Orca Fall 2014 Canadian Catalogue

Fall 2014
Middle-School Fiction for Reluctant Readers
Reaching More Readers for 30 Years
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More
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Contents
Frontlist
Highlights................................................................................................................................................................1
Board Books • Ages 0–3...................................................................................................................................................2
Picturebooks • Ages 4–8................................................................................................................................................4
Orca Echoes • Ages 7–9.................................................................................................................................................6
Orca Footprints • Ages 8–12...........................................................................................................................................9
Middle Readers • Ages 8–14.........................................................................................................................................10
Orca Limelights • Ages 11–14.......................................................................................................................................12
The Seven Sequels • Ages 10+.......................................................................................................................................14
Seven (the series) Audiobooks • Ages 10+..............................................................................................................22
The Seven Sequels Audiobooks • Ages 10+.............................................................................................................23
Seven (the series) • Ages 10+......................................................................................................................................24
YA Fiction • Ages 12+.................................................................................................................................................26
Orca Currents • Hi-Lo • Ages 10–14.........................................................................................................................30
Orca Soundings • Hi-Lo • Ages 12+.........................................................................................................................32
Orca Sports • Hi-Lo • Ages 10+...............................................................................................................................34
Orca Audio—GoReaders • Hi-Lo • Ages 10+.......................................................................................................35
Rapid Reads Fiction • Adult.........................................................................................................................................37
Ordering
Terms & Canadian Sales Representatives..................................................................................................................44
Frontlist Order Form.....................................................................................................................................................45
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.
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Highlights
Fall 2014
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Lots of Kisses
A new board book from award-winning poet
Lorna Crozier. Babies just wanna be kissed.
See page 2.
They’re baaack! Seven (the
series) published in 2012
was a huge success selling
over 100,000 copies.Now
the 7 grandsons are at it again. The Seven
Sequels will be available October 1 with more
action,adventure and sevenishness.See page 15.
Rapid Reads
Great storytelling from authors like
Gail Anderson-Dargatz,
Linda L. Richards,
William Kowalski and
Melodie Campbell.
See page 36 for more details.
This fall escape on a quick adventure with Rapid Reads.
Wallace Edwards
Unnatural Selections, a new picturebook from
Wallace Edwards comes out this fall.With strange
beasts in Wallace’s captivating style this is sure to
be an evolution of the picturebook. See page 4.

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Board Books
Kisses for baby from
nose to toes!
October 2014
9781459807457
$9.95 bb
7 x 7
24 pages
9781459807464 pdf
9781459807471 epub
ages 0–3
Lots of Kisses
Lorna Crozier
If I kiss
your eyelids
If I kiss
your toes
If I kiss
the top of your head
where your wispy hair grows
Award-winning poet Lorna Crozier’s soothing lullaby delights in kisses for baby from head to toe.
Combined with beautiful photographs, Lots of Kisses is the perfect board book for parents and
caregivers to snuggle up and read with their oh-so-kissable little ones.
Lorna Crozier has authored fifteen books of poetry and received many awards, including a
Governor General’s Award,the Canadian Authors Association Poetry Award,the National Magazine
Award (Gold Medal) and first prize in the National CBC Literary Competition. An Officer of the
Order of Canada, Lorna has read her poetry on every continent except Antarctica, and in 2005 she
recited a poem for Queen Elizabeth II as part of Saskatchewan’s centennial celebration. For more
information, visit www.lornacrozier.ca.
Keywords: babies, kisses, parts of the body, toddlers, love

Little Bundle
of Love
Words of love
for baby
9781459807372
$29.95 $24.95
Set of three
board books
Baby's First
Bookshelf
From ABCs to
lullabies—the perfect
gift for baby
9781459804470
$29.95 $24.95
Set of three
board books
9781459804678 • $9.95
9781459804685 pdf
9781459804692 epub
9781554690794 • $9.95
9781554693603 • $9.95
9781554693610 pdf
9781554691944 epub
9781459804104 • $9.95
9781459804111 pdf
9781459804128 epub
9781459802483 • $9.95
9781459802490 pdf
9781459806238 epub
9781459801233 • $9.95
9781459801240 pdf
9781459806207 epub
9781551436616 • $9.95
9781551436630 pdf
9781459806436 epub
9781459801639 • $9.95
9781459801646 pdf
9781459803213 epub
9781554691876 • $9.95
9781554691883 pdf
9781459806412 epub
9781459802407 • $9.95
9781459802414 pdf
9781459807136 epub
The
Board Book Collection
from Orca
Introduce the new arrival in your life to the exciting world of books with Orca’s
board-book bundles. These packaged sets, wrapped in an inscription band for
personalizing your gift, each feature three of our bestselling board books.
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The newest
board-book
bundle
from Orca
Over 40,000
copies sold

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Picturebooks
A fantastical
collection of
unnatural selections!
October 2014
9781459805552
$19.95 hc
8.75 x 10.75
32 pages
9781459805569 pdf
9781459805576 epub
ages 4–8
Unnatural Selections
Wallace Edwards
Beloved illustrator Wallace Edwards invites us into the world of Professor I.B. Doodling, a trav-
eling artist who takes suggestions from schoolchildren in order to create fantastical hybrid
animals.The result of these visits is Unnatural Selections, a collection of magnificent beasts, from the
stately Whalephant to the talented Lizabouboon. Sure to inspire the imagination, Wallace Edwards’s
intricate illustrations invite you to pore over them again and again. A supplementary index lists addi-
tional creatures to spot throughout the book’s pages, encouraging readers to go back for a second,
and a third, look.
Wallace Edwards is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and an award-winning author and
illustrator. Wallace’s previous picturebook with Orca, Uncle Wally’s Old Brown Shoe, received critical
acclaim for its stunning illustrations and was nominated for several awards, including the Marilyn
Baillie Picture Book Award and the Blue Spruce Award. He was also the illustrator of the best-
selling Mixed Beasts by Kenyon Cox. Wallace lives in Yarker, Ontario. For more information, visit
www.wallace-edwards-art.com.
Keywords: creatures, animals, imagination, hybrids, fantasy, artists, creation
Also by Wallace Edwards
Uncle Wally’s
Old Brown Shoe
9781459801547 · $19.95 hc
9781459801554 pdf
9781459803206 epub
ages 4–8

Reaching More Readers
9781554698929 pdf • 9781459807143 epub
—Quill & Quire
—Quill & Quire
—Quill & Quire

Soapstone Signs
Jeff Pinkney
Illustrated by Darlene Gait
Only the carver knows the soapstone’s true shape.
One spring,a nine-year-old Cree boy is visited by a master soapstone carver named Linny,who
gives him four pieces of soapstone. The primary secret to carving, the boy learns, is recog-
nizing that each piece of soapstone already holds its true form inside. Linny teaches the boy to
listen to the soapstone and look to the world around him for signs as to what to carve. As the
seasons change, the young boy’s experiences lend him opportunities to develop his carving skills
and become attuned to the signs around him. He eagerly awaits the following spring, which will
bring Linny’s return and a chance to show off his carvings.
Jeff Pinkney holds an English degree from Trent University, is a former newspaper columnist,
and currently works as a business advisor. Soapstone Signs, his first work of fiction, draws on Jeff’s
experiences while traveling as a development consultant in Canada’s James Bay Frontier, where
he acquired a deep appreciation for the people and the landscape. Jeff is an emerging poet, writer
and an amateur stone carver. He and his wife Leslie share a brood of three story-loving daughters.
They are surrounded by soapstone carvings in their Peterborough, Ontario home.
Keywords: soapstone carving, First Nations, Cree, coming of age, family, seasons
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November 2014
9781459804005
$6.95 pb
5.25 x 7.625
64 pages
9781459804012 pdf
9781459804029 epub
ages 7–9
Orca Echoes
Early Chapter Booksfor emerging readers ages 7 to 9
Also available:
Orca Echoes Collection
$298.85 retail
43 paperbacks in a
convenient display
9781554692613
Orca Echoes Resource Guide
Professionally written guides with
curriculum connections, writing exercises,
discussion questions and activities for each
title in the Orca Echoes series.
9781554692408 • $45.00 coil-bound
9781554697991 • $45.00 CD
• Engaging early chapter books to hook new readers
• Include 15 black-and-white illustrations
• Free teachers’ guides online for individual titles
• Guided Reading selections
• 64 pages each
Themes include:adventure, the environment,
animals, humor, imagination and play.
Discounts
available for schools
and libraries

Justine McKeen
vs. the Queen of Mean
Sigmund Brouwer
Illustrated by Dave Whamond
The Queen of Mean has no time for green.
Justine McKeen is back, and she’s on a deadline. With only days left before Earth Day, Justine
enlists the help of her classmates to count flower buds, frogs, spiders and ants in their natural
habitat as part of an environmental science project. But there’s a species right in her own class-
room that she’ll have to tackle first—a class bully. Savannah Blue, aka the Queen of Mean, criti-
cizes Justine’s secondhand clothes and calls being green a waste of time.Their teacher, Mrs. Howie,
gives the girls a new assignment for Earth Day—they must present together to the class on why
it’s important to care for the environment. In the sixth book in this bestselling series, Justine is up
against her biggest challenge yet—can she convince the Queen of Mean to go green?
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 vs. the Queen of
Mean is the sixth book in the series. Sigmund lives in Red Deer, Alberta, and Nashville,Tennessee.
For more information, visit www.rockandroll-literacy.com.
Keywords: environmentalism, sustainability, activism, being “green”, humor, Earth Day, bullying,
friendship
Skye Above
Eric Walters
Illustrated by David Parkins
Can Skye fly? She’s about to find out.
Nine-year-old Skye has always had a fascination with flying. She’d love to be a pilot someday,
like both of her parents, but deep down she really wishes she could be a bird. When Skye’s
parents take her to Costa Rica, she is thrilled about all of the beautiful exotic birds she’ll get to
see. What she doesn’t realize is that her parents have three big surprises planned, and each will
offer her a different opportunity to feel what it’s like to fly. From snorkeling with baby sea turtles
to parasailing out on the open ocean to zip-lining through the Costa Rican jungle, Skye will have
more than one chance to fly like a bird before this trip of a lifetime is through.
Eric Walters began writing in 1993 as a way to entice his grade-five students into becoming more
interested in reading and writing. At the end of the year, one student suggested that he try to have
his story published. Since that first creation, Eric has published more than eighty novels. Many of
his novels have become bestsellers, and he has won over one hundred awards. Often his stories
incorporate themes that reflect his background in education and social work and his commit-
ment to humanitarian and social-justice issues. He is a tireless presenter, speaking to more than
seventy thousand students per year in schools across the country. Eric is a father of three and lives
in Mississauga, Ontario, with his wife, Anita, and dogs Lola and Winnie. For more information, visit
www.ericwalters.net.
Keywords: Costa Rica, zip-lining, parasailing, snorkeling, tourism, adventure, birds, wildlife,
exploration
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Orca Echoes
November 2014
9781459803978
$6.95 pb
5.25 x 7.625
64 pages
9781459803985 pdf
9781459803992 epub
ages 7–9
November 2014
9781459807013
$6.95 pb
5.25 x 7.625
64 pages
9781459807020 pdf
9781459807037 epub
ages 7–9
Includes
green project
ideas for the
classroom!

