Above, Below and Long Ago
This nonfiction picture book for middle-grade readers takes a close look at animals and plants around the world that are in the air, hidden below ground or lived long ago. Illustrated with linocut prints.
The Anxious Exile of Sara Salt
In this middle-grade novel told in letters, when Sara Salt's little brother is born early, her mom and stepdad send her to stay in Toronto with her half-sister Abby, who is starting a transitional housing park for unhoused people
Can We Talk?
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines how humans have communicated over time.
Creatively Human
Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series, this illustrated book for middle-grade readers explores creativity and how it affects our lives and our world.
Atlas des oiseaux
Un atlas fascinant qui fait découvrir une cinquantaine d'oiseaux extraordinaires à travers le monde. À travers des illustrations vivantes et des textes captivants, chaque page révèle les secrets et les talents uniques de ces maîtres des airs.
Finding Harmony
In this middle-grade novel, Harmony moves back home with her mom after being in a foster home, but her mom hasn't dealt with her addiction issues and Harmony feels like she's the only one keeping her and her mom together.
Great Apes
This nonfiction book introduces middle grade readers to great apes, including chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos. Featuring photos throughout, it explores great ape habitats, biology, threats to survival and how conservationists, scientists and young people are working to protect them.
Octopus Ocean
Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book introduces kids to octopuses all over the world. It discusses octopus habitat, biology and threats to survival, and how scientists, conservationists and young people are working to protect octopuses everywhere.
Our Plastic Problem
Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book explores the history and uses of plastic and the resulting environmental problems.
Feathered Fiends
In this short horror novel for middle-grade readers, fifteen-year-old Daphne and her family are besieged by killer birds while on a family vacation.
What's in the Walls?
In this short horror novel for middle-grade readers, ten-year-old Zack discovers a hidden horror after he hears a weird noise coming from the walls of his school gymnasium.
Game Changers
This illustrated nonfiction anthology features the stories of 13 inspiring hijabi athletes from around the world.
Ramadan
Part of the nonfiction Orca Origins series for middle readers. Illustrated with color photographs, this book examines the origins and traditions of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Bad Bot
In this short horror novel for middle-grade readers, lonely Victor befriends his new toy robot, LenBot. But when LenBot starts learning more than Victor has taught it, Victor realizes his new friend might be dangerous.
Creepy Classroom
In this short horror novel for middle-grade readers, middle schooler Matt finds himself the prisoner of a creepy librarian with a terrifying plan.
Living Light
Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book examines the biology, habitat and environmental threats facing bioluminescent species on land and in the water.
Lost at Windy River
This graphic novel for middle-grade readers tells the true story of how a young Indigenous girl survived nine days after getting lost during a snowstorm in northern Canada.
Salt, Pepper, Season, Spice
This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores the spices, condiments and confections we love and the rich histories and cultures they come from around the world.
Wildlife Crossing
Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers, this book explores the science of road ecology and what happens when highways, wildlife and habitats intersect. Illustrated with photographs throughout.
La langue au chat
L’enquêteur privé Jimmy Smiss (le 32e meilleur de sa ville!) pourra-t-il prouver l’innocence de son ami Goran, faussement accusé du vol de la langue de Julia Louette?
All Consuming
Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines disposable culture, its effect on the planet and practical ways young people can use their purchasing power.
Izzy Wong’s Nose for News
In this quirky middle-grade novel, Izzy Wong finds the perfect subject for her podcast—investigating the school bathroom flooding that caused damage to classrooms. But the deeper she gets into her reporting, the more she blurs the line between truth and gossip...and right and wrong.
Pages of Doom
In this second installment in the Book of Screams series, we revisit the ongoing story of Tanya, who is trying to vanquish a sentient ink that steals people's dreams, and delve into other horrors in short-story form, such as a ray of sunshine that kills, a rabbit carcass that haunts a young boy, and a teddy bear that possesses its owner.
Taking Care of Where We Live
Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book introduces readers to ecological restoration and what they can do to help ecosystems in their own communities and around the world.
