Juvenile fiction

  • Over the rainbow with Googol and Googolplex

    Creator

    Kazenbroot, Nelly

    Abstract

    Googol and Googolplex are back from space, ready to continue their scavenger hunt. Pippa and Troy are eager to help, but runaway bulls and disappearing rainbows make their task difficult. And dangerous!

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Out of season

    Creator

    Jones, Kari

    Abstract

    Maya sneaks out in her kayak every day to check on a family of sea otters living in nearby Riley Bay. She is determined to protect the sea otters, even if it means checking on them for the rest of her life. One morning, Maya discovers she’s being watched. Who is it, and what are they doing? Soon Maya gets caught up in the dangerous race to save the sea otters, and her family’s livelihood, from poachers.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • La revanche parfaite (perfect revenge)

    Creator

    Denman, K. L.

    Abstract

    Lizzie Lane a l'habitude de vivre au sommet de la chaîne alimentaire. Sa vie presque parfaite bascule lorsque Rachel, une victime sociale de Lizzie, réussit à lui attirer des ennuis à l'école. La vengeance de Rachel détourne de Lizzie même ses amies les plus proches. Lorsque l'étrange nouvelle voisine de Lizzie lui enseigne quelques notions de magie, Lizzie ne peut s'empêcher de jeter un sort à Rachel. Mais elle oublie la « Loi de trois », selon laquelle tout sort que l'on jette revient vers soi multiplié par trois, et elle devient la victime de son propre complot de revanche.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • A noodle up your nose

    Creator

    Wishinsky, Frieda

    Laliberte, Louise-Andree

    Abstract

    Kate has decided on a pirate theme for her party. She thinks that seven is going to be the best age to be. Her friend Jake is going to teach her to ride a two-wheeler. And her party is going to be fabulous. That is, until Violet starts spreading stories. Kate goes right on with her planning, but she is worried. When Violet is the only one to show up on the big day, Kate thinks that her worst fears have come true.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Off season

    Creator

    Walters, Eric

    Abstract

    Readers of Hoop Crazy will remember Ned as the bug-loving beanpole who lives in an isolated national park out West, three hours from the nearest basketball court. But Ned's participation in the three-on-three tournament when he visited Nick has sparked his interest in the game and now he and his father have built their own basketball court in the wilderness. And Ned's hoop skills have improved considerably. Nick and Kia are just beginning to get the hang of life in the wilderness when disaster strikes. A raging forest fire threatens to destroy Ned's home and cut off their escape.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • On a scale from idiot to complete jerk

    Creator

    Hughes, Alison

    Abstract

    When grade-eight science-project time rolls around, J.J. Murphy skips the beakers and the papiermâché and dives into research about jerks. And idiots. But mostly jerks. By his own estimation, his science project, On a Scale from Idiot to Complete Jerk, is groundbreaking, exhaustive, highly scientific and seriously worthy of bonus marks. Beginning with the dawn of humankind and concluding conclusively with a very cool pie chart, the project dissects the elements of jerkosity through extensive case studies and scientific illustrations.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • A bee in your ear

    Creator

    Wishinsky, Frieda

    Laliberte, Louise-Andree

    Abstract

    Kate is determined to win her spelling club's spelling bee, but the competition is fierce. She can almost put up with Violet's relentless claims of superior spelling ability, but when Kate and Jake begin to fight with each other, Kate is miserable. She wants to win the contest, but she doesn't want to lose her best friend.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • El plan de Zee (Zee's way)

    Creator

    Butcher, Kristen

    Abstract

    Zee y sus amigos están furiosos porque su refugio de siempre ha sido reemplazado por tiendas que no son para ellos y porque los vendedores los tratan con desconfianza. Para que los comerciantes sepan lo que Zee y sus amigos piensan, Zee pinta un grafiti en la pared de la ferretería. Cuando lo borran con pintura, Zee decide repetir el vandalismo, pero esta vez de una manera más artística. El dueño de una tienda lo descubre con las manos en la masa y lo amenaza con llamar a la policía, a menos que Zee acepte reparar los daños.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Speed

    Creator

    Staunton, Ted

    Abstract

    How can you liven up a boring camping trip with your grandpa and your younger brother? Spencer has the answer: lose the new cell phone you weren't supposed to bring with you. Add a War of 1812 reenactment, a student film crew, an old flame of Grandpa's, Laura Secord's cowbell and a larcenous hardcore history buff, and you get a weekend that gives Spencer his first taste of independence and maybe a glimpse of his future, by way of the past. In this funny prequel to Jump Cut and Coda, the goofy and creative Spencer gets caught up in a War of 1812 reenactment.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • The true story of George

    Creator

    Lee, Ingrid

    Denis, Stephane

    Abstract

    George is hardly bigger than a child's middle finger. His knees and his elbows don't bend and his legs are fused together. When Katie and Mackenzie find him at the edge of the ocean, they are unimpressed, but George keeps turning up in their lives. And what may seem ordinary to a girl and a boy can be an awesome adventure if you are six centimeters tall. The True Story of George is the first of three books in the George series.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified