Jeff Ross
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
HL 520L
Physical Desc
171 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Del plays striker on his high school soccer team, the Cardinals, and they've gone almost three seasons undefeated. To Del, it's just a game, but some of the players think winning is all that matters. When an ugly tackle results in a major loss for the Cardinals against their main rival, the Rebels, things get heated between the teams. That night, one of Del's teammates has his ankle broken by an unknown assailant, leaving him unable to take part...
2) Shutout
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (148 pages).
Language
English
Description
Alex Paterson is the number-one goalie on his high-school hockey team. And he's thrilled that his team has made the playoffs. But when graffiti that apparently can be traced back to Alex is found on the walls of the school, and a photo of Alex at a party with a beer in his hand starts making the rounds, he is suspended from the team, and his reputation as a good kid is put in doubt. Alex knows he's innocent. The problem is, he cannot figure out...
3) Shark
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (132 pages).
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Mark "Shark" Hewitt is good at playing pool. Really good. When he, his mom and sister move to a new town, Mark immediately seeks out the local pool hall. He loves to play, but even more than that, he just loves hanging out with the regulars. It reminds him of good times with his dad, who is no longer in the picture.
When one of the patrons notices Mark's natural gift for the game, he forces Mark to use his talent for profit. Now...
4) The drop
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
HL 540L
Physical Desc
157 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alex wants to be a part of the elite Backcountry Patrol of snowboarders, but first he and three other hopefuls--Dave, Bryce, and Hope--must endure a series of tests that forces them to confront their own fears and the treacherous mountain terrain.
5) Up North
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
HL 560L
Physical Desc
130 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rob Maclean and his mom have moved to a small community in northern Ontario in order to be closer to Rob's imprisoned brother, Adam. One night after a rowdy party, Rob and some friends end up in a van speeding through a First Nations reserve. The driver of the van has a deep hatred for Indigenous people, and he lobs rotten fruit at a group of young men gathered in front of a community center. The young men chase them down, and Rob's friend Alan is...
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the husband of a high-society woman is killed in an accident, she realizes she has nothing left except a house in rural Georgia that is being used as a foster home. Moving in with the intentions of selling it, she finds a new meaning and purpose to her life when she ends up helping to care for the rebellious teenagers who live there that have issues of their own.