in a number of cottage robberies. Dylan learns everything he can about the robberies, with the hope of clearing his name, and finds himself in more than one sticky situation in the process.

Deb Loughead is the author of more than twenty-five books for children and young adults. She has written and directed children’s plays and taught creative-writing classes for adults in Toronto. Deb likes to spend her non-writing time reading, knitting or hanging around horses as a thera-peutic-riding volunteer. Deb lives with her family in Toronto, Ontario.

Keywords: cottages, summer jobs, mystery, sleuthing, holidays, troublemaking, pranks, crime

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Picture this by Norah McClintockEthan lives in a foster home, struggling to put his life on the right track. Involved in a photography program for at-risk kids, he finds himself threatened again and again by someone who wants his camera. What does Ethan know? And what is on his camera that someone is willing to kill for?

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back by Norah McClintockJojo’s back, released from jail, and people are tense and afraid again. Those people just wish Jojo would go away and never come back. Then there are the people who wish something bad would happen to Jojo. Something really bad.

Ardell Withrow is one of those people.

Stuffed by Eric WaltersWhen Ian watches a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, he decides to try and stop people from eating at Frankie’s, a fast-food chain with a questionable menu. The boycott takes off and the company’s lawyers try to force him to stop. Can Ian stand up for what he believes in? Can he take on a big corpo-ration and win?

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TopspinSonya Spreen Bates

Kat is thrilled to be competing in a junior tennis championship at the Melbourne Park arena for the first time. But things are off to a horrible start. Her doubles partner, Miri, is sneaking around

at night and asking Kat to cover for her. She’s also playing terribly, almost costing them their match. Miri’s boyfriend, Hamish, one of the top competitors, seems unaware of her unusual behavior. When strange things begin happening to throw off Hamish’s game, Kat suspects that Miri may be involved. Who is trying to sabotage Hamish? And can Kat put a stop to the plot before it’s too late?

Sonya Spreen Bates is a Canadian writer living in South Australia. She began writing children’s fiction in 2001, inspired by her two daughters and their love of the stories she told them. Sonya’s stories have been published in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Topspin is her first book in the Orca Sports series.

Keywords: tennis, blackmail, mystery, sabotage, Australia

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Little Brother of WarGary Robinson

A Native teen’s rebellion becomes a journey of discovery.

S ixteen-year-old Mississippi Choctaw Randy Cheska has lived most of his young life in the shadow of his older football-hero brother, Jack. After Jack is killed while serving in Iraq, Randy’s

father puts even more pressure on Randy to excel in football. But Randy has no interest in sports and has never been good at them. Imagine Randy’s surprise when he discovers stickball, a game he’s immediately drawn to. But stickball is a sport Randy’s father considers a relic of the Choctaw past, when it was known as Little Brother of War and was used to settle disputes between communi-ties. Randy’s determination to play this legendary game, guided by a mysterious visitor, leads him on a challenging and unexpected journey of self-discovery.

Gary Robinson is a writer and filmmaker of Cherokee and Choctaw descent who has spent twenty-five years working with American Indian communities to tell the stories of Native people. He lives in the central coast region of California.

Keywords: courage, confidence, stickball

Danny Blackgoat, Navajo PrisonerTim Tingle

The story of one boy’s hunger to be free and to be Navajo.

Danny Blackgoat is a teenager in Navajo country when soldiers burn down his home, kill his sheep and capture his family. During the Long Walk of 1864, Danny is labeled a troublemaker

and given the name Fire Eye. Refusing to accept captivity, he is sent to Fort Davis, Texas, a Civil War prisoner outpost. There he battles bullying fellow prisoners, rattlesnakes and abusive soldiers until he meets Jim Davis. Jim teaches Danny how to hold his anger and starts him on the road to literacy. In a stunning climax, Jim—who builds coffins for the dead—aids Danny in a daring and dangerous escape. Set in troubled times, Danny Blackgoat is the story of one boy’s hunger to be free and be Navajo.

Tim Tingle is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a frequent speaker at tribal events. In June 2011, Tingle spoke at the Library of Congress and presented his first perfor-mance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. He is the author of twelve books. Tingle’s first children’s book, Crossing Bok Chitto, was an Editor’s Choice in the New York Times Book Review and won the 2008 American Indian Youth Literature Award.

Keywords: courage, self-discipline, patience

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TouchKim Firmston

When his idol lets him down, computer hacker Ethan wonders what kind of person that makes him.

