Racing for Diamonds in Yellowknife

This weekend’s Yellowknife launch of Anita Daher’s Racing for Diamonds was well-attended.

Canadian Rangers and Junior Canadian Rangers were especially excited about the book, since the protagonist is a JCR.

Melanie Jackson is serious.

Melanie thinks life is serious; Dinah Galloway, the heroine of her mystery books, doesn’t quite agree…

BookExpo Canada

This is Orca’s booth at last weekend’s BookExpo Canada in Toronto—check back in the next couple of days for a full report, with more pictures!

Congratulations, Chocolate Lily Winners!

Puppies on Board, written by Sarah Harvey and illustrated by Rose Cowles, won the Chocolate Lily picturebook category. Over 5000 grade school children around the province in kindergarten through grade eight read shortlisted titles, and voted to choose the winners.

Several Orca books were also shortlisted for next year’s Chocolate Lily: Safe House and Yossi’s Goal in the novel category, and Dragon Tide in the picturebook category.

Summer Reading List

Check out our list of great summer reads. These exciting books will make summer reading fun.

Mystery fans should check out Norah McClintock’s Tell, an Orca Soundings novel. Kids ages 7 to 9 will love Wendy Lewis’s Cheetah, an Orca Echoes chapter book about a temporary pet frog. The latest installments in Eric Walters’ Nick and Kia series, and Hazel Hutchins’ TJ series, both Orca Young Readers, are sure to appeal to fans and newcomers alike.

There’s something on the list for everyone, from picturebooks to great teen novels.