Orca Currents are short, high-interest novels with contemporary themes written specifically for middle-school students reading below grade level. Reading levels from grade 2.0 to 5.0. Interest level ages 9-12.

In the Buff

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Rupert visits his grandfather, Gump, at a nudist colony, and the two of them get lost in the woods while searching for Gump's beloved dog.

Medusa's Scream

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Chase gets a job at an abandoned gold mine that has been converted into an amusement ride.

Gold

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Sam and Annabel are on vacation in Italy and discover a hidden stash of gold.

Payback

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Dylan witnesses a crime but is worried about speaking up.

Bullies Rule

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Daniel is forced to examine his own behavior after the teasing of a classmate gets out of hand.

Quiz Queens

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, boy-crazy Kiara convinces studious Jane to create a questionnaire to help find her soulmate.

Food Freak

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Dani is mortified by her father’s public rants about the dangers of processed foods.

Shatterproof

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, thirteen-year-old Nate gets caught up in a money-making scam based on his resemblance to a celebrity.

Taz's Recipe

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, fourteen-year-old Taz is dealing with her parents’ divorce and trying to win a cooking competition.

Camp Disaster

In this high-interest novel for young readers, Charlotte has to find a way to stand up to bullies at summer camp without becoming a target herself.

Siege

Fourteen-year-old Jason and his friends witness a crime at a War of 1812 reenactment camp.

Caching In

Eric and his best friend, Chris, find themselves on a high-stakes geocaching treasure hunt.

FaceSpace

Fourteen-year-old Danny invents a fictitious friend in an effort to fit in at school.

Vanish

Fourteen-year-old Simone becomes a key witness in a parental-abduction investigation.

Oracle

Owen sets up an anonymous blog to influence a girl at school.

Pyro

Franklin has to learn to cope with life's challenges without setting illegal fires.

High Wire

High-wire walker Zack has to solve a mysterious theft at the youth circus.

Farmed Out

Fourteen-year-old Maddie, an artist with big-city dreams, is forced to volunteer on an organic farm.

Stuff We All Get

Fifteen-year-old Zack, a sound-color synesthete, is on a mission to find a musician he can relate to.

Benched

Cody and his friends get caught up in gang activity when they steal a park bench.