Results for: eric walters

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Book cover of 3 ON 3
3 ON 3
By: eric walters | Published: September 1999

Nick and Kia get excited when their school gym teacher announces a "three-on-three" basketball tournament. The two most dedicated...

Nick and Kia get excited when their school gym teacher announces a "three-on-three" basketball tournament. The two most dedicated players in grade three, they know they'll be tough to beat. But when Nick finds out they'll be up against teams in grade four and five, he is ready to throw in the towel before they start. How can shrimps like them ever hope to beat the older kids? Easy, get the best player in the school to be your third player. Marcus is bigger, tougher and in grade five.    But it's not as easy to convince Marcus to join their team. The older boy is often uneasy around them, but worse, Kia and Nick find themselves making enemies of some of the kids in the upper grade. Nick realizes it's going to take more than skill at basketball to win this tournament and make friends with Marcus without becoming targets for the older kids off the court.

  • ISBN
    9781551431703
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    First Novel
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Book cover of 4TH DIMENSION
4TH DIMENSION
By: eric walters | Published: February 2018

In a world with no power, chaos soon descends. A powerful look at the disintegration of society in the wake of a massive and mysterious outage that...

In a world with no power, chaos soon descends. A powerful look at the disintegration of society in the wake of a massive and mysterious outage that has knocked out all modern amenities. Fifteen-year-old Emma has moved house with her ex-Marine mother and younger brother. It's a brand-new condo building, which explains the semi-regular power outages, as workers complete the units around them. So Emma isn't particularly concerned when the latest blackout hits just as they are preparing to leave town on a long weekend camping trip. But then the car won't start, and their cellphones appear dead -- and all the cars outside their building seem to be stalled in a long traffic jam ... In the midst of what appears to be a massive power outage, with their camping gear packed and ready, Emma and her family canoe over to the islands, just offshore, to wait it out. But while they land on an isolated island, with a relatively hidden site, they are far from safe, as people become increasingly desperate to find food and shelter. And as the days pass, and the power remains out, the threat of violence becomes all too real.

  • ISBN
    9780143198444
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of 4TH DIMENSION
4TH DIMENSION
By: eric walters | Published: January 2020

In a world with no power, chaos soon descends. A powerful look at the disintegration of society in the wake of a massive and mysterious outage that...

In a world with no power, chaos soon descends. A powerful look at the disintegration of society in the wake of a massive and mysterious outage that has knocked out all modern amenities. Fifteen-year-old Emma has moved house with her ex-Marine mother and younger brother. It's a brand-new condo building, which explains the semi-regular power outages, as workers complete the units around them. So Emma isn't particularly concerned when the latest blackout hits just as they are preparing to leave town on a long weekend camping trip. But then the car won't start, and their cellphones appear dead -- and all the cars outside their building seem to be stalled in a long traffic jam ... In the midst of what appears to be a massive power outage, with their camping gear packed and ready, Emma and her family canoe over to the islands, just offshore, to wait it out. But while they land on an isolated island, with a relatively hidden site, they are far from safe, as people become increasingly desperate to find food and shelter. And as the days pass, and the power remains out, the threat of violence becomes all too real.

Theme: Future, Dystopian

  • ISBN
    9780143198451
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of 90 DAYS OF DIFFERENT
90 DAYS OF DIFFERENT
By: eric walters | Published: April 2020

In this novel for teens, Sophie graduates from high school, her boyfriend breaks up with her because she's boring, and her best friend challenges her...

In this novel for teens, Sophie graduates from high school, her boyfriend breaks up with her because she's boring, and her best friend challenges her to try 90 different things.

  • ISBN
    9781459826427
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of A FOND LA PLANCHE
A FOND LA PLANCHE
By: eric walters | Published: October 2010

Pour Phillip, le skate, c'est toute sa vie. L'école est simplement un intermède entre les séances de skate où il essaie...

