Laggan Lard Butts

Laggan Lard Butts PDF Author: Eric Walters
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554696593
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113

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Book Description
Sam Campbell's school team, the Laggan Lairds, always loses. When someone suggests that their name be the Laggan Lard Butts, Sam thinks the team should change its name. What is a Laird anyway? The basketball coach agrees, and soon the whole school is involved in an election for a new team name. Sam and his friends nominate the name Lard Butts. When the basketball team starts winning games after a warm-up cheer of "Go Lard Butts!" it seems the Lard Butt campaign might actually win the election. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Laggan Lard Butts

Laggan Lard Butts PDF Author: Eric Walters
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554696593
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113

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Book Description
Sam Campbell's school team, the Laggan Lairds, always loses. When someone suggests that their name be the Laggan Lard Butts, Sam thinks the team should change its name. What is a Laird anyway? The basketball coach agrees, and soon the whole school is involved in an election for a new team name. Sam and his friends nominate the name Lard Butts. When the basketball team starts winning games after a warm-up cheer of "Go Lard Butts!" it seems the Lard Butt campaign might actually win the election. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Laggan Lard Butts

Laggan Lard Butts PDF Author: Eric Walters
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 9781551435183
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Sam Campbell's school team, the Laggan Lairds, always loses. When someone suggests that their name be the Laggan Lard Butts, Sam thinks the team should change its name. What is a Laird anyway? The basketball coach agrees, and soon the whole school is involved in an election for a new team name. Sam and his friends nominate the name Lard Butts. When the basketball team starts winning games after a warm-up cheer of "Go Lard Butts!" it seems the Lard Butt campaign might actually win the election.

Orca Currents Resource Guide

Orca Currents Resource Guide PDF Author: Susan Greye
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1551439565
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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Book Description
A teacher's resource for Orca Currents, high-interest low-vocab novels for middle school readers.

Kicker

Kicker PDF Author: Michele Martin Bossley
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554696585
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Book Description
Izzy and Julia have been on the same team for years. Izzy is frustrated that Julia spends too much time cherry-picking and getting all the credit when they score. But when someone starts threatening the team and their home field is sabotaged, the friends must work together to find the answers. Why would someone threaten their star player? And what is the connection to a century-old train robbery and the rumor of buried treasure? Trying to solve the mystery and keep the team in the playoff race, Izzy and Julia find themselves in deeper than they thought, and in more danger than they imagined.

Camped Out

Camped Out PDF Author: Daphne Greer
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459815424
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141

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Book Description
It's not all campfires and canoe trips.

Oracle

Oracle PDF Author: Alex Van Tol
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459801350
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124

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Book Description
Owen has a crush on Kamryn. Kamryn has a crush on Owen's brother Kyle. Owen knows extreme action is necessary to make sure Kamryn does not end up dating his brother, a jerk who manipulates every situation to get what he wants. So what does Owen do? He manipulates the situation. With the help of his friend Hannah, Owen sets up a blog called The Oracle that gives out relationship advice to local teens. Everything seems to be going great. Hannah and Owen are having fun, and Kamryn seems to be following The Oracle's advice and taking an interest in Owen. Owen thinks he's got it made, but he soon discovers that fraudulent tactics have their consequences.

Finding Elmo

Finding Elmo PDF Author: Monique Polak
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 155469616X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113

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Book Description
Fifteen-year-old Tim loves his job at his dad's pet store, partly because he gets to spend time with his best friend, a black cockatoo named Elmo. But things at work have been tense since the store moved to a larger, more expensive location. To make extra money his father rents out the store's exotic birds for parties and Tim is furious at this exploitation of his friend. When Elmo is stolen from one of the parties, the police are unconcerned about the theft. Tim and his new human friend, Sapna, set out to find Elmo and discover that Elmo is more valuable than they'd ever imagined. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Rebel's Tag

Rebel's Tag PDF Author: K.L. Denman
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554696968
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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Book Description
Sam's grandfather vanished from his life the day Sam's father was buried. Now, ten years later, Grandpa Max wants to make amends. He sends letters that lead Sam on a scavenger hunt. Sam follows his grandfather's bizarre instructions though he's still not ready to forgive. To alleviate his anger at his grandfather, Sam turns to his favorite stress release: climbing onto roofs and leaving his tag, a spray painted symbol for Aquarius. When he gets caught by an elderly couple, Sam learns a valuable lesson about forgiveness. He's ready to forgive his grandfather, but is he too late?

Gold

Gold PDF Author: John Wilson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459814827
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138

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Book Description
Searching for treasure, Indiana Jones style.

Disconnect

Disconnect PDF Author: Lois Peterson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459801458
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133

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Book Description
Since moving hundreds of miles to a new school, Daria has become increasingly dependent on her cell phone. Texts, Facebook and phone calls are her only connection to her friends in Calgary, and Daria needs to know everything that is going on at home to feel connected to her old life. Her cell phone habit looks a lot like addiction to her mother and to her new friend Cleo. Daria dismisses the idea of technology addiction as foolish until her habit puts a life in danger.