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Orca Currents

Item #: CS-OC	Includes: Complete Set - 50 Paperback Books (1 of each title)
Price: $499.00	Quantity:

Reading Level (Grade): 2.00-4.00

Interest Level (Age): 10-14

Author(s): Various

Orca Currents is a series of short, high-interest/low reading level novels with compelling, contemporary plots for reluctant middle-school readers. Orca Currents offers this often-overlooked group of reader a new and exciting alternative written by much-loved Canadian authors. Themes include humour, adventure, sports, family. The Orca Current Complete Set includes 50 paperback novels.

Key Features:
-Contemporary stories -Compelling characters -Ideal for Lit Circles -Ideal for Independent Reading

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Orca Currents

121 Express

RL: 3.90 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

It's survival of the fittest on this bus ride.
The students of the 121 express are infamous for bad behaviour and Lucas knows his role on the bus will determine his social standing at his new school. Lucas is tired of being one of the nerds. When he attracts the negative attent... (more)

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Bear Market

RL: 3.80 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

A grizzly case of wildlife poaching.
While volunteering at the local zoo, Robyn, Nick and Trevor learn that grizzly bears are being poached and their gall bladders removed for use in alternative medicine. Always ready to solve a mystery, the kids set out to find the poachers. B... (more)

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Benched

RL: 3.80 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Will this prank mean Cody loses everything?
When Cody and his friends accept a challenge from a local gang to steal a park bench, their main concern is keeping themselves on the gang's good side. Cody learns that the stolen bench had been dedicated to the father of the English ... (more)

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Beyond Repair

RL: 2.90 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Stalking the Stalker
As much as life has irrevocably changed since the death of his father, much has stayed the same for Cam. He's always had a great deal of responsibility around the house, but the burden is heavier now in combination with the load of grief he's been carrying.... (more)

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Bio-pirate

RL: 4.00 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Trevor, Nick and Robyn sleuth it up at science camp.
Trevor, Robyn and Nick decide they have a mystery to solve when Trevor discovers a suspicious looking young man snooping around. They learn about missing research involving the use of carob beans to aid in cancer treatment-po... (more)

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Blob

RL: 2.90 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

School is hell when you're not perfect.
It's hard enough for Eve to adjust to a new high school without the extra weight she's gained over the summer. Her best friend is ashamed to hang out with her, and she's become the focus of a schoolmate's cruelty. Determined not to be "th... (more)

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Branded

RL: 4.10 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

What's really behind a label?
The principal announces that the school is implementing uniforms, and Ian finds himself caught in a conflict. His friend Julia wants him to devise a plan to fight the decision, and the principal is determined to convince Ian the uniforms are a good... (more)

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Camp Wild

RL: 3.80 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

"He's trying to portage the kayak by himself!" Herb exclaims. Before either of us can run forward to help him, Charlie stumbles. The earth beneath him gives way, and he and his boat tumble down in a small landslide. They hit the water above the falls with a splash. "Rescue rope!" I scream.... (more)

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Chat Room

RL: 4.00 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Is Linda the victim of mistaken identity?
Linda is shy and avoids getting involved at school. But when her high school sets up online chat rooms she can't resist the urge to visit them. Fuelled by interest in a student with the nickname Cyrano, Linda participates in online conv... (more)

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Cheat

RL: 2.80 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

How far would you go to make the grade?
Laurel discovers her passion for investigative journalism when she writes an article for her school paper about the homeless man who's been living at the school. Eager to write more articles with impact, she launches an investigation of a... (more)

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Cracked

RL: 3.40 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Bananas, bobsleds, sabotage and shenanigans.
Trevor, Nick and Robyn are ready to solve another mystery. When bobsledder Josh Gantz is accused of deliberately injuring a fellow competitor, he runs the risk of being thrown out of the sport—right before the World Cup. Courtney Gan... (more)