Pour Phillip, le skate, c'est toute sa vie. L'école est simplement un intermède entre les séances de skate où il essaie des sauts difficiles et déjoue les gardiens de sécurité. Lorsque son meilleur ami Wally et lui rencontrent un skater professionnel qui fait des vidéos pour son site Web, Phillip pense qu'ils peuvent faire la même chose, et faire de l'argent en même temps. Lorsque leur site Web devient populaire, et leur rapporte de l'argent, ils se sentent obligés de faire des cascades de plus en plus dangereuses. Philip lives for skateboarding. School is merely the break between trying to land a difficult jump and outrunning the security guards. When he and his best friend Wally meet a professional skateboarder who videotapes himself for his website, Philip thinks they can do it too-and make money at the same time. When they start getting hits on their website-and making money-they start to feel the pressure to do more and more dangerous stunts.

Theme: High Interest/Low Vocabulary, Orca Soundings Series

  • ISBN
    9781554693733
  • Binding
    Paperback French
  • Category
    French Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of ALWAYS WITH YOU
ALWAYS WITH YOU
By: eric walters | Published: May 2019

Emily woke. On her night table, a letter was propped against her grandfather's picture. Her name was printed in pencil crayon the way only her...

Emily woke. On her night table, a letter was propped against her grandfather's picture. Her name was printed in pencil crayon the way only her grandfather did it, with each letter a different colour. He was always so kind and funny and silly...and now he was gone. Carefully, she picked up the envelope and opened it.... A heartfelt new picture book from bestselling children's author Eric Walters (From the Heart of Africa) and Halifax-based artist Carloe Liu. In this poignant story, we follow young Emily who has recently lost her grandfather. As she grows, she discovers a series of letters he left behind for her, offering grandfatherly advice at life's most pivotal moments: first day of high school, graduation day, wedding, and ending with the birth of her own child. With gentle watercolours and fold-out letters for sharing with loved ones, Always With You is a timeless story about grief, growing up, and finding that those we love never truly leave us.

Theme: Letters

  • ISBN
    9781771087384
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Picture Book
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Book cover of AU PAS CAMARADE
AU PAS CAMARADE
By: eric walters | Published: October 2011

Lorsque le directeur de l'école annonce une nouvelle politique relative aux uniformes, les amis d'Ian font pression sur lui pour qu'il s'y...

Lorsque le directeur de l'école annonce une nouvelle politique relative aux uniformes, les amis d'Ian font pression sur lui pour qu'il s'y oppose. Sa meilleure amie Julia l'incite fortement à protester, mais le directeur est également déterminé à convaincre Ian que les uniformes sont une bonne chose. Ian ne veut pas s'en mêler-pour commencer. Puis il fait une découverte qui l'oblige à prendre position-peu importe le prix à payer. The principal announces that the school is implementing uniforms, and Ian finds himself caught in a conflict. His friend Julia wants him to devise a plan to fight the decision, and the principal is determined to convince Ian the uniforms are a good idea. Ian wants nothing to do with the issue. While doing research for a social justice class, he learns that the manufacturer of the uniforms is on the top-ten list for human-rights violations. When he tells the principal this, all he gets is a reminder that the penalty for refusing to wear the uniforms is suspension, and Ian finds himself caught in a whole new conflict-one with himself.

Theme: High Interest/Low Vocabulary, Orca Currents series

  • ISBN
    9781459800038
  • Binding
    Paperback French
  • Category
    French Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of BEAR IN THE FAMILY
BEAR IN THE FAMILY
By: eric walters | Published: April 2022

In this partially illustrated early chapter book, a family return to their home in the forest after a wildfire to find their house still standing and...

In this partially illustrated early chapter book, a family return to their home in the forest after a wildfire to find their house still standing and an orphaned bear cub in the well.

Theme: Natural Disasters, Blended family

  • ISBN
    9781459832978
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    First Novel
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Book cover of BLACK & WHITE
BLACK & WHITE
By: eric walters | Published: January 2009

Thomas and Denyse have a lot in common. They both love basketball and sugar on their popcorn, but they have one major difference: Thomas is white and...

