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Ben the Inventor, by Robin Stevenson. 
When Ben's friend Jack moves away, Ben discovers sometimes good things can come from an unwanted change. Part of the Orca Echoes series. 


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News from Orca Book Publishers
OCTOBER 2011 

What's better than curling up with a book on a cool autumn afternoon? How about talking books with a bestselling author, a library media specialist...and us! This month we've also got YALSA Quick Pick nominations and the upcoming AASL Annual Conference.   

 

Reaching More Readers...  

Register for Orca-SLJ Webinar The book and beyond with Orca Book Publishers and School Library Journal! Reaching struggling readers has always been a challenge, and that is truer now than ever before.  

   

This FREE webinar will discuss available books that are useful with struggling readers but also some of the new technologies and approaches that can be useful in connecting with these students, including audio books, digital and ebooks, classroom projects and more. Join a panel including a bestselling author, a library media specialist, a publisher and a state library director of development for a far-reaching discussion on reaching more readers, in more ways. We'll see you there!  


Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011- 3:00 PM EDT
Register today for this free webcast event. 
    
YALSA Quick Picks...
Quick Picks are books recommended for reluctant young adult readers by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). These titles are guaranteed great reads for your reluctant and voracious readers alike.

Cover of She Said/She Saw Three Orca titles made this year's nomination list!  

  

She Said/She Saw, by Norah McClintock. When Tegan witnesses the murder of two friends, she struggles with people thinking she knows more than she is saying. 


Cover of Masked Masked, by Norah McClintock. Rosie walks in on an armed robbery in her father's convenience store. Who is the masked man? And why does she think she knows him?





Cover of The Barrio Kings The Barrio Kings,
by William Kowalski. Rosario Gomez struggles to stay out of the gang life that killed his brother while finishing his high school diploma and preparing for the birth of his first son. But when his old friend Juan gets out of jail, his past returns to haunt him.
AASL Annual Conference...
AASL Annual ConferenceThe American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 15th National Conference and Exhibition takes place October 27-30 in Minneapolis, MN. AASL is the only national conference dedicated to the needs of school librarians.

This year's conference features a storytelling festival and tons of fantastic authors from around the country. Visit www.aasl11.org for more information. Pop by the Orca booth to say hi (and to pick up some fun buttons) if you're attending!  

 

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