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Crossbow

RL: 3.40 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Matt nees more than a crossbow to survive.
Fourteen-year-old Matt has only one goal in life: to become a hermit. He has no use for school, but he loves the solitude of the forest. When he hikes up to the cabin he built for himself, he discovers a mysterious stranger named Forrest h... (more)

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Daredevil Club

RL: 3.90 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

How far will Kip go to stay in the club? Kip's only friends are the members of the Daredevil Club, a club whose mission is to complete seven dangerous dares before their rivals, the Wildmen, complete their list of dares. Before the cliff diving accident in which he lost the use of ... (more)

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Dog Walker

RL: 2.60 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Turk's moneymaking scheme gets out of control.
Turk needs cash, but he's allergic to his own sweat so getting a job is out of the question. Then he makes a discovery: Girls love dogs. Turk's friends will do anything to meet girls. Turk starts a dog walking business. His friends... (more)

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Explore

RL: 3.50 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Mike explores the world of outdoor recreation and discovers a new side of himself.
When Mike Longridge gets himself in trouble yet again, he is given a choice: juvenile detention or an outdoor program called Explore. He opts for Explore, but soon finds himself wondering how h... (more)

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Bones

RL: 4.50 IL: 9-12

Includes: Paperback book

Will these bones survive their fifteen minutes of fame?
Sam and Annabel are visiting Sam's mom in Drumheller, Alberta. The farm she is living on is hosting a dinosaur dig. Annabel is thrilled to have access to paleontologists and spends as much time as she can near the dig, m... (more)

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Finding Elmo

RL: 3.90 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Feathers fly when a black cockatoo goes missing from a black-tie do."
Fifteen-year-old Tim loves his job at his dad's pet store, partly because he gets to spend time with his best friend, a black cockatoo named Elmo. But things at work have been tense since the store moved to a l... (more)

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Flower Power

RL: 3.50 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Callie's mother has chained herself to a tree.
Callie's mother has chained herself to the neighbour's tree and is living inside the treehouse. She refuses to come down until the neighbour, Mr. Wilson, agrees to leave the tree standing. Soon reporters arrive to interview Callie ab... (more)

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Fraud Squad

RL: 3.90 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Bones are not the only thing to uncover at this dinosaur dig.
When Trevor, Nick and Robyn visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Robyn is inspired to raise funds for a dinosaur dig that will close soon if it doesn't find funding. The kids are caught up in another mystery when a chain ... (more)

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Horse Power

RL: 3.50 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Wild horses couldn't drag Callie to this protest, but her mom could.
Once again Callie is forced to take part in her mom's latest crusade. They head into ranch country to camp-bloodthirsty mosquitoes, stinky outhouses and all-at a protest to save a rural school. Callie's grandmot... (more)

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Alien Road

RL: 2.90-3.00 IL: 9-12

Includes: Paperback book

All That Stuff About Bermuda Triangle is a Myth...Right?
Ridge isn't thrilled about the idea of spending his whole Spring Break with his mom, but when they get an invitation from his mom’s billionaire friend to join him on his private yacht for a Caribbean cruise, how can he sa... (more)

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Cabin Girl

RL: 3.10 IL: 9-12

Includes: Paperback book

Sixteen-year-old Bailey struggles with her job but stays because she loves the stories of the area - including the legend of the local ghost.
Bailey is working at her first summer job, as a cabin girl at a fly-in fishing camp at Witch Lake. April, an older waitress with street ... (more)

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Junkyard Dog

RL: 3.10 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

One worn-out dog inspires Justin to change his life.
Justin is fascinated with the aged guard dog at the corner store. He names it Smokey and sneaks the dog treats. Smokey belongs to a company that supplies working dogs to local businesses. Justin is thrilled to get a job worki... (more)

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Orca Currents

Laggan Lard Butts

RL: 3.50 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Sam and his friends try to change the name of their school team.
Sam Campbell's school team, the Laggan Lairds, always loses. When someone suggests that their name be the Laggan Lard Butts, Sam thinks the team should change its name. What is a Laird anyway? The basketball coach... (more)