E than has the perfect plan to impress his dad, a “white hat” hacker who works in IT security. Ethan will hack into the high school’s computer system and release a relatively harmless virus

he’s created by modifying an old code of his dad’s. Ethan knows his dad will recognize him as the mastermind when the story hits the evening news. Unfortunately for Ethan, when the segment airs his dad misses it—all his attention is on Ethan’s troubled stepsister, Haley.

Ethan launches a full-out battle for attention, only to learn that the fight has been one-sided when Haley accuses his dad of molesting her. Ethan refuses to believe the allegations against his dad—until he hacks into an old computer of his dad’s and makes a startling discovery.

Ethan has strived his whole life to be just like his dad, but when this dark secret comes to light, he doesn’t know what kind of person that makes him.

Kim Firmston is a writer and creative-writing instructor. She is also the author of SideStreets novels Schizo and Hook Up, both CCBC Best Books selections. For more information, visit www.kimfirmston.com.

Keywords: computer hacking, sexual abuse, stepfamilies, teens

Love HurtsBeverly Scudamore

An intimate look at one girl’s experience of dating violence.

Mel’s best friend, Dustin, is her dream guy, but she lost her chance with him last year and now he’s seeing someone else. Enter Colter, the handsome new guy in school who is definitely

interested in her. He’s just the thing Mel needs to get her mind off Dustin. Before Mel realizes it, she’s spending almost every waking moment with Colter, even skipping volleyball practices and nights out with friends.

When Colter gives Mel a ring, alarm bells start ringing, and Mel worries that maybe they’re moving too fast. But every time Mel tries to cool things down a bit, Colter latches on even tighter. Mel can’t bring herself to leave him. But she is beginning to wonder what lengths Colter will go to if she does.

Beverly Scudamore is the author of several books for young readers. Ready to Play, Foul Play, Misconduct and Ice Dreams are CCBC “Our Choice” selections. Beverly and her family live in Sarnia, Ontario.

Keywords: love, romance, jealousy, abuse, dating

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TriggeredVicki Grant

Neil has broken up with Jade but can’t end the relationship.

Neil decides that his long-term relationship with Jade is finally over. After ending it, he realizes the hardest part will be saying goodbye to her little brother, Owen, who suffers from severe

migraines. Neil’s friends suspect that Jade’s constant calls for help are just too convenient to be real. What are the chances Owen would relapse every time Neil is out with someone new? Neil admits they’re not very good—but he’s seen the boy. A four-year-old can’t fake an illness like that. Turns out both Neil and his friends are right.

Vicki Grant has written a number of titles in the Orca Soundings series including Comeback, Dead End Job and ID. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Keywords: relationships, illness, deceit, obligation

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My SideNorah McClintock

There are two sides to every story. Two answers to every question. And one truth.

When quiet, shy Addie is lured into the woods, she is convinced she is going to die. She quickly finds out that there are worse things than terror—things like betrayal at the hands of her

best friend and public humiliation in front of the entire school.Neely, Addie’s ex-best friend, is tired of the same old life and the same old friends. She is ready

to take some chances to re-invent herself. Is she also ready to win new friends at the expense of old ones?

There are two sides to every story, and it’s impossible to know the truth until you’ve heard them both. But sometimes you don’t ever learn the other side of the story. What drives these two friends apart? Who is right and who is wrong? You’ll only know if you read both sides.

Norah McClintock has written many bestselling novels, including She Said/She Saw, Back and Guilty. Norah lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Keywords: bullying, betrayal, viral video, alienation, social anxiety, cliques, revenge

CrashLesley Choyce

Cameron thinks he can survive anything on willpower alone. Not this time.

Just when sixteen-year-old Cameron thinks he’s going to straighten out his troubled life, his parents break up and he ends up living on the street with his dog, Ozzie. He meets a girl named

Mackenzie, who has been sleeping in a pup tent in the park. With her help, he tries to survive on the street and continue with school, despite the new challenges in his life.

Finding a safe place for them to crash at night is difficult, and panhandling for money isn’t as easy as it looks. Cameron learns that Mackenzie has her own emotional baggage to deal with, and life for a kid with a dog and no home gets even more challenging. After Mackenzie gets into some real trouble, Cameron realizes he needs to come up with a realistic solution if they are going to survive the turbulence.

Lesley Choyce is the author of eighty-four books for adults, teens and kids. He runs Pottersfield Press, teaches at Dalhousie University and lives at Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia, where he surfs year-round. A recent book, I’m Alive, I Believe in Everything, is a collection of his poems written over forty years. For more information, visit www.lesleychoyce.com.

Keywords: homelessness, dogs, panhandling, high school, resolutions, survival

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Just GoneWilliam Kowalski

With no one else to protect them, street kids welcome Jacky Wacky and his vigilante justice.