Thomas and Denyse have a lot in common. They both love basketball and sugar on their popcorn, but they have one major difference: Thomas is white and Denyse is black. Some people start making racist remarks when they go out, and their parents warn them of the hardships ahead. They can't understand what the big deal is, but will the pressure of this relationship break them apart?

Theme: Diversity, Prejudice & Racism

  • ISBN
    9780143312499
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of BRANDED
BRANDED
By: eric walters | Published: February 2023

In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, Ian learns that the company that makes the uniforms for his school uses child labor.

Theme: Orca Currents series

  • ISBN
    9781459834606
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of BROKEN STRINGS
BROKEN STRINGS
By: eric walters | Published: September 2020

A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-winning author duo. For fans of The Devil's...

A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-winning author duo. For fans of The Devil's Arithmetic and Hana's Suitcase. It's 2002. In the aftermath of the twin towers -- and the death of her beloved grandmother -- Shirli Berman is intent on moving forward. The best singer in her junior high, she auditions for the lead role in Fiddler on the Roof, but is crushed to learn that she's been given the part of the old Jewish mother in the musical rather than the coveted part of the sister. But there is an upside: her "husband" is none other than Ben Morgan, the cutest and most popular boy in the school. Deciding to throw herself into the role, she rummages in her grandfather's attic for some props. There, she discovers an old violin in the corner -- strange, since her Zayde has never seemed to like music, never even going to any of her recitals. Showing it to her grandfather unleashes an anger in him she has never seen before, and while she is frightened of what it might mean, Shirli keeps trying to connect with her Zayde and discover the awful reason behind his anger. A long-kept family secret spills out, and Shirli learns the true power of music, both terrible and wonderful.

Theme: Holocaust

  • ISBN
    9780735266261
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of CLUB
CLUB
By: eric walters | Published: April 2024

Star trumpet player Jaxson gets a duet partner, Liv, who has more in common with Jax than his best friend, his girlfriend, or even his mom. Both the...

Star trumpet player Jaxson gets a duet partner, Liv, who has more in common with Jax than his best friend, his girlfriend, or even his mom. Both the only child of single mothers, Jaxson and Liv soon learn they share something that makes them rethink the meaning of "family."

  • ISBN
    9781770867345
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME
DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME
By: eric walters | Published: September 2020

Thirteen-year-old Quinn and her friends can't believe their luck when spring break is extended an extra two weeks--even if it's because of some...

Thirteen-year-old Quinn and her friends can't believe their luck when spring break is extended an extra two weeks--even if it's because of some virus. But when the impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic becomes apparent, everyone, not just the students, has to learn to adjust to their new reality. Quinn's father is an ER doctor and has to self-isolate to protect his family from the virus. Isaac's mother is the chief of police and now has to enforce new physical-distancing bylaws. Reese can't visit her grandmother in her care home anymore. And their entire school has moved to online classes. Sacrifices have to be made to keep everyone safe, but there's more to life than rules and scary news reports. In an effort to find some good in all this uncertainty, Quinn comes up with an idea that she hopes will bring the entire community together.

Theme: Pandemic, Virus

  • ISBN
    9781459827875
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of ECHOUE
ECHOUE
By: eric walters | Published: April 2023

Dans ce roman destiné aux jeunes adolescents, Dylan, quatorze ans, doit aller vivre avec son grand-père qu'il connaît peu sur une...

Dans ce roman destiné aux jeunes adolescents, Dylan, quatorze ans, doit aller vivre avec son grand-père qu'il connaît peu sur une île isolée où il découvre une orque échouée sur le rivage.

Theme: High Interest/Low Vocabulary, Family Relationships

  • ISBN
    9781459835788
  • Binding
    Paperback French
  • Category
    French Picture Book
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Book cover of ED SPECIAL
ED SPECIAL
By: eric walters | Published: May 2011

Edward est paresseux. Il se contente de la note de passage. Lorsqu'il découvre que les élèves admis en éducation...