“These books feature accessible texts, appealing layouts, and global
perspectives. Inviting choices for informing and inspiring curious
readers and world citizens.” —School Library Journal

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Picturebooks
Home is where
the heart is.
October 2014
9781459807426
$19.95 hc
8 x 9.5
48 pages
9781459807433 pdf
ages 8–12
Take Shelter
At Home Around the World
Nikki Tate and Dani Tate-Stratton
Aroof, a door, some windows, a floor. All houses have them, but not all houses are alike. Some
have wings (airplane homes), some have wheels (Romany vardoes), some float; some are made
of straw, some of snow and ice. Some are enormous, some are tiny; some are permanent and
some are temporary. But all are home. Take Shelter explores the way people live all over the world
and beyond—from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from an underground house in Las Vegas to the
International Space Station. Everywhere people live, they adapt to their surroundings and create
unique environments, using innovative techniques to provide that most basic of needs: shelter.
Nikki Tate is the author of many books for children and teens, including Down to Earth in the Orca
Footprints series. When she isn’t writing, she can be found caring for the many animals on her small
farm, tending her garden or snuggling between her two dogs, reading. For more information, visit
www.nikkitate.com.
Dani Tate-Stratton lives with her husband, mom and grandfather on a small urban farm near
Victoria, British Columbia, where she is a graphic designer, writer, compulsive crafter and reluctant
farmer. Take Shelter is her first book. For more information, visit www.danitatestratton.com.
Keywords: shelter, innovation, home, ingenuity, adaptation
Also by Nikki Tate
Down to Earth: How Kids
Help Feed the World
9781459804234 · $19.95 hc
9781459804241 pdf
ages 8–12
Orca Footprints

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Middle Readers
Mission interruptus.
October 2014
9781459806832
$9.95 pb
6 x 7.5
192 pages
9781459806849 pdf
9781459806856 epub
ages 8–11
Dirk Daring, Secret Agent
Helaine Becker
When eleven-year-old Darren Dirkowitz’s evil stepbrother (code name: Waldo) gets hold of
Darren’s tippity-top-secret spy journal,he threatens to expose it to the entire Preston Middle
School student body. Unless,that is,Darren starts doing his dirty work for him. Now Darren’s got to
use the oh-so-cloak-and-daggery skills he’s honed in his secret alternate life as Dirk Daring, Secret
Agent to spy on kids at school. Naturally, he also sets up a separate, sneaky surveillance program to
unearth Waldo’s own secrets. As more and more ugly truths are exposed, new alliances are forged
and old friendships broken. Can Darren learn to be true to himself and build real friendships for the
first time in his life? Or will he retreat back into his exciting but imaginary shadow world?
Helaine Becker is the bestselling author of more than fifty books for children and young adults,
including the “enduring Canadian Christmas classic” A Porcupine in a Pine Tree and the giggle-inducing
Ode to Underwear. She’s also a three-time winner of the Silver Birch Award and a two-time winner
of the Lane Anderson Award for Science Writing for Children. Helaine lives in Toronto with her
husband and her dog, Ella. For more information, visit www.helainebecker.com.
Keywords: secret agent, spy, mystery, espionage, blackmail, teamwork, best friends

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Middle Readers
Dunces to the rescue!
October 2014
9781459805859
$9.95 pb
5 x 7.5
192 pages
9781459805866 pdf
9781459805873 epub
ages 9–12
Dunces Rock
Kate Jaimet
The Dunces—Josh, Magnolia,Wang and Wilmot—are back, and this time they’re going up against
a formidable foe: Principal Hale, who has canceled their school’s drama and music program
just when Wilmot needs it most. He has a guitar (given to him by a teen named Headcase), but no
teacher and nowhere to practice (his dad hates rock ’n’ roll).The Dunces’ plan to convince Principal
Hale to reinstate the program involves Josh’s reluctant participation in a hockey team, Magnolia’s
enthusiastic role-playing and Wang’s disillusionment with a suspicious character named Hui Bing (aka
Larry). But can the Dunces really rock, even when they rebrand themselves as Uncle Willy and the
Wang Dang Doodles?
Kate Jaimet developed an early taste for madcap plotlines due to childhood exposure to the novels
of P.G. Wodehouse. Her batty characters are mainly based upon members of her own family. Kate
enjoys limericks, yoga, clever repartee, kayaking and spending time with her two young daughters,
except when they are trying to injure each other. Kate lives in Ottawa and for more information,visit
www.katejaimet.com.
Keywords: music, drama, humor, friendship
Also by Kate Jaimet
Dunces Anonymous
9781554690978 · $9.95 pb
9781554690985 pdf
9781554694600 epub
ages 9–12

