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Guilty much?
 Norah McClintock's latest thriller for teens, Guilty, has been nominated for YALSA Quick Picks from ALA.
"A thrilling tale of three mysterious murders. Just when you think you have it all figured out - everything changes...Best. Ending. Ever."
Guilty as charged. |
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iBooks promo...
 You know those iTunes promo cards you pick up at your local coffee multinational? We know a good thing when we see it. Imitation and flattery and all that.
So, we have a limited number of promo codes for free electronic versions of new teen novels to give away through iBooks, the Apple store. Want one?
The books are:
The first 200 people to email digital@orcabook.com will receive a promo code good for one of the above books.
Come and get it. Now if we could just figure out how to roast good coffee.
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Summer Reading...
 Heard of summer reading loss? Or the achievement gap that grows over those lazy summer months when students don't read? We have too. And we have an answer for you. Why not send your students home with access to an Orca digital subscription? All your students can read over the summer months by accessing the same subscription. Usage stats available.
Email digital@orcabook.com for details or to schedule a demo.
Orca ebooks are also available through Overdrive, Mackin, Follett and more. |
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Leslie goes viral...
We keep hearing from people about what a difference our books make to readers lives - especially those striving to become lifelong learners. And we thought we would like to see it, as well as hear it. So we are running a video contest. Leslie Bootle, our in-house marketing maven, put together a little video. Watch it here. Here's the pitch: - create a short (30 to 45 second) video about an experience with our books and a struggling reader;
- or, have a reader tell the world what a difference a book made in their life;
- email the video to videocontest@orcabook.com;
- win $100 in free books and eternal Internet infamy;
- Come on, work with me, people.
- And...ACTION!
Problems sending the video? Email videocontest@orcabook.com. |
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Old West meets new web...
 With the launch of Victorio's War, the final installment in John Wilson's Desert Legends Trilogy, we are excited to offer a free ebook version of a new short story by John Wilson. Billy the Kid - The Last Desert Legend tells the story of Billy the Kid's last jailbreak.
Get it free here.
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Seven (the series)...
What's all the hype about? On October 10, 2012, Orca will launch a series of seven books written by seven bestselling authors: Eric Walters, John Wilson, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger, Norah McClintock, Sigmund Brouwer and Shane Peacock.
Seven grandsons, seven journeys, seven authors...one amazing series. Learn more at www.seventheseries.com.
Watch the book trailer.
And each month until publication, download a sample from each book. This month? Jump Cut by Ted Staunton. Click here.
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Reaching Reluctant Readers
 Check out our new website - ReachingReluctantReaders.com. Designed for those working with struggling and striving readers, this site features:Visit the website here. |
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Common Core and Text2Reader...
Text2Reader is a Language Arts program for grades 6 to 8. Text2Reader is developed by teachers with selections from bestselling books and is correlated to the Common Core English Language Arts curriculum.
Sign up for a free seven-day trial issue here.
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Fall catalog...
The Fall 2012 catalog is now available. Lots of new stuff - board books, a new picturebook from Wallace Edwards, Seven (the series), lots of teen fiction, Soundings, Currents and more. Oh my. See the new catalog here. |
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Wordle...
 Have you used Wordle before? As a tool for the classroom this is pretty cool. Build word clouds from any piece of text. Works pretty well for my shopping list too! |