Edward est paresseux. Il se contente de la note de passage. Lorsqu'il découvre que les élèves admis en éducation spéciale ont plus de temps pour faire leurs examens, il croit avoir trouvé la combine parfaite. Il ne s'attend pas à devoir faire autant d'efforts pour manipuler son entourage. Edward is a classic slacker. He's got better ways to spend his time than toiling over homework, and as long as he gets passing grades he's happy. When his fifty percent average is threatened he has to find a way to pull up his grades without applying himself. Edward discovers that special education students get more time to complete tests, and he thinks he's found the perfect scam. Little does he know that manipulating everyone around him will take more work than he ever imagined.

Theme: High Interest/Low Vocabulary, Orca Currents series

  • ISBN
    9781554698578
  • Binding
    Paperback French
  • Category
    French Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of ELEPHANT SECRET
ELEPHANT SECRET
By: eric walters | Published: August 2019

We Bought a Zoo meets Jurassic Park in a gripping story set in an elephant sanctuary, featuring the perennial appeal of human-animal...

We Bought a Zoo meets Jurassic Park in a gripping story set in an elephant sanctuary, featuring the perennial appeal of human-animal friendships. Samantha (Sam) lives at the elephant sanctuary her dad runs and views the elephants there as much a part of her family as her single dad is. When a beloved elephant dies in childbirth, Sam develops a special connection with the baby, named Woolly because she has an unusual amount of hair. It soon becomes apparent that Woolly is . . . different. Woolly's mother was part of a special breeding project, and Woolly's DNA is not elephant but that of a rare specimen -- a woolly mammoth -- procured by the eccentric billionaire genius who runs the program. He will stop at nothing to protect Woolly, his multimillion-dollar investment, even it means turning Sam and her dad's world upside-down. An astonishing fact-based look at elephant behaviour and an endearing girl-elephant friendship.

  • ISBN
    9780735262836
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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Book cover of ELIXIR
ELIXIR
By: eric walters | Published: February 2006

When twelve-year-old Ruth is befriended by Dr. Banting and his assistant Mr. Best at a biological research center in Toronto, Ruth is torn between...

When twelve-year-old Ruth is befriended by Dr. Banting and his assistant Mr. Best at a biological research center in Toronto, Ruth is torn between animal rights and medical research, since the research they are doing involves dogs.

  • ISBN
    9780143016410
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of FLIGHT PLAN
FLIGHT PLAN
By: eric walters | Published: September 2023

Thirteen-year-old Jamie's flight is just taking off when all technology fails, plunging the world into chaos. After the pilot manages to land the...

Thirteen-year-old Jamie's flight is just taking off when all technology fails, plunging the world into chaos. After the pilot manages to land the plane safely, Jamie sets out on the perilous 1,200-mile journey home with the flight crew and a small group of determined passengers.

Theme: Action, Adventure

  • ISBN
    9781459835115
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of FLY BOY
FLY BOY
By: eric walters | Published: January 2011

Robbie's father is a Spitfire pilot who was shot down during World War II and is now a POW. At only seventeen, Robbie lies about his identity to...

Robbie's father is a Spitfire pilot who was shot down during World War II and is now a POW. At only seventeen, Robbie lies about his identity to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force under the guise of going to a boarding school so that his mother doesn't find out. He starts training in Brandon, Manitoba, but after acing all his classes, he's dealt a disappointing blow when he's assigned to be a navigator on a Lancaster. He wanted to be a pilot, just like his father, but the commanders of the air force have other ideas. Robbie is soon on his way to England, where he completes his training on missions bombing German targets in enemy territory. It is during one of these missions that his Lancaster is fired upon and the pilot and many of the crew are shot. It's up to Robbie and his limited piloting experience to save the crew...and himself.

  • ISBN
    9780143176305
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of GOOD NIGHT NOAH
GOOD NIGHT NOAH
By: eric walters | Published: February 2021

A young child says good night to all of his animal friends in this charming board book.

