Tag Archives: Read 180

Solitary: Escape from Furnace, book two

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Solitary: Book Two of the Escape from Furnace series by Alexander Gordon Smith Just a quick heads up on this series. I reviewed the first book, Lockdown here. I thought it was great entertainment and a perfect choice for guys … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Human Rights Issues, Mature Readers, Read 180, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Young Adult Literature | Tagged Escape from Furnace series, guy books, Read 180, reluctant readers, science fiction, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

“Wave Warrior”

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Wave Warrior by Lesley Choyce Another Orca Soundings adventure for teens working on their reading skills. Ben Currie lives in Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia. (For those of us Southern Californians with little knowledge of geography—think far to the east, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Read 180, Sports, Young Adult Literature | Tagged death and dying, friendship, hi-low reading, Read 180, surfers, surfing | Leave a comment

“Riley Park”

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Riley Park by Diane Tullson Here’s another super-quick Orca Soundings novel that I liked: Corbin and his best friend Darius are both attracted to the same girl, Rubee, who works at the local Safeway grocery store as a checker. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Read 180, Young Adult Literature | Tagged friendship, hi-low reading, Orca Soundings Series, Read 180, reluctant readers | Leave a comment

“Exit Point” and “Yellow Line”

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

I’ve just read a couple of novels from the Orca Soundings series–a series that I think of as high quality/quick reading. Pick up one of these for a fast page-turner. Exit Point by Laura Langston Logan can’t believe he’s dead. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Read 180, Romance, Supernatural, Young Adult Literature | Tagged American Indian, death, ghosts, hi-low reading, Orca Soundings Series, prejudice, Read 180 | 1 Comment

Quick Picks–they’re easy to read and you can’t put them down

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

The book summaries are from the publishers–book flaps, etc. Just Another Hero by Sharon Draper (third in series–The battle of Jericho and November Blues) As Kofi, Arielle, Dana, November, and Jericho face personal challenges during their last year of high … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Read 180, Young Adult Literature | Tagged Orca Soundings Series, Read 180, Surviving Southside series | Leave a comment

New Series: Is That a Fact?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Quick, fun and full of photos: Is That a Fact? series Can Rats Swim from Sewers into Toilets? and other Questions about Your Home You’re not going to like the answer. And try not to think about the cockroaches! Is … Continue reading →

Posted in Hi-Low/Quick Read, Non-fiction, Read 180, Young Adult Literature | Tagged bermuda triangle, mites, planets, rats, Read 180, space | Leave a comment

More new titles from Orca Soundings

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

The Orca Soundings series books are really just books that are not connected to one another, but are all published by a company whose mission is to provide interesting books to teens who are improving their reading skills. I’ve enjoyed … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Read 180, Supernatural, Young Adult Literature | Tagged death and dying, English Learners, ghosts, Orca Sounding series, Read 180, street racing | Leave a comment

New titles from Orca Soundings

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Read 180, Young Adult Literature | Tagged English Learners, military service, Orca Soundings Series, Read 180, sexual harrassment, suicide in literature, witchcraft | Leave a comment

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Posted on February 16, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

High interest books for a quick read; good for Read 180 students and English Learners Breathless by Pam Withers Beverly is in Hawaii, helping her uncle at his dive shop, learning how to dive and trying to lose weight and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Read 180, Romance, Young Adult Literature | Tagged bullying, cowboys, English Learners, Hawaii, Orca Soundings Series, rape, Read 180, scuba diving | Leave a comment

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