Honeycomb
Patricia McCowan
How can Nat create harmony when she doesn’t trust her own voice?
When Nat, her best friend Jess and singing-star wannabe Harper sing together, their harmo-
nies bring down the house. For Nat, the experience sparks a driving new desire to perform.
But when the girls form a trio and enter a contest for a chance to play at theTall Grass Music Festival,
Nat finds that harmony—musical and otherwise—is hard to maintain. Her bandmates almost never
agree, her new boyfriend starts behaving more like a non-boyfriend, and the trio’s famous-musician
mentor doesn’t even like the way Nat breathes. Every day, Nat’s dream of performing at Tall Grass
seems farther away, and she questions whether she has what it takes to get there.
Patricia McCowan originally wanted to be an actor. She took acting classes as a kid, was a
drama-club nerd in high school and studied acting at the University of Winnipeg and the Banff
Centre. After acting for a while (and then becoming a mom), she directed her creative energies to
writing. Her short stories have appeared in YA anthologies,as well as in print and online magazines.
Honeycomb is her first novel. Patricia lives in Toronto and Honeycomb is her first novel. For more
information, visit www.patriciamccowan.com.
Keywords: singing, teamwork, competition, folk music
When all the world's a stage
An ongoing series
of performing arts novels
“Orca Book Publishers’ new Limelights series takes readers backstage and into
the lives of teens trying to make it in the performing arts…Given how many
kids dream of stardom, the Limelights series is sure to hold wide appeal.”
—Quill & Quire
9781459803824 • $9.95
9781459803831 pdf
9781459803848 epub
9781459804586 • $9.95
9781459804593 pdf
9781459804609 epub
9781459804135 • $9.95
9781459804142 pdf
9781459804159 epub
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Orca Limelights
September 2014
9781459805798
$9.95 pb
4.75 x 7.25
144 pages
9781459805804 pdf
9781459805811 epub
ages 11–14
9781459804289 • $9.95
9781459804296 pdf
9781459804302 epub
9781459804616 • $9.95
9781459804623 pdf
9781459804630 epub
9781459804319 • $9.95
9781459804326 pdf
9781459804333 epub
www.orcalimelights.com
Junior Library
Guild Selection
Junior Library
Guild Selection
Starred Review
in Booklist

Off Pointe
Leanne Lieberman
Camp Dance is all about taking risks.
When Meg’s summer ballet program is canceled and her ballet teacher suggests she attend
Camp Dance to learn new dance styles, Meg is devastated. Worse still, her teacher thinks
she lacks stage presence and needs to connect more with her audience. At camp, Meg struggles to
learn contemporary dance. A girl named Logan, who is jealous of Meg’s ballet technique and her
friendship with Nio, a cute contemporary dancer, makes Meg’s life even more difficult. When Meg,
Nio and Logan have to work together to create a piece for the final show, arguments threaten to
ruin their dance. Unless they are able to overcome their differences, Meg’s time at Camp Dance
will have been a disaster from start to finish.
Leanne Lieberman is the author of three YA novels: Gravity, The Book of Trees and Lauren
Yanofsky Hates the Holocaust. Her fiction has been published in Descant,The New Quarterly, Fireweed,
The Antigonish Review and other journals.These days Leanne only dances in her kitchen,but she still
dreams from time to time that she’s dancing onstage. Leanne lives in Kingston, Ontario. For more
information, visit www.leannelieberman.com.
Keywords: dance, insecurity, risk taking
Forcing the Ace
Erin Thomas
Sometimes the real magic happens offstage.
Alex wants to enter the Silver Stage magic competition, but he needs a sponsor. Jack, a veteran
card wizard,is willing to take on the role,but only if Alex agrees to team up with Zoe,another
young magician—and Alex’s rival. Working with Jack and sharing the spotlight with Zoe, Alex
comes to see that there are other ways to be a magician besides competing—and that magic is
about entertaining people, not fooling them.
Erin Thomas is the author of six books for young readers, two of which—Haze and Boarder
Patrol—are part of the Orca Sports series. She has yet to perform a successful magic trick,although
she’s working on a fancy card shuffle. She lives in Whitby, Ontario, with her family. For more infor-
mation, visit www.erinthomas.ca.
Keywords: magic, competition, friendship
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Orca Limelights
September 2014
9781459802803
$9.95 pb
4.75 x 7.25
136 pages
9781459802810 pdf
9781459802827 epub
ages 11–14
September 2014
9781459806450
$9.95 pb
4.75 x 7.25
144 pages
9781459806467 pdf
9781459806290 epub
ages 11–14

7 NOVELS
WRITTEN BY
7 BESTSELLING
AUTHORS
READ ONE. READ THEM ALL. YOU CHOOSE THE ORDER.
www.thesevensequels.com Watch the trailer here!
THE SEVEN SEQUELS BUNDLE
9781459808256 • $64.95
9781459808263 pdf
9781459808270 epub
ages 10+
7 linked stories
published simultaneously
10.01.2014
ALSO AVAILABLE
AS EBOOKS!
The bestselling Seven (the series)
continues with The Seven Sequels! All seven
authors from the original series will return
October 1, 2014 with a second set
of seven novels.
bring their signature writing styles to a
series of adventures that take readers
from the cobblestones of Cambridge to
the beaches of Uruguay.
Who was David McLean?
A loving grandfather?
A spy?
Or a traitor? Eric Walters
John Wilson
Ted Staunton
Richard Scrimger
Norah McClintock
Sigmund Brouwer
Shane Peacock
7 grandsons
7 new missions
7 authors
7 extraordinary
sequels

