Orca Sounding and Orca Sports
Teen fiction for reluctant readers
Orca Soundings are short high-interest novels with contemporary themes, written expressly for teens who are reluctant readers.
Interest Level : ages 12+
Reading levels from grade 2.0 to grade 4.5
Here is a list of the Orca books available at OHS LMC.
Attention Teachers: Titles that are followed by ***have teacher's guide available. Please see Ms. Mullen if you are interested.
Personal Author: McClintock, Norah.
Title: Back / Norah McClintock.
Summary: This time, real justice will be done
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC MCC
Personal Author: Denman, K. L., 1957-
Title: Battle of the bands / K.L. Denman.
Summary: The Lunar Ticks are on their way to the top.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC DEN
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Personal Author: Halvorson, Marilyn
Title: Blue Moon /M. Halvorson
Summary: Can Bobbie Joe transform an old mare into a champion barrel racer?
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC HAL
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Personal Author: Withers, Pam.
Title: Breathless / Pam Withers.
Summary: Beverly is desperate to learn to dive-and lose weight.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC WIT
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Personal Author: Halvorson, Marilyn.
Title: Bull rider / Marilyn Halvorson.
Summary: Layne must face his greatest fear.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC HAL
2 Copies
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Personal Author: Mac, Carrie, 1975-
Title: Charmed / Carrie Mac.
Summary: Izzy finds she is one in a long line of girls ensnared in prostitution, with no way to escape.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC MAC
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Personal Author: Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959-
Title: Chief honor / Sigmund Brouwer.
Summary: Lauren Cross is the first female player on a WHL team. Goaltender Joseph is happy when a scandal gets Lauren kicked off the team... until he realizes she might have been framed.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC BRO
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Personal Author: Frizzell, Colin, 1971-
Title: Chill / Colin Frizzell.
Summary: How far will Chill and Sean go to expose a teacher's deception?
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC FRI
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Personal Author: Mac, Carrie, 1975-
Title: Crush / Carrie Mac.
Summary: Just when she thinks she knows who she is, Hope falls in love—and her world is turned upside down.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC MAC
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Personal Author: Withers, Pam.
Title: Daredevil Club / Pam Withers.
Summary: How far will Kip go to stay in the club?
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1)FIC WIT
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Personal Author: Grant, Vicki.
Title: Dead-end job / Vicki Grant.
Summary: Can Frances make it through the night shift?
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1)FIC GRA
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Personal Author: Bell, William
Title: Death-Wind / B. William
Summary: Allie is caught up in a tornado that threatens to destroy everything.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC BEL
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Personal Author: Langston, Laura, 1958-
Title: Exit point / Laura Langston.
Summary: Death is only the beginning.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC LAN
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Personal Author: Matheson, Shirlee Smith.
Title: Fastback Beach / Shirlee Smith Matheson.
Summary: On probation for car theft, Miles has to stand up to his friends and do the right thing.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC MAT
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Personal Author: Walters, Eric, 1957-
Title: Grind / Eric Walters.
Summary: When Wally is badly injured skateboarding, Philip must decide what is more important—skating or making things right with his friends.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC WAL
2 Copies
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Personal Author: Butcher, Kristin, 1951-
Title: The Hemingway tradition / Kristin Butcher.
Summary: Shaw is trying to outrun his father's ghost.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC BUT
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Personal Author: Heneghan, James, 1930-
Title: Hit squad / James Heneghan.
Summary: Aiming to get back at the bullies at school, a group of kids swear vengeance against their tormentors.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC HEN
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Personal Author: Walters, Eric, 1957-
Title: House party / Eric Walters.
Summary: Casey just wanted to have a party, not a riot.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC WAL
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Personal Author: Walters, Eric, 1957-
Title: Juice / Eric Walters.
Summary: Will steroids tear the team apart?
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1)FIC WAL
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Personal Author: Goobie, Beth
Title: Kicked Out / B, Goobie
Summary: Dime is trying to outrun the horror of her brother's accident.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC GOO
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Personal Author: Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959-
Title: Maverick mania / Sigmund Brouwer.