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Manga Touch

RL: 3.50 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

On her school trip to Japan, Dana learns about Japanese culture and about herself.
Dana is excited about her school trip to Japan despite the fact that she is surrounded by the Melly Mob, "in- crowd" kids who make fun of her. Dana is certain she will be less of an outsider in ... (more)

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Marked

RL: 3.50 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

When Colin accepts a summer job he doesn't expect to become a criminal suspect.
When Colin accepts the job to clean up the graffiti in an upscale neighborhood he worries that he might be targeted by gangs. But he didn't expect to become a suspect in a series of robberies. Every... (more)

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Mirror Image

RL: 2.30 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Inspired by a school art project and a new friend, Sable learns to look beneath the surface of an image
Sable wears only black and has always felt that doom is near. Lacey wears pink and seeks beauty everywhere. A sadistic art teacher pairs Sable and Lacey together for their fina... (more)

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Nine Doors

RL: 3.20 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

It's just a harmless little game...or is it?
Emery's neighbor, Richard, is the kind of kid who gets under your skin. When Richard suggests a game of "Nicky Nicky Nine Doors," Emery can't come up with a good excuse not to play. Using chocolate bars as "stunt poo," the boys start... (more)

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Perfect Revenge

RL: 2.50 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

When mean girls turn to magic...
Lizzie Lane is used to life at the top of the food chain. Her near-perfect life is ruined when Rachel, a girl she socially destroyed, exacts her revenge by getting Lizzie in trouble for cheating on a test. Friendless and facing detention, Lizzie... (more)

Item:	102-9
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Pig Boy

RL: 2.00 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

A boring field trip turns dangerous.
Dan is not sure he'll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm. How could a place with no running water, telephone or electricity be anything but dull? The farmer knows nothing about farming and is angry about having to conduc... (more)

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Queen of the Toilet Bowl

RL: 3.60 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Renata learns to be proud of who she is
When Renata is chosen to play the lead role in the school musical, students who used to ignore her start saying hello and congratulating her in the hall. She is happy until it becomes evident that Karin, a wealthy girl who expected to get t... (more)

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Rebel's Tag

RL: 2.20 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

The way of the rebel has its pride
Sam's grandfather vanished from his life the day Sam's father was buried. Now, ten years later, Grandpa Max wants to make amends. He sends letters that lead Sam on a scavenger hunt. Sam follows his grandfather's bizarre instructions though he's ... (more)

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Jungle Jitters

RL: 3.90 IL: 9-12

Includes: Paperback book

Sometimes you just have to jump in with both feet.
But there are even scarier things than anacondas lurking in the jungles of South America, and Tate soon learns of the legend of El Tunchi, a vengeful spirit that terrorizes those who harm the rainforest. When creepy things star... (more)

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Death by Airship

RL: 2.90 IL: 9-12

Includes: Paperback book

Dead Men Tell No Tales
Prince Conn will never be king. And that's just fine with him. He's ninth in line for the pirate throne and is quite happy to sail the skies in his airship with his crew of cheery misfits, plundering as they go. But one by one his siblings are being murde... (more)

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Sewer Rats

RL: 2.70 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Underground paintball adventure
Jim, Micky and Lisa belong to a secret club called the Sewer Rats. Every Saturday the Sewer Rats reign supreme in paintball wars held in the city's storm drain system. The new kid, Carter, wants to join, but Lisa doesn't want him in the club. Whe... (more)

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Skate Freak

RL: 2.90 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

If it's worth doing, do it. If it's not worth doing,do it anyway
Dorf is all about skateboarding and so far that's worked out fine. But now that he's in a new city, the terrain has changed. He's no longer free to skateboard where he wishes, school is more difficult, and his pas... (more)

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Slick

RL: 3.50 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Spread the GRRRR....
Liza, determined to prove that her mother's boyfriend is no good, starts researching the oil company he works for. Liza discovers a lawsuit against the company for compensation that is long overdue to Guatemalan farmers. She starts a group at school called ... (more)