Mother Anqelique runs a shelter for homeless mothers and their children in a run-down inner-city area, where drug addiction, prostitution and random acts of violence are facts of

life. One day, newly orphaned Jamal and his sister Chantay arrive at the shelter, hungry and scared. As Angelique tries to find a new home for them, she develops a fascination with seven-year-old Jamal, who seems to inhabit a world of his own. Jamal tells her fantastic stories of a man named Jacky Wacky, who protects the poor children of the city and punishes the adults who harm them. A God-fearing woman, Angelique doesn’t believe his stories at first. But strange things begin to happen whenever Jamal is around, and Mother Angelique is forced to admit that the world may contain stranger truths than her faith can explain.

William Kowalski’s first novel, Eddie’s Bastard, was an international bestseller and has been translated into a dozen languages. Just Gone is his fourth title in the Rapid Reads series. Kowalski is a full-time writer, husband and father. He is also a part-time independent adult educational consul-tant, specializing in designing and delivering curricula to adults who are unemployed, undereducated and struggling to survive. He lives in Nova Scotia.

Keywords: homelessness, poverty, crime, magic realism

Valentino PierReed Farrel Coleman

Will it be Ellis or his dog Ugly who helps Gulliver uncover the mysterious goings-on at Valentino Pier?

I t all begins when PI Gulliver Dowd is approached by Ellis Torres, a street kid, on Valentino Pier in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Ellis has lost his dog, and after Gulliver helps to find the

dog for him, they go their separate ways. So when Ellis is discovered beaten, unconscious and left for dead not far from the pier early the following morning, Gulliver is horrified—and suspicious. He sets out to find the attacker and learn why the boy was targeted. What Gulliver uncovers by way of bizarre clues—amidst threats of danger to himself and his loved ones—leads him on his most curious case yet. Undeniably, there is something amiss at Valentino Pier.

Called a “hard-boiled poet” by NPR’s Maureen Corrigan and “the noir poet laureate” in the Huffington Post. Reed Farrel Coleman has published seventeen novels including Dirty Work, his first title featuring PI Gulliver Dowd. He is a three-time recipient of the Shamus Award for Best PI Novel of the Year and is a two-time Edgar Award nominee. He is an adjunct instructor of English at Hofstra University and lives with his family on Long Island. For more information, visit www.reedcoleman.com.

Keywords: mystery, crime, New York City, private eye, dogs

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The Goddaughter’s RevengeMelodie Campbell

When the burglar is also a harsh critic of interior design, it’s front-page news!

When jewelry-store owner Gina Gallo and her boyfriend Pete take a week’s vacation, she leaves the store in the hands of her cousin from New York. After all, cousin Carmine is a

certified gemologist—but Carmine is also in the Mob. When Gina gets back, she discovers that her cousin has spent his time switching real gems for fakes in the jewelry of some of her best customers.

With her reputation on the line, what’s a Mob goddaughter to do? Mastermind a string of burglaries to get the gems back, of course! But nothing ever goes entirely smoothly for Gina. Soon she and her eccentric cousin Nico are the toast of the town, as the local paper and everyone else follow the antics of their very own Pink Panthers.

Melodie Campbell achieved a personal best this year when Library Journal compared her to Janet Evanovich. Melodie got her start writing comedy. Her work has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Star Magazine, Canadian Living, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail and many more. The Goddaughter’s Revenge, a follow-up to The Goddaughter, is Melodie’s fifth published novel. She lives in Oakville, Ontario, and can be found at www.melodiecampbell.com.

Keywords: humor, crime, mobsters, gems and jewelry, Hamilton

A Woman ScornedJames Heneghan

A gruesome death—but was it suicide or murder?

Vancouver city councilor George Hamilton Nash has left his wife of twenty years and moved into a posh West End condo. A wealthy man about town, Nash appears to be enjoying all the

pleasures the city has to offer—until he turns up dead. The note left behind indicates suicide, and the police are satisfied with this. But Sebastian Casey, a reporter for the West End Clarion who knew something of Nash’s reputation as a lady’s man, is not so sure. He doesn’t buy suicide and sets out to prove otherwise, amidst trouble in his own relationship, and with no shortage of suspects, including the wife left behind. The break Casey needs comes from a most unlikely source.

A former fingerprint specialist with the Vancouver Police Department, James Heneghan has won numerous awards for his books for young readers, including the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize three times. His first book for the Rapid Reads series, also featuring reporter Sebastian Casey, was Fit to Kill. James lives in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Keywords: mystery, infidelity, murder, politics

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