Best Selling Books by Eric Walters

A school trip turns to disaster as a group of young people is stranded from the mainland and must attempt to survive themselves as well as save some huge pilot whales beached by a vicious storm.

The Pole is Eric Walters’s powerful fictionalized retelling of Robert Peary’s 1909 expedition to the North Pole aboard The Roosevelt, as experienced by a young cabin boy named Danny, away from home and at sea for the very first time. This highly adventurous tale features Canadian hero Robert Bartlett, captain of The Roosevelt (featured in Walters’s mega-bestselling Trapped in Ice), and Matthew Henson, Peary’s assistant and the first African-American Arctic explorer.

Sarah and Nick Fraser have their hands full -- the animals are being threatened again, crooks are trying to buy illegal wildlife for zoos, and the farm is put under quarantine!

Based on a true story, Evan is sick and may not make it to December. His town decorates for Christmas in October so they can celebrate with him but will everything be ready? Will Santa know to come?

It''s been months since brothers Jack and George''s adventure in Camp 30, where they''d been sent to spy on the high-ranking German prisoners of war. Now they''re hoping that life will return to normal. But they''re proved terribly wrong when their mother is kidnapped by three thugs who seem to know all about the boys'' pasts. Before they know it they''re on a terrifying new adventure back to Camp X to unearth a buried stash of gold, without which they''ll never see their mother again.

Marcus and his sister are counting down the days until their father comes home from Afghanistan. When the big day arrives, the family is overcome by happiness and relief that he is safe, but as the days pass Marcus begins to feel that there is something different about his father. Barely sleeping, obsessed with news from Afghanistan, and overly aggressive, his dad refuses to seek counselling. Marcus knows post-traumatic stress disorder affects many soldiers, and he needs to get his dad some help before it is too late.

Fifteen-year-old Ian must complete community volunteer service to pass social studies. Choosing to work at “The Club” sounds like fun, until he arrives at what turns out to be a soup kitchen for the homeless. It is here that he meets Sarge, the pipe-wielding homeless man who saved Ian from a near-mugging. His real name is Jacques, and he was a soldier in the Canadian Armed Forces. His last tour of duty was as a peacekeeper stationed in Rwanda, an African nation Ian knows little about. What he learns will change Ian’s view of the world—and may just help Jacques, too. With a Foreword by Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire (Ret’d), force commander for the United Nations Mission to Rwanda, Shattered is an unforgettable story, one that asks what one person can do to make a difference.

Fifteen-year-old Jay Hunter has but one goal in life: to get out of the Falls. Life in the blue-collar tourist town doesn''t hold much promise for a teenage boy. But all that begins to change when his mother reveals a remarkable family history: Jay''s great-grandfather was one of the most famous river men who ever lived, saving people who''d jumped into the Falls, even going over the Falls himself numerous times. Suddenly, life in Niagara Falls holds new meaning for Jay—and a new challenge.

This Teaching Guide provides age-appropriate discussion questions and lessons about literary devices, relevant vocabulary, grammar points and more.

Nick and Kia have their work cut out for them when Ashton, new kid on the squad, shows little interest and is not much of a team player.