In Winnipeg, Harry was a cricket star. With few West Indians in the community and few people who played the sport, he always stood out from the crowd. But when he moves to Toronto's Little Jamaica to stay with his grandfather, Harry is suddenly ju...
Ella’s grade-eleven year was a disaster (Audacious), but as summer approaches, things are looking up. She’s back together with her brooding boyfriend, Samir, although they both want to keep that a secret. She’s also best buddies with David and ...
Sixteen-year-old drummer Stella, guitarist Jacob and bassist Miles need a wild singer for their old-school rock band. When they discover nerdy Tamara Donnelly, who nails the national anthem at a baseball game, Stella is not convinced Tamara’s sound...
When ten-year-old Journey Song hears that two pandas are being held in a warehouse in her neighborhood, she worries that they may be hungry, cold and lonely. Horrified to learn that the pandas, originally destined for a zoo in Washington, might be sh...
Join two curious kids as they explore their backyard, and contemplate their place within our vast universe in this adorable picture book that’s full of comparisons to help kids understand cosmic size. If Pluto was a pea… the Sun would be like...
Key Selling Points In The Crosswood, a young teen has to enter a magical forest to rescue his twin siblings when they are kidnapped by a Faerie king. This is the first book in the Faerie Woods series in the Orca Currents line. The book examines fam...
Fourteen-year-old Blue (a human) should be upset that his new friends Salix (a Nixie) and Finola (a Faerie) have tricked him into going on another adventure into the Faerieland.But he's actually quite excited. Especially since their quest to find the...
Key Selling Points A young teen faces an old foe who has crossed over into the human world, known to Faeries as the Overwood. This is the third book in the Faerie Woods series, following The Crosswood and The Wherewood in the Orca Currents line. Gabr...
Polar bears and penguins live in similar climates, but they never, ever meet. What if they had a party together? The penguins of Antarctica write a letter inviting the polar bears of the Arctic to join them at the South Pole to celebrate their longes...
A massive earthquake forces Amy and her estranged half-sister to work together to survive.Amy is happy it’s the last day of school…until a huge earthquake hits. She’s surprised that it’s Mara, her half-sister, who finally comes for her, since...
When a flash flood leaves Zack and his younger foster brother stranded at home, it’s up to Zack to make sure they survive.Seventeen-year-old Zack has been living with his foster parents, the Tates, for three years. He used to be an angry mess with ...
Sara isn't great with strangers: she has selective mutism, so being in a new place isn't always easy. Sara's little brother is born premature. He looks small and red, like a baby bird, so she calls him Birdy. Because she can't visit him often, s...
Sixteen-year-old Poppy doesn’t mind responsibility. So when Poppy's widowed dad leaves her and her brother while he helps fight a distant wildfire, she’s confident she can manage. Her brother Jed has a disability and sometimes needs suppo...
Whoa, sloth, whoa! A sloth is slowly making its way up a tree in its rainforest home when the wind knocks it loose and it tumbles onto the road. No, sloth, no! But luckily a truck driver stops, realizing the sloth has hurt its toe, and takes the slot...