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The Seven Sequels
October 2014
9781459805439
$10.95 pb
5 x 7.5
240 pages
9781459805446 pdf
9781459805453 epub
ages 10+
Sleeper
Eric Walters
DJ wants it all: the car, the girl and the truth about his grandfather.
DJ jets across the Atlantic to England to follow a series of obscure clues and symbols he hopes
will reveal the truth about his grandfather. In London,he stays with Doris,the elderly woman he
climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with. Laid up with a broken ankle, Doris has her grandchild, Charlie, offer
assistance. Charlie—short for Charlotte—is a beautiful model who is romantically (and secretly)
linked to a member of the British Royal Family. Spies, guns, double agents, the Cambridge Five and
a vintage E-Type Jag are a few of the things DJ and Charlie encounter on an adventure that makes
climbing Kilimanjaro look like a walk in the park.
Eric Walters began writing in 1993 as a way to entice his grade-five students into becoming more
interested in reading and writing. Since then,Eric has published over eighty books and won more than
one hundred awards. Often his stories incorporate themes that reflect his background in education
and social work and his commitment to humanitarian and social-justice issues. He speaks to over
seventy thousand students per year, in schools throughout North America. Eric has three grown
children and lives in Mississauga, Ontario, with his wife and two dogs. For more information, visit
www.ericwalters.net.
Keywords: Cambridge Five, espionage, James Bond, England, adventure, romance
Also by Eric Walters
Between Heaven
and Earth
9781554699414 · $9.95 pb
9781554699421 pdf
9781554699438 epub
ages 10+
“The rich setting and the thrilling
details…will make readers yearn
for their own adventure.”
—Kirkus Reviews for
Between Heaven and Earth,
Eric’s novel in Seven (the series).
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The Seven Sequels
Broken Arrow
John Wilson
Nothing says “I love you” like plutonium.
Steve thinks he made the right choice turning down a snowy week with his cousins at a cabin
in northern Ontario in favor of a relaxing (and perhaps romantic) time under the Spanish sun
with his friend, Laia. But when an email from his brother DJ arrives, implicating their grandfather in
some shadowy international plots involving nuclear bombs, Steve and Laia immediately put aside all
thoughts of a lazy, sun-drenched vacation. In a desperate attempt to find out if Steve’s grandfather
was a Cold War-era spy,they crack mysterious codes,confront violent Russian mobsters,dodge spies,
unearth a bomb and avoid nudists. But the more they uncover, the more Steve wonders: whose side
was Grandpa really on?
Born in Edinburgh,Scotland, John Wilson grew up on the Isle of Skye and outside Glasgow without
the slightest idea that he would ever write books. After completing a degree in geology at St. Andrews
University, he worked in Zimbabwe and Alberta before taking up writing full-time and moving to
Lantzville on Vancouver Island in 1991. John is addicted to history and firmly believes that the past must
have been just as exciting, confusing and complex to those who lived through it as our world is to us.
He has written over forty books of fiction and nonfiction for kids, teens and adults, and has won or
been shortlisted for many awards. For more information, visit www.johnwilsonauthor.com.
Keywords: Cold War, Spain, romance, adventure, espionage, nuclear bombs
October 2014
9781459805408
$10.95 pb
5 x 7.5
256 pages
9781459805415 pdf
9781459805422 epub
ages 10+
Also by John Wilson
Lost Cause
9781554699445 · $9.95 pb
9781554699452 pdf
9781554699469 epub
ages 10+
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The Spanish setting oozes
charm, beauty and history.”
—Resource Links for Lost Cause,
John’s novel in Seven (the series).

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The Seven Sequels
Coda
Ted Staunton
In the murky world of espionage, how can you tell who’s on your side?
When his brother Bunny vanishes from the Toronto City Hall skating rink, Spencer, a budding
filmmaker,finds himself plunged into the stuff of movie thrillers:kidnapping,terrorists,intrigue,
a missing document, a world-famous pop star, disguises, romance and a rogue alligator. As he races
the clock to save his brother, he must sort the real from the make-believe and unravel a murder
mystery involving his grandfather. The last time Spencer got tangled up in an adventure from his
grandfather’s past, he didn’t believe it was for real. Now he can’t get anyone to believe him when he
says that Bunny has been kidnapped and that someone is going to die.
When he isn’t writing, Ted Staunton has a busy schedule as a speaker, workshop leader, story-
teller and musical performer for children and adults.Ted is the author of numerous books for young
readers of all ages, including Puddleman, the Morgan series and the acclaimed Hope Springs a Leak,
which was shortlisted for both a Silver Birch Award and a Hackmatack Award. His most recent novel
is the YA mystery thriller Who I’m Not. Ted lives in Port Hope, Ontario. For more information, visit
www.tedstauntonbooks.com.
Keywords: humor, brothers, loyalty, espionage
October 2014
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“An entertaining story
with a heart of gold.”
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Ted’s novel in Seven (the series).
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The Wolf and Me
Richard Scrimger
Life isn’t about making sense. It’s a gift, and you do your best with it.
Bunny is in trouble. He’s been kidnapped from the skating rink at City Hall in Toronto, and now
he’s locked in a cold basement room, still in his parka and skates. Where is he? And why do his
kidnappers keep asking questions about his dead grandpa and some weird national anthem? Bunny
may not always know what’s going on, but he has an innocent’s ability to get to the heart of things
and find out what it’s all about. When he manages to escape, he skates across hockey rinks and
down frozen highways, always a few strides ahead of his kidnappers. He gets help along the way from
an assortment of characters—some kindly, some crazy, some scary and at least one that will make
your jaw drop.
Richard Scrimger is the award-winning author of twenty books for children and adults. His
middle-school novel The Nose from Jupiter won the Mr. Christie’s Book Award. His books have
appeared on ALA’s Kids’ Picks list and on The Globe and Mail and ALA’s notable books lists and have
been translated into almost a dozen languages (actually, eleven). Richard lives in Toronto, is the father
of four, and is used to being laughed at. For more information, visit www.scrimger.ca.
Keywords: brothers, skating, friendship, loyalty
October 2014
9781459805316
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ages 10+
The Seven Sequels
Also by Richard Scrimger
Ink Me
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anyone’s journey but his own.”
—Kirkus Reviews for Ink Me,
Richard’s novel in Seven (the series).

