Orca Soundings Resource Guide

Orca Soundings Resource Guide
Author: Susan Geye
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2009-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1554693888

New Resource Guides available for Hi/Low fiction from Orca Book Publishers. Orca Soundings are teen novels for reluctant readers. Orca Currents are middle-school novels for reluctant readers. Written at a grade 2.0 to grade 4.5 reading level, these compelling contemporary novels have proven incredibly popular with teachers and librarians looking for material that will engage their most reluctant of readers. Orca has always provided professionally written teachers guides to accompany these books. Now we offer a complete resource guide to enable classroom integration of these popular titles. Including sections on reading levels, book discussion groups, literacy circles, assessment and follow-up activities, this resource guide enables a teacher to implement the Orca Soundings and Orca Currents series as part of a comprehensive independent reading and literacy unit.

Orca Currents Resource Guide

Orca Currents Resource Guide
Author: Susan Greye
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2009-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1551439565

A teacher's resource for Orca Currents, high-interest low-vocab novels for middle school readers.

Speaking Our Truth

Speaking Our Truth
Author: Monique Gray Smith
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 145981584X

Holding each other up with respect, dignity and kindness.

Middle Row

Middle Row
Author: Sylvia Olsen
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2008-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1551438992

Amid racism and ignorance, Vince and Rae Dawn try to find out what happened to a missing classmate.

Chill

Chill
Author: Colin Frizzell
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2006-09-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1554695937

Chill has always been different. But the way Chill deals with his disability and his art have given him the power to survive the horrors of high school. When a new teacher arrives, determined to crush his students' spirit, Chill decides to fight back and risk everything. A story of doing the right thing and standing up for yourself—and your friends. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Homecoming

Homecoming
Author: Diane Dakers
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2014-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1459808053

When Fiona’s dad is released from prison for a crime he says he did not commit, Fiona struggles with whom to believe and how to move forward.

Cellular

Cellular
Author: Ellen Schwartz
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1554692962

When Brendan is diagnosed with leukemia his life is turned upside down. With a smothering family and distant friends, all seems hopeless until he meets Lark, terminally ill yet full of life.

Fallout

Fallout
Author: Nikki Tate
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2011-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1554692725

After the death of her sister, Tara struggles to deal with her guilt through slam poetry.