  • ISBN
    9781459822252
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Board Book
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Book cover of HIGH & DRY
HIGH & DRY
By: eric walters | Published: February 2020

In this illustrated early chapter book, a young boy and his grandfather work together to save a beached orca.

Theme: Orca Echoes, Environmental Issues, Diversity

  • ISBN
    9781459823105
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    First Novel
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Book cover of INNOCENT
INNOCENT
By: eric walters | Published: September 2015

After the orphanage she lives in is destroyed by fire, Betty, an innocent and trusting teen, takes a job as a maid in Kingston, Ontario. Welcomed...

After the orphanage she lives in is destroyed by fire, Betty, an innocent and trusting teen, takes a job as a maid in Kingston, Ontario. Welcomed into the household of the wealthy Remington clan, Betty makes friends with the staff at the house and soon discovers that her mother had also been a maid there-and that her father is in a nearby jail, convicted of murdering her mother. When she meets her father, she is taken aback by his claims of innocence, and she decides to try to uncover the truth about her mother's murder and her father's conviction. A friendly young policeman assists her in her investigation (and shows an interest in Betty that is more romantic than professional). But all is not well in the Remington household, and someone doesn't want Betty to learn the truth. Part of the SECRETS-a series of seven linked novels that can be read in any order.

Theme: Murder

  • ISBN
    9781459806658
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of JUST DESERTS
JUST DESERTS
By: eric walters | Published: September 2011

Ethan can barely believe it. Until now, his biggest problems have been trying to stay in one school without getting expelled … and finding his...

Ethan can barely believe it. Until now, his biggest problems have been trying to stay in one school without getting expelled … and finding his next drink. But after Ethan’s drunken imitation of the school’s headmaster goes up on YouTube, his father steps in with a shockingly drastic measure. Now Ethan is sprawled in the sand … in the Sahara Desert. Alone. According to his father’s letter, Ethan must trek 200 kilometres across the desert to the city of Tunis, with the help of a guide and three other young people. Confused, hungover, and—if he is truthful—more than a little scared, Ethan has no choice. He will face sandstorms, vipers, and agonizingly painful blisters … but, most painful of all, he will confront his inner demons and come to a true realization of who he really is.

Theme: Survival

  • ISBN
    9780143179351
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of KING OF JAM SANDWICHES
KING OF JAM SANDWICHES
By: eric walters | Published: September 2020

Thirteen-year-old Robbie leads a double life. It's just Robbie and his dad, but no one knows that his dad isn't like most parents. Sometimes he wakes...

Thirteen-year-old Robbie leads a double life. It's just Robbie and his dad, but no one knows that his dad isn't like most parents. Sometimes he wakes Robbie up in the middle of the night to talk about dying. Sometimes he just leaves without telling Robbie where he's going. Once when Robbie was younger, he was gone for more than a week. Robbie was terrified of being left alone but even more scared of telling anyone in case he was put into foster care. No one can know. Until one day when Robbie has to show the tough new girl, Harmony, around school. Their first meeting ends horribly and she punches Robbie in the face. But eventually they come to realize that they have a lot more in common than they thought. Can Robbie's new friend be trusted to keep his secret?

Theme: Mental Health & Wellness, Poverty, Coming of Age

  • ISBN
    9781459825567
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of MADE 4 YOU
MADE 4 YOU
By: eric walters | Published: September 2022

Becky James lives in a small town where nothing ever changes. But there's something very different about the new student, Gene Newman. Brilliant,...

Becky James lives in a small town where nothing ever changes. But there's something very different about the new student, Gene Newman. Brilliant, talented, and socially awkward, Gene is like nobody else Becky has ever known. Little does she know just how different he actually is. Gene confides in Becky that he has a secret. More than that, he is a secret. And, apparently, it's a secret worth killing for.

Theme: Science Fiction

  • ISBN
    9781770866614
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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