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From the Dead
Norah McClintock
The mean streets of Detroit hide a multitude of sins.
Rennie is in Uruguay when his cousins discover a secret cache at their dead grandfather’s cottage.
Thousands of dollars in foreign currencies. A mystifying notebook. Multiple passports, some
obviously fake. A gun. A disguise. And a photo of some Nazis. Rennie’s mission: to find out whether
there was more to the old man than anyone knew. Was he a spy? If he was, what did he do? And for
whom? Did he help a Nazi war criminal escape justice? Rennie’s quest leads him to Argentina and
then to Detroit, where he finds more questions than answers and more than one gun pointed—and
fired—in his direction.
Norah McClintock writes mystery and crime fiction for young adult readers. She is the author of
the Chloe and Levesque,Mike and Riel,Robyn Hunter,and Ryan Dooley series,as well as many stand-
alone novels. Norah grew up in Montreal, Quebec, is a graduate of McGill University (in history, of
all things) and lives in Toronto, Ontario. She is a five-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada’s
Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel. Her novels have been translated into sixteen
languages. For more information, visit www.norahmcclintock.com.
Keywords: espionage, Nazi war crimes, Detroit, murder
October 2014
9781459805378
$10.95 pb
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9781459805385 pdf
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ages 10+
The Seven Sequels
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Close to the Heel
9781554699506 · $9.95 pb
9781554699513 pdf
9781554699520 epub
ages 10+
“A neat, suspenseful mystery
tailor-made for young readers.”
—Kirkus Reviews for Close to the Heel,
Norah’s novel in Seven (the series).
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The Seven Sequels
Tin Soldier
Sigmund Brouwer
When things hit you out of nowhere,
pick yourself up and pretend nothing happened.
Jim Webb’s pursuit of the truth about his grandfather’s role in the Vietnam War puts him squarely
in the sights of someone high up in the US military—someone who wants certain events from
that war left in the past. Webb goes on the run in the American Deep South with Lee, a Vietnam vet,
trying to smoke out the man they call the Bogeyman by using Webb as bait. The Bogeyman may be
powerful and smart, but Webb and Lee, with the help of a few of Lee’s old army buddies (and one
motorcycle-riding girl), are ready to take him down.
Sigmund Brouwer is the bestselling author of nineteen novels and several series of children’s
books, including titles in the Orca Echoes, Orca Currents and Orca Sports series, with over three
million books in print in seven different languages. His 2012 novel, Devil’s Pass, was a finalist for the
John Spray Mystery Award, a Red Maple nominee and a Kirkus Reviews Critics’ Pick. For more infor-
mation, visit www.rockandroll-literacy.com. Sigmund and his family divide their time between his
hometown of Red Deer, Alberta, and Nashville,Tennessee, where his Grammy-nominated wife is a
singer and songwriter.
Keywords: honor, racism,Vietnam War, friendship, trust
October 2014
9781459805460
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Devil’s Pass
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Double You
Shane Peacock
Adam discovers the true meaning of “live and let die.”
When Adam Murphy learns that his late, revered grandfather, David McLean, hid a huge stash
of foreign cash and fake passports in the family’s cottage, he is stunned. Was Grandpa really a
traitor, as some of the evidence suggests? And why was a loaded Walther PPK pistol hidden at the
cottage? Determined to prove his grandfather’s innocence, Adam takes the famous James Bond gun
and follows the clues to Bermuda,where he encounters danger,evidence of espionage,and an unusual
girl named Angel Dahl. Desperate and on the run with Angel, pursued by a deadly operative, Adam
races to other exotic locations, unsure if Angel is friend or foe, or if his grandfather was a hero or
a villain. Three clues hold the dark secret of David McLean’s past—the letter W, a glass eye with a
golden iris, and the haunting words of someone named Mr. Know.
Shane Peacock is a biographer, journalist, screenwriter and the author of more than a dozen
books for young readers,including The Boy Sherlock Holmes series. His work has won many honors,
and his novel, Becoming Holmes, was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award. Because Shane
often writes about unusual subjects, his research methods have, at times, been out of the ordinary
too; he has learned the arts of tight-rope walking, silent killing, trapeze flying and sumo eating, all in
the service of his art. Shane and his wife, journalist Sophie Kneisel, live with their three children on
a small farm near Cobourg, Ontario, where he continues to search for and imagine larger-than-life
characters. In his spare time he enjoys playing hockey, reading, and sometimes even walking the wire.
For more information, visit www.shanepeacock.ca.
Keywords: espionage, James Bond, loyalty, friendship, Cuban Missile Crisis
October 2014
9781459805347
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272 pages
9781459805354 pdf
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ages 10+
The Seven Sequels
Also by Shane Peacock
Last Message
9781554699353 · $9.95 pb
9781554699360 pdf
9781554699377 epub
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“A fantastic and thrilling
page-turner.”
—CM Magazine for Last Message,
Shane’s novel in Seven (the series).