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Special Edward

RL: 3.20 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Is Edward special or special ed.?
Edward is a classic slacker. He's got better ways to spend his time than toiling over homework, and as long as he gets passing grades he's happy. When his fifty percent average is threatened he has to find a way to pull up his grades without ap... (more)

Item:	092-3
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Splat

RL: 4.40 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

There is more than one way to toss a tomato
Keegan and Alex are the only kids in Leamington who haven't volunteered to help out with the town's annual tomato festival. In an attempt to teach them a sense of responsibility, their fathers put them in charge of the tomato toss. Th... (more)

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Spoiled Rotten

RL: 2.80 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Jessica must trek through bear country to save her stepsister.
Jessica loves her yearly backpacking trip with her father, but this year everything has changed. This year Jessica has to share her vacation with her new stepmother and her spoiled new stepsister, Amy. Jessica tries... (more)

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Storm Tide

RL: 3.40 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

What the tide washes in…
Left alone for the first time on the island he calls home, Simon is looking forward to a day of personal indulgence. His sister Ellen only wants to make sure they get their chores done. Their parents are busy trying to convince the government not to clo... (more)

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Struck

RL: 3.80 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Be careful what you wish for.
Claire's life is a mess. She's failing math, her depressed mother won't get off the couch, Eric, the boy of her dreams, is dating her nemesis Lucy. While Claire is wishing her life were better, lightning strikes. Soon afterward, everything changes.... (more)

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Sudden Impact

RL: 3.30 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Kurt is the only person who understands Tina and now he needs her help.
When Kurt is hurt in a soccer game and ends up in the hospital Tina tries to help him, but nobody will tell her what is wrong, and Kurt's parents don't want her around. Tina learns that Kurt needs a donor w... (more)

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Swiped

RL: 3.00 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

In this mystery, everyone is a suspect.
Would-be detectives Trevor, Nick and Robyn are hot Would-be detectives Trevor, Nick and Robyn are hot on the trail of a sandwich thief when they learn that more than food has been going missing at school. A valuable hockey book has been s... (more)

Item:	646-3
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The Big Dip

RL: 3.90 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Joe is determined to solve the mystery of the Margaret Rose.
Joe and his friend Skip are enjoying the thrill of the Big Dip, a famous rollercoaster, until they learn the old man in front of them has been shot. The old man mutters with his dying breath something about getting a ... (more)

Item:	178-4
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Chick: Lister

RL: 2.40-2.50 IL: 9-12

Includes: Paperback book

Is There Such a Thing as Normal?
Chick is a popular fourteen-year-old who is essentially on this earth to live up to his father’s impossible expectations—or, at least, that’s how he feels. This pressure is a grinding source of anxiety for him, which he copes with by making list... (more)

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The Snowball Effect

RL: 4.20 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

You never get to tell one easy lie.
Dylan and his friends snowball cars for entertainment on the weekend. When they don't get enough reaction from passing cars, they put rocks in the middle of their snowballs. Their first attack with the loaded snowballs causes a car crash. His... (more)

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Watch Me

RL: 3.00 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

A battered watch might change Kaz's life.
At first Kaz intends to help the old lady who's fallen in the park. But then he starts thinking about how he never gets what he wants. The next thing he knows, he's running away with her purse. The purse contains only five dollars and a... (more)

Item:	039-8
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Windfall

RL: 4.50 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Changing the world one tree at a time.
Life is full of challenges for thirteen-year-old Liza. She is already having trouble coping with the death of a local homeless man when she learns that her family's apple tree will need to be chopped down. If that wasn't enough, the new pr... (more)

Item:	849-3
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Wired

RL: 2.90 IL: 10-14

Includes: Paperback book

Keegan must snowboard to safety.
Keegan Bishop, championship skier, is almost injured in a dangerous trap set for one of his teammates. Snowboard tracks leading away from the trap are the only clue as to who might be responsible. Keegan teaches himself to snowboard so he can fi... (more)

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