Robin Stevenson
1) Pride colors
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Language
English
Description
"In this photographic concept book, babies and toddlers are introduced to the PRIDE flag and the meaning behind each color."--
2) Pride puppy!
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A rhyming alphabet book featuring a family who have lost their dog at a Pride parade."--
5) Attitude
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Cassie comes to Vancouver from Australia for an intensive summer program at a prestigious ballet school, she finds it hard to fit in. A clique of girls who have been at the school a long time don't want the newcomers to get any attention. At first Cassie tries to go along to get along, but when she realizes that some of the visiting summer students are being bullied and threatened, and that she herself is being sabotaged, she finally speaks out—and...
6) Inferno
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dante thinks high school is an earthly version of hell. She hates her new home in the suburbs, her best friend has moved away, her homeroom teacher mocks her and her mother is making her attend a social skills group for teenage girls. When a stranger shows up at school and hands Dante a flyer that reads: Woof, woof. You are not a dog. Why are you going to obedience school?, Dante thinks she's found a soul mate. Someone who understands. Someone...
7) Outback
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Since his girlfriend dumped him, Jayden has been avoiding school-and life in general. When his eccentric uncle Mel invites him to help with his biology research at an Australian university, he figures he has nothing to lose. Once he arrives, he discovers Mel is obsessed with finding a new species of lizard and is determined to be the first to discover it. Unfortunately, this means an expedition into the scorching desert heat of the Australian outback...with...
8) Under threat
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Franny is close to her parents, adores her horse and is head over heels in love with her girlfriend, Leah. But Franny's parents are abortion providers at the local hospital, and an anonymous stranger is prepared to do whatever it takes to stop them. A stranger who phones at all hours. Who knows where they live. Who knows Franny's name. When Leah's older brother, Jake, refers to her parents as baby killers, Franny starts to wonder if perhaps the threats...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
With the world mourning over President Kennedy's assassination and his family reeling from the death of his baby sister, Jack decides that setting a world record will help his family heal.
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Despite his father's opposition, Simon "Spacey" Drake is determined to become a long-distance sailor, so he signs up for a week-long live-aboard sailing course. The trip gets off to a rough start, but the real trouble begins when Simon and Olivia, another student, get curious about a nearby cabin cruiser in an anchorage. They investigate and stumble upon an abalone poaching operation, but the poachers have far too much at stake to let a couple of...
11) In the woods
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Cameron discovers a baby abandoned int he woods, he tries to discover whether his sister is the mother.
Author
Series
Kid legends ; 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Across history, activists have worked, marched, and spoken out for equality and justice--and many had moving, relatable childhood stories. Martin Luther King Jr. argued with his dad about whether dancing was a sin. Harvey Milk had a passion for opera. Dolores Huerta was wrongly accused of plagiarizing. Kid activists tells these stories and more through engaging biographies and full-color illustrations on nearly every page. Learn about Susan B. Anthony,...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Wolf's mother is obsessed with saving the world's honeybees. He gets that. It's another thing entirely when she announces that she's taking her Save the Bees show on the road--family style and complete with mortifying bee costumes. What will it take for Wolf and his sisters to convince her that dragging the family around the province in a beat-up Ford panel van may not be the best idea she ever had?" --
14) Damage
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In an attempt to escape from his overbearing parents, Theo goes on a spontaneous road trip with his old babysitter, and ends up in an uncomfortable situation.
15) Liars and Fools
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Fiona's life changed forever when her mother died in a South Pacific sailing accident. One year later, everyone tells her it is time to move on. To Fiona, moving on means leaving her mother behind-something she has vowed never to do. But Fiona's father has started dating again. His new girlfriend, Kathy, is a professional psychic who claims she can predict the future and communicate with the dead. Fiona is sure she is a fraud, although she secretly...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Dylan has never met her father. She knows that her parents were just teenagers themselves when she was born, but her mother doesn't like to talk about the past, and her father, Mark, has never responded to Dylan's attempts to contact him. As far as Dylan is concerned, her family is made up of her mother, Amanda; her recently adopted younger sister, Karma; and maybe even her best friend, Toni.
And then, out of the blue, a phone...
And then, out of the blue, a phone...
17) Escape Velocity
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lou's dad has been addicted to painkillers since an accident left him unable to work. He's a good, loving dad, but kind of useless. Lou's mother, Zoe, a successful novelist, abandoned Lou at birth and showed no interest in her until three years ago, when Lou was twelve. Their relationship since then has been strained, but when Lou's dad has a stroke, there is nowhere else for her to go while he recovers. Lou struggles to find her bearings and figure...
18) Big Guy
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
Derek thinks he might be falling in love. The problem is, he hasn't been entirely honest with his online boyfriend. Derek sent Ethan a photo taken before he got depressed and gained eighty pounds. Derek hasn't been honest with his employer either. When he lied about his age and experience to get a job with disabled adults, the last thing he expected was to meet a woman like Aaliyah. Smart, prickly and often difficult, Aaliyah challenges Derek's ideas...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Cassidy Silver is not having a good year. Her engineer father is in the Middle East, her artist mother is too busy to listen to the painful details of her daughter's grade seven life, her genius younger brother is being bullied, and her best friend Chiaki has abandoned her to hang out with the meanest girls in school. Then Cassidy meets Victoria, who is telekinetic—she can move objects with her mind. Cassidy, desperate to not be the only ordinary...
20) Out of Order
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Sophie sees her move to Victoria as a chance to start over and leave her old self behind. She is soon drawn into the orbit of the charismatic but troubled Zelia. As their friendship develops, and Zelia's behavior becomes increasingly self-destructive, Sophie struggles to maintain both the friendship and her own sense of self. Then Sophie meets Max. At first, Max seems to be Zelia's opposite: direct, straightforward and sure of herself....