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PRAISE FOR THE SERIES
GRANDSONS
JOURNEYS
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READ ONE. READ THEM ALL. YOU CHOOSE THE ORDER.
"Readers can look forward to Richard Scrimger's
sense of humour, Norah McClintock's sense of
mystery, John Wilson's take on history, Shane
Peacock's dark plotting, Eric Walters' character-
building challenges, Ted Staunton's musicality,
and Sigmund Brouwer's problem-solving
strategies to enrich the tales. Definitely a series
for all readers."
—CanLit for Little Canadians blog
“I had to force myself to take a break for food
and sleep once in a while. I just wanted to keep
reading.”
—Sam D. (teen reviewer with bookhype, a YALSA’s Teens
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“Every reader will doubtless have his or her own
favourite...but all will find an intriguing package
of books to savour.”
—Canadian Children’s Book News
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I certainly did."
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YA Fiction
Two disappearances
in one night.
Someone knows
the truth.
September 2014
9781459805941
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About That Night
Norah McClintock
In the depths of winter,a woman wanders off in the snow. She is a popular former teacher and wife
of a local policeman. A full-blown search begins.
Meanwhile, Derek is staying with his new girlfriend and her parents while his family is out of
town. He can’t believe his luck—Jordie is the hottest girl in school,and he’s going out with her.When
Ronan,school bad boy and Jordie’s ex-boyfriend,shows up,Jordie decides that maybe Derek isn’t the
one after all. But before she can end it with him, Derek disappears. Did he run away? Or did some-
thing happen to him? Is there a connection between the two disappearances? As Jordie slowly starts
unraveling the truth, she finds that nothing about that night is as it seems. When she finds Derek’s
body, suspicion falls on her. And then on Ronan. But Jordie knows she didn’t kill Derek. And she is
sure Ronan didn’t. So who is responsible? And why was Derek marked for death?
Norah McClintock is a five-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award
for Best Juvenile Crime Novel. Her books include Guilty, Taken and She Said/She Saw. Norah lives in
Toronto, Ontario. For information, visit www.norahmcclintock.com.
Keywords: murder, small towns, rumor, suspicion, Alzheimer’s, love, loyalty, death

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She Said/She Saw
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“Sure to appeal to teenage
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the reader will find him/herself
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seeking the truth...about that
fateful night.” —Resource Links
Taken
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“Taken is an engrossing study of the
humbling effects of solitude, and
it offers an unflinching depiction
of the unforgiving and often brutal
realities of the natural world.”
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Guilty
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“A thrilling tale of three mysterious
murders. Just when you think you
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changes...Best. Ending. Ever.”
—YALSA YA Galley Teen Review
Thrilling YA Mysteries from
Norah McClintock
7 novels written by 7 bestselling Canadian authors:
Eric Walters, John Wilson, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger,
Norah McClintock, Sigmund Brouwer and Shane Peacock.
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Reaching
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Hi-Lo books from Orca Book
Publishers are short, high-
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Short, high-interest novels for
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• Reading levels from grade 2.0 to 4.5
• 112–136 pages each
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Mystery stories with sports themes
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Contemporary, compelling stories
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Engaging, short novels for adults
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Orca Soundings Collection
Orca Currents Collection
Orca Sports Collection
Literacy starts in the classroom.
Making the case for high-quality
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The Middle Ground
Zoe WhiTTall
Reading level: 4.2
Interest level: Adult
Themes: relationships, trust, literacy
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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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The stories—contemporary in tone and
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Orca Currents
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Siege
Jacqueline Pearce
There’s more than one siege on this battlefield.
When Jason agrees to go camping with his cousin Sean, he doesn’t picture two weeks at a
War of 1812 reenactment camp. But that’s where he ends up.The historically accurate camp
bans all trappings of modern life, like cell phones and electricity. Jason is not impressed, but they
do get to fire muskets, and he secretly likes that, despite the general dorkiness of the camp. And
then there’s the cute girl who works in the mess tent. And the sneaking around at night getting
into trouble, which is fun—until Jason and his friends keep running into a camp counselor who is
clearly up to no good.They resolve to find out exactly what the counselor is up to, but they may
have taken on more than they can handle.
Unlike her protagonist, Jacqueline Pearce enjoys learning about history. The author of
numerous books for young people, including Manga Touch in the Orca Currents series, Jacqueline
lives in Burnaby, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.jacquelinepearce.ca.
Keywords: War of 1812, historical reenactment, history, adventure, muskets
The Big Apple Effect
Christy Goerzen
Big city, big dreams and big drama for Maddie and her wacky mom.
After a lifetime of New Age “adventures” with her weirdo hippie mom, fifteen-year-old Maddie
is realizing a lifelong dream and visiting New York City. Armed with her 130-item to-do list,
Maddie hits the streets of New York with her friend Anna and Anna’s brother,Thomas. Maddie
drags her friends around on an epic quest for the ultimate art-show outfit, oblivious to the fact
that they don’t share her passion for vintage clothing.Three days into the trip, a most unwelcome
surprise—the arrival of Maddie’s mother—threatens to derail the entire adventure. As her mother’s
obsession with dietary trends and fortune-tellers takes center stage, and everyone’s tempers get
thin, Maddie has to face some ugly facts about how she’s been treating her friends.
The Big Apple Effect is Christy Goerzen’s second novel featuring Maddie and her crazy mom.
In the first, Farmed Out, the two wreaked havoc at Anna’s family’s farm. Christy lives in Vancouver,
British Columbia.
Keywords: New York, NYC, art, fashion, vintage clothing, comedy, hippies, friendship

