Orca Books Publishers

Hanna is fed up with her best friend, Lizzy, who is always trying to be better than her. When Lizzy tells Hanna she can throw her ball farther and succeeds, it’s the last straw. Hanna is tired of feeling second best, but what she doesn’t realize is that sometimes she makes Lizzy feel that way too. Maybe there’s a way they can still be best friends after all.

In poetry that winds and wends like a creek through a farmer's field, we journey through one lovely day in Buttercup's life. Whether she is ruminating on the mud beneath her feet or the moon and the stars in the blue-black sky, she draws us deep into her rich and wonderful world.

Tova lives with her family on a small farm in the famous town of Chelm, a mythical village populated, according to Jewish folklore, by fools. Tova's farm has hens and even a rooster, but no cow. Her mother, Rivka, wishes they could afford to buy a cow, so they could have fresh milk and butter every day. One night Tova's father has a dream about how to get milk without actually owning a cow. He asks Tova to help him find a way to get milk from their hens, and the results are hilarious. Finally, to the family's joy and the hens' relief, the problem is solved by none other than the wise Rabbi of Chelm himself, and a little extra help from Tova.

In this retelling of a Jewish folktale, Jacob tries to stump Rachel with his best riddles but fails repeatedly. When a young woman in need of help presents Rachel and Jacob with the trickiest riddles of all, they discover the only way to solve them is to work together.

Doors in the Air is the story of a boy who is fascinated by doors. He marvels at how stepping through a doorway can take him from one world to another. He is especially enthralled by the doors of his imagination, which he refers to as "doors in the air." He delights in discovering that when he passes through these doors, he leaves behind all feelings of boredom, fear and unpleasantness. Doors in the Air is a lilting journey through house doors, dream doors and, best of all, doors in the air.

After serving time for a violent crime, Jojo returns to the neighborhood and tries to take his life back.

DJ climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to scatter his beloved grandfather's ashes.

Eve is overweight, and her self-image is suffering until she joins a mentoring program and learns to accept herself the way she is.

Steve's romantic trip is interrupted when he undertakes a mission to investigate what part his grandfather played in a bombing off the coast of Spain.

Laurel investigates a cheating scam at her high school.

Lucas enjoys his status as a troublemaker on the school bus until the consequences become serious.

Ace learns about Internet bullying while trying to get a music career off the ground.

Angus and his best friend, Shahid, two smart misfits, embark on a criminal investigation with comedic results.

Fitting in at her new ballet school turns out to be more painful for Cassie than breaking in a pair of pointe shoes.

While volunteering at the local zoo, Robyn, Nick and Trevor learn about a bear poaching operation and set about solving another mystery.

When Paddy discovers that the man he thought was his father isn't, he struggles to put his life back together.

After a robbery goes terribly wrong, Quentin is framed for murder.

Teenagers Josh, Kel and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a band on its way to the top.

Derek thinks he might be falling in love for the first time ever. The problem is, he hasn't been entirely honest with his online boyfriend.

Can Bobbie Jo take a beat-up old horse and turn her into champion barrel racer?