Orca Soundings Bibliography

Bell, William.  Death Wind. 92 p.

      Allie, failing school and fearing she is pregnant by her ex-boyfriend, decides there is no way she can face her always fighting parents and decides to run away, but she gets a different perspective on her life and future when a tornado hits, destroying her home and injuring her mother.

Butcher, Kristin.  The Hemingway Tradition.  92 p.

      Shaw, struggling to understand the suicide of his famous author father, moves from Vancouver to Winnipeg with his mother and is finally able, with the help of his mom and new friends, to come to terms with his loss.

Butcher, Kristin.  The Trouble with Liberty.  88 p.

      Val, eager to make friends with Liberty Hayes, begins to have doubts about the stylish new girl when Liberty accuses a favorite teacher of sexual misconduct.

Butcher, Kristin.  Zee’s Way. 104 p.

      Zee is torn between making a statement and making art.

Choyce, Lesley.  Refuge Cove.  89 p.

      Greg, having just moved to Deep Cove with his mother following the sudden death of his dad, finds friends and a new purpose in life when he rescues a family of refugees who have come to Canada from Asia.

Choyce, Lesley.  Thunderbowl. 102 p.

      Sixteen-year-old Jeremy, caught up in the excitement of playing guitar for the hot band Thunderbowl, begins to lose control of the rest of his life.

Choyce, Lesley.  Wave Warrior.

      Ben, warned away from the ocean by his grandfather and parents, meets Ray, an aging surfer dying of cancer, who shares his skills and philosophy of surfing with Ben.

Denman, K. L. Battle of the Bands.  97 p.

      Jay, Kelvin, and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a dedicated band, convinced they are on their way to the top.

Fitch, Sheree.  One More Step.  91 p.

      When Julian's mother decides to marry a French-Canadian man, Julian learns that it is not always blood that determines true family.

Gaetz, Dayle Campbell.  No Problem.  87 p.

      Curt, a teen blessed with friends, a summer job, and a promising future in baseball, puts everything at risk when he begins experimenting with drugs.

Goobie, Beth.  Kicked Out. 92 p.

      Sixteen-year-old Dime has difficulty adjusting to her parents' rules.

Goobie, Beth.  Something Girl.  105 p.

      Sophie lives in constant fear of her father, who beats her on a regular basis, until the day the beating is so severe it sends her to the hospital.

Goobie, Beth.  Sticks and Stones.  86 p.

      No one expects Jujube to fight back when her reputation takes a beating.

Goobie, Beth.  Who Owns Kelly Paddik?  89 p.

      After attempting suicide, Kelly Paddik is sent to a "secure facility," and as she tries to find a way out, she has to come to terms with her memories of abuse.

Grant, Vicki.  Dead-End Job. 104 p.

      Francis meets a rather annoying boy at the convenience store where she works, but before long she realizes that this boy is a stalker and she may be in some very real danger.

Grant, Vicki.  I.D. 101 p.

      Chris finds a wallet on the street and wants to return it to the owner; but when he realizes that the owner looks a lot like him, he is tempted to assume the person's identity in order to break away from the problems he faces at home.

Halvorson, Marilyn.  Blue Moon. 109 p.

      Bobby Jo tries to turn a beat-up old horse into a champion barrel racer.

Halvorson, Marilyn.  Bull Rider.  92 p.

      Sixteen-year-old Layne faces a dangerous challenge when he defies his mother and enters himself in a bull riding contest--the same rodeo event in which his father was killed.

Harvey, Sarah N.   Bull’s Eye.  104 p.

          After the death of her aunt, Emily finds that her life has been a lie and she has to search for the truth about where she came from and who she is.

Kyi, Tanya Lloyd.  My Time as Caz Hazard.  103 p.

      Caz attempts to deal with her parents' failing marriage conflicts, a diagnosis of dyslexia, and possible contribution to a classmate's suicidal decision.

Kyi, Tanya Lloyd.  Truth.  108 p.

      When a prominent local adult is killed at a teen house party, the whole school seems to know who is to blame, but no one will go to the police.

Langston, Laura.  Exit Point.  110 p.

      Sixteen-year-old Logan is dead, but he realizes he still has unfinished business.

McClintock, Norah. Bang.  95 p.

      High school juniors Quentin and JD engage in a robbery that turns deadly, and one of them is left to take the blame.

McClintock, Norah.  Snitch.  100 p.

      After his best friend snitches on him, Josh must learn to control his anger

McClintock, Norah.  Tell.

      David must find a way to handle the secret he has learned about his stepfather and his younger brother's death when he becomes the prime suspect in his stepfather's murder.

Mac, Carrie.  Charmed. 107 p.

      Teenage Izzy moves in with her dropout boyfriend when things become unbearable at home, only to deal with the scary people he hangs out with and become trapped in a prostitution ring.

Mac, Carrie.  Crush. 106 p.

      During a summer in New York, Hope falls in love with another girl and must decide whether she is gay.

Matheson, Shirlee Smith.  Fastback Beach.  97 p.

      When Miles is put on probation for stealing a car, he learns about hot rods and rebuilding cars. When the project is stolen, Miles has to face up to his friends.

Morck, Irene.  Tough Trails.  96 p.

      Soft-hearted Ambrose replaces an injured pack horse with a horse too old to function in the mountains and might have to sell her to the meat buyers anyway unless a miracle happens.

Murdoch, Patricia.  Exposure. 102 p.

      Julie, tired of being bullied and not fitting in, gets a chance for revenge when her brother captures her chief tormentor, Dana, in a compromising position, but she learns that getting even does not feel as good as she thought it would.

Olsen, Sylvia.  Yellow Line. 107 p.

      In a small Canadian community, the line separating Natives and whites begins to blur for Vince as finds himself falling for a First Nations girl.

Polak, Monique.  Home Invasion.  105 p.

      While a home invader terrorizes the city, Josh finds himself sneaking into other people's houses.

Polak, Monique.  No More Pranks.

      Although Pete's pranks land him in trouble with school, his punishment to work with his uncle's whale-watching business brings him into contact with an ecologically unfriendly group requiring a dose of his special skills to bring them to justice.

Ryan, Darlene.  Saving Grace. 97 p.

      Evie, a young girl who was forced to give up her baby, kidnaps the child and runs to Montreal but must make a difficult decision when baby Brianna gets very ill.

Tullson, Diane.  The Darwin Expedition.  100 p.

      Liam and Tej must rely on all of their survival resources to escape a ferocious bear tracking them after they lose control of their truck in a rainstorm on a remote logging road.

Walters, Eric.  Grind. 100 p.

Walters, Eric.  Juice. 101 p.

      When Coach Reeves retired, he was replaced by Coach Barnes, whose own determination to obtain a college post rested on his ability to create a division one high school team; however, to do this involved the illegal distribution of steroids to the team.

Walters, Eric.  Overdrive. 102 p.

      When Jake is involved in a street-racing accident, he struggles to do the right thing.

Walters, Eric.  Stuffed. 108 p.

      Ian, inspired by a documentary on fast food, starts an online boycott of Frankie's fast food restaurants that multiplies to the extent that it attracts the attention of the company's lawyers and eventually forces the chain to add healthy choices to its menu.

Withers, Pam.  Breathless.  101 p.

      Beverly gets into serious trouble when her starvation diet interferes with her scuba diving.

Orca Soundings Bibliography

Updated 10/07