Alibi
Kristin Butcher
What to do when all the suspects have an alibi?
Fifteen-year-old Christine is visiting her eccentric great-aunt in historic Witcombe, where a
pickpocket has been victimizing tourists. Aunt Maude owns an antique store and also runs
the town’s ghost walk, which gives Christine the opportunity to meet local characters and visi-
tors, including a mysterious young man who seems to know far too much about the crimes. When
the pickpocket targets Aunt Maude’s store, Christine is determined to find out who is behind the
thefts. Her search takes her through the nooks and crannies of the quaint town full of stories, and
she unearths more than one surprise.
Kristin Butcher’s other Orca Currents titles have been featured on recommended-reading
lists such as the PSLA Top 40 (Cheat) and YA Quick Picks nominee list (Caching In). Kristin lives in
Campbell River, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.kristinbutcher.com.
Keywords: mystery, intrigue, small towns, antiques
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Orca Currents
September 2014
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Hate Mail
Monique Polak
Sometimes silence is uglier than the cruelest words.
Jordie’s cousin Todd has moved back to Montreal and is attending Jordie’s high school. Todd
has autism and requires an aide. Todd has not been welcomed in the school. He’s known as a
freak,and even other parents seem to resent Todd’s special needs. Jordie does everything he can to
distance himself from his cousin,fearful of what his friends might think.When he learns that Todd’s
whole family is buckling under the pressure of a hateful letter, Jordie starts to question his own
behavior. But Todd’s resources are unique, and he soon finds a way to prove his worth to his peers
and to the community at large. Inspired by real-life events, Hate Mail examines the transformative
power of speaking out against prejudice.
Monique Polak has written several books in the Orca Currents series, including Pyro and
121 Express, an ALA popular paperback selection. Monique lives in Montreal, Quebec. For more
information visit www.moniquepolak.com.
Keywords: autism, bullying, hate mail, depression, family

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Orca Soundings
Could things get
any worse?
September 2014
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The Way Back
Carrie Mac
Colby Wyatt has had a rough year. Her dad disappeared, she doesn’t have a place to live, and
she’s addicted to meth.Thankfully, her best friend Gigi’s grandma takes her in, and Colby helps
out with the family business,selling stolen goods in Gram’s pawnshop—stuff that Colby and Gigi along
with Gigi’s brother Milo steal when they break into people’s houses, which Colby is pretty good at.
Now she’s pregnant. Colby doesn’t tell anyone who the dad is. Instead, she checks herself into
rehab so she can get clean and figure out how to keep the baby.Though Colby isn’t sure how to make
a family, she’s determined to make things work, and she’s sure she can save Gigi too. But sometimes,
no matter how hard you wish for something, it just doesn’t come true.
Carrie Mac is the author of The Beckoners, Crush and Charmed. She lives in Vancouver, British
Columbia. For information, visit www.carriemac.com.
Keywords: homelessness, crime, teen pregnancy, homosexuality, drug abuse, parenthood, family
Also by Carrie Mac
Crush
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ages 12+
Charmed
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Diane Dakers
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If It Bleeds
Linda L. Richards
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Melodie Campbell
Mob goddaughter Gina Gallo stands to inherit two million bucks from her great-uncle Seb,a master
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The Innocence Device
William Kowalski
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Alibi (page 31) $9.95 pb
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Double You (page 23) $29.95 cd
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Forcing the Ace (page 13) $9.95 pb
From the Dead (page 19) $10.95 pb
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Hardball (page 34) $9.95 pb
Hate Mail (page 31) $9.95 pb
Hate Mail (page 31) $16.95 hc
Homecoming (page 33) $9.95 pb
Homecoming (page 33) $16.95 hc
Honeycomb (page 12) $9.95 pb
If It Bleeds (page 38) $9.95 pb
Ink Me (page 22) $29.95 cd
The Innocence Device (page 40) $9.95 pb
Jump Cut (page 22) $29.95 cd
Justine McKeen… (page 7) $6.95 pb
Last Message (page 22) $29.95 cd
Lost Cause (page 22) $29.95 cd
Lots of Kisses (page 2) $9.95 bb
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Search and Rescue (page 37) $9.95 pb
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Siege (page 30) $9.95 pb
Siege (page 30) $16.95 hc
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Sleeper (page 15) $10.95 pb
Sleeper (page 23) $29.95 cd
Soapstone Signs (page 6) $6.95 pb
Take Shelter (page 9) $19.95 hc
Tin Soldier (page 20) $10.95 pb
Tin Soldier (page 23) $29.95 cd
Unnatural Selections (page 4) $19.95 hc
The Way Back (page 32) $9.95 pb
The Way Back (page 32) $16.95 hc
The Wolf and Me (page 18) $10.95 pb
The Wolf and Me (page 23) $29.95 cd
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