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Garden State Teen Book Award...
 Fakie, by Tony Varrato and published by Lobster Press, has been nominated for the 2011
Garden State Teen Book Awards, New Jersey's Readers' Choice award.
The book is also currently on the
shortlist for the 2011 Golden Sower - Nebraska's Children's Choice Book
Award - and was a YALSA Quick Pick.
Library Media Connection said of Fakie: "An excellent novel for male teen readers. It is short, action-packed...a
good read-aloud for the classroom...full of suspense and drama..."
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Good things in small packages...
 Now available: the first four titles in the Rapid Reads series of short novels for adult readers.
In our increasingly fast-paced world we believe there is a need
for well-written, well-told novels that can be read in one sitting. Rapid Reads features great writing and great storytelling in a small package.
With
titles from Gail Bowen, Zoe Whittall, William Kowalski and Medora Sale, there is something for
everyone. These short novels are ideal as a quick read but also perfect
for adult literacy and those striving to improve their reading. Reading guides are available here.
CM said of The Spider Bites: "Well-written and exciting...sure to find a market."
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Best Children's Books of the Year...
The Bank Street College of Education has announced their annual Best Books of the Year list.
A number of titles published or distributed by Orca made the list.
Ages 12-14: - Salt (Book 1 in the Salt Trilogy) by Maurice Gee
- Leftovers by Heather Waldorf
Ages 9-12: Ages 5-9:
Under 5 years:
For more information click here.
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Coteau...
 Orca is pleased to welcome Coteau Books as a distributed publisher.
Coteau has a strong line of books for children and teens, including the upcoming We Want You to Know - Kids Talk about Bullying by best-selling author Deborah Ellis, and Fishtailing, a new novel by Wendy Philips.
Full listing of Coteau books here.
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Hot Fresh Sites...
The
Orca machine shop has been busy banging together some great new
book-specific websites full of facts,
fun and, yes, boogers.
New sites for upcoming
books:
Richard Was a Picker by Carolyn Beck and Ben Hodson. Ugh. Help Richard find
a tissue. Read the Booger Boy
comic. The Sea Wolves - Living Wild in the Great Bear Rainforest by Ian McAllister
and Nicholas Read. This is the companion book to The Salmon Bears (another great site) with photos and
facts on these amazing animals. Salt the Trilogy. While we are sure that Brangelina would love the book, this
has nothing to to do with the movie, and is guaranteed not to include
any Hollywood gossip. Read an
excerpt of Gool,
the next installment of the trilogy.
Surf, baby.
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Food Fight...
 Want to toss some food around? Learn about the food supply system? Read a great graphic novel?
Food Fight, the latest installment in the Graphic Guide Adventure series is here. Also live is a new dedicated website with games, resources and information about your food and how it reaches your plate.
School Library Journal said of the previous book in the series, Media Meltdown: "An excellent choice for developing media literacy...The design and layout
are colorful and fast paced. The text is well written and paired with
useful imagery."
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One Tree at a Time...
 Orca Book
Publishers is committed to environmentally sustainable publishing. The majority
of Orca titles are printed on post-consumer waste paper certified by the Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC), which saves trees, water and
electricity.
Now you know.
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Thanks for reading!
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Really - call us. We're waiting.
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