Summary: If the Mavericks win just a few more games, they’ll make it to the national soccer championships. There’s only one problem: Their star player, Caleb Riggins, has disappeared.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC BRO
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Personal Author: Polak, Monique.
Title: No more pranks / Monique Polak.
Summary: Pete has to pull the most important prank of his life to bring about justice.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC POL
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Personal Author: Gaetz, Dayle, 1947-
Title: No problem / Dayle Campbell Gaetz.
Summary: Curt's dreams are going up in flames.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC GAE
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Personal Author: Walters, Eric, 1957-
Title: Overdrive / Eric Walters.
Summary: When a street race goes terribly wrong, Jake must make some tough choices.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC WAL
2 Copies
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Personal Author: Rud, Jeff, 1960-
Title: Paralyzed / Jeff Rud.
Summary: Reggie is a linebacker for the high school football team—a standout defender who prides himself on his toughness. But after an accident on the field his world is shaken.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC RUD
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Personal Author: Grant, Vicki.
Title: Pigboy / Victoria Grant.
Summary: A field trip turns dramatically dangerous.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC GRA
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Personal Author: Choyce, Lesley, 1951-
Title: Refuge Cove / Lesley Choyce.
Summary: Greg tries to do the right thing - and gets more than he bargained for.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC CHO
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Personal Author: Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959-
Title: Scarlet Thunder / Sigmund Brouwer.
Summary: Trenton goes to film the inside story of a top-level stock-car racing team. Deadly mistakes are made and Trenton finds out that much more than the race is at stake.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC BRO
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Personal Author: Young, Diane, 1953-
Title: See no evil / Diane Young.
Summary: Some secrets are too dangerous to keep.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC YOU
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Personal Author: Jaimet, Kate, 1969-
Title: Slam dunk / Kate Jaimet.
Summary: Slam's assistant coach job suddenly gets a lot harder when the girls' coach and her daughter, the star point-guard, vanish after being threatened.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC JAI
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Personal Author: McClintock, Norah.
Title: Snitch / Norah McClintock.
Summary: Josh had been living in a group home after being ratted his best friend. Framed for a crime he didn’t commit, it will take all of his strength to keep his cool – and his freedom.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC MCC
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Personal Author: Goobie, Beth, 1959-
Title: Something girl / Beth Goobie.
Summary: Sophie can no longer keep her problems a secret.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC GOO
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Personal Author: Goobie, Beth, 1959-
Title: Sticks and stones / Beth Goobie.
Summary: No one expects Jujube to fight back when her reputation takes a beating.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC GOO
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Personal Author: Bossley, Michele Martin.
Title: Swiped / Michele Martin Bossley.
Summary: Three would-be sleuths take off on the trail of the things going mysteriously missing in their school.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC BOS
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Personal Author: Choyce, Lesley, 1951-
Title: Thunderbowl / Lesley Choyce.
Summary: Jeremy wants to make it in the music business. Does he have what it takes?
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC CHO
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Personal Author: Morck, Irene.
Title: Tough trails / Irene Morck.
Summary: Can the old horse survive the rigors of the mountains?
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC MOR
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Personal Author: Butcher, Kristin, 1951-
Title: The trouble with liberty / Kristin Butcher.
Summary: Liberty wants her way—at any cost.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC BUT
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Personal Author: Kyi, Tanya Lloyd, 1973-
Title: Truth / Tanya Lloyd Kyi.
Summary: Everyone knows the truth, but no one is talking.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC KYI
2 Copies
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Personal Author: Tate, Nikki, 1962-
Title: Venom / Nikki Tate.
Summary: By refusing to turn a blind eye, Spencer risks losing those he cares most about.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC TAT
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Personal Author: Goobie, Beth
Title: Who Owns Kelly Paddik? / B. Goobie
Summary: Kelly wants to run—forever.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC GOO
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Personal Author: Olsen, Sylvia, 1955-
Title: Yellow line / Sylvia Olsen.
Summary: The lines that divide are not always solid.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC OLS
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Personal Author: Butcher, Kristin
Title: Zee's Way / K. Butcher
Summary: Zee is torn between making a statement and making art.
O0_OLMP-HS CALL NUMBER
1)FIC BUT
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