In this middle-grade novel and follow-up to Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution, Jazz is trying to process why her mom left, what exactly she’s feeling for a girl in her class and whether she wants to be one of the popular girls after all.
In this illustrated nonfiction book, readers will meet Jewish changemakers—past and present—who have made a lasting impact on the world.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Take Action series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines practical ways young people can protect the ocean and the over 250,000 species that call it home.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines how engineering has helped build successful communities in the past and present and what engineering innovations could look like in the future.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book discusses space exploration and how it affects life on Earth.
This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores the history, science and mysteries of happiness and examines the things we can do to help make ourselves and others happier.
In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, Arjun rallies against the new school sponsor, OmniBoost, who has filled the school vending machines and cafeteria with junk food.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines how and why trust in science benefits all of society.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book introduces young readers to innovative building techniques that will make homes sustainable and accessible to everyone.
This illustrated nonfiction book dives into the mysteries of the ocean, from its surface to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, showcasing marine life, currents and conditions at various depths, in a unique format that will have readers feeling like they are descending deeper and deeper with each page.
In this middle-grade novel, Izzy Wong has found a new mystery to investigate for her podcast when someone uses AI to create insulting memes of a classmate. Izzy will have to risk losing her new classmates' trust to sleuth out the culprit before her parents make her give the principal the information she's gathered.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines the past, present and future of schools around the world and the who, what, where, when and how we learn.
In this moving middle-grade novel, Noah tries to be the perfect kid to keep his parents happy and his anxiety at bay after his teenage brother runs away, but he finds himself floundering and sets off to find his brother himself.
Thirteen stories of Holocaust victims who are memorialized by Stolpersteine—stumbling stones—to mark their last known address.
Four Cree cousins try and solve the mystery of missing film equipment as a movie is being shot on location on their First Nation.
Against the backdrop of their school’s food drive, Mila realizes her best friend Kit doesn’t always have enough food to eat.
Callie Garcia thought she would finally get to experience summer camp — campfires, kayaking, and crafts. But Camp Briarwood has other plans. Thrown into a perilous game of cat and mouse between inventors and frauds, Callie’s scientific mind is the only thing that can save the camp.
Peter's family life has been devastated by tragedy. Picking up what is left, he has to contend with family secrets also.
In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, queer seventh-grader Seth finds himself taking a stand when his conservative classmate sabotages the Pride display in his middle-school library.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book examines how animals use color for survival.
In this short thriller novel for middle-grade readers told in journal entries and transcripts, Oliver and Maddy describe their run-in with a murderer after they uncover long-hidden evidence of his crimes.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book introduces young people to places around the world that could disappear because of the effects of human-caused climate change.
This beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book dives deep into the lives of enigmatic, clever and fascinating cephalopods.
This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers uses infographics, tips, facts and ideas to teach a critical approach to understanding the news and other media.
