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Gool is the second entry in Maurice Gee's Salt Trilogy. With the apocalypse looming, can Xantee, Lo and Duro overcome the gool before it's too late?

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JANUARY 2011

Coming up in 2011...

Last fall we set a new record for the number of titles we published, and we don't plan on slowing down anytime soon. Here's what's coming in the months ahead:

Keepin' it real (life): This spring Orca will introduce the first two nonfiction titles in our Rapid Reads series for adults. Generation Us: The Challenge of Global Warming by Andrew Weaver considers the issues surrounding global warming; Ortona Street Fight by Mark Zuehlke is a dramatic account of Canada's first major triumph of World War II. Learn more about these titles and the Rapid Reads series.

Will good triumph once and for all? The Limping Man, the final installment of Maurice Gee's dystopian Salt Trilogy, hits shelves in March. Learn more about the series, download free wallpapers and read sample chapters on the Salt Trilogy website. That is, if you dare...

For a complete preview of what's coming up this spring, check out the Spring 2011 Catalog.

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And the Oscar goes to...

Okay, maybe not an Oscar, but the 2011 award season is well underway in the book world too! Here's a batch of recent wins and nominations.

Salt, the first book in Maurice Gee's Salt Trilogy was awarded a 2010 Westchester Fiction Award.

The readers have spoken!

Feather Brain by Maureen Bush and One Peace by Janet Wilson received 2011 Red Cedar Book Awards. The Red Cedars are voted on by young readers throughout BC.

Lockdown by Diane Tullson, The Lit Report by Sarah N. Harvey and Gotcha! by Shelley Hrdlitschka won 2011

Stellar Awards, determined by teen readers in BC.

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This month's featured title is Gool, the second entry in the Salt Trilogy by Maurice Gee.

In Gool, Xantee and Lo set out find the Dog King Tarl, whose help they will need if they have any hope of destroying the gool and ridding the world of its life-sucking force.

The third and final installment of the Salt Trilogy, The Limping Man, will be released in March 2011, so it's the perfect time for teens to delve into this terrifying and thought-provoking fantasy series.

Click here to order direct from Orca Book Publishers. Enter promo code JANNEWS at checkout.

Offer Expires: February 28, 2011