Orca Soundings are short, high-interest novels are written specifically for teens. These edgy stories with compelling characters and gripping storylines are ones they will want to read. Reading levels from grade 2.0 to 4.5; Interest level ages 12+.

Riley Park

The victim of a vicious assault, seventeen-year-old Corbin struggles to get his life back and deal with the loss of his best friend.

Scum

Fifteen-year-old Megan's brother is dead, apparently a random victim of violence. As Megan digs deeper, she finds that Danny was "known to police" and that nobody wants to solve the crime.

Learning to Fly

Sixteen-year-old Jason is a recent immigrant from China living in a close-minded town. Holding on to his friendship with a Native boy, also an outsider, Jason finds he needs to fight to belong and to find a new home.

Crush

During a summer in New York, Hope falls in love with another girl and must figure out what that means for her future.

Juice

When a new coach comes to their school, Michael and his teammates are convinced that steroids are the way to compete.

Kicked Out

Dime can't get along with her parents. When she moves in with her older brother, she finds out that if she starts believing in herself, other people will too.