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Lightning Rider
Contributor(s): Guest, Jacqueline (Author)
ISBN: 1550287206     ISBN-13: 9781550287202
Publisher: James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $8.54  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2000
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Annotation: When January Fournier arrives at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, her brother Grey is barely clinging to life in intensive care after a horrible motorcycle crash. She's devastated--but things get worse when the police accuse Grey of a string of bike thefts, claims he's in no condition to dispute.
Jan decides she's the only person who can uncover the truth and sets out to find the real thief. Soon, however, she finds her efforts blocked by a police officer who's determined to see Grey convicted. In pursuit of the truth Jan has to pilot her own bike through the twisting switchbacks of Kananaskis County, with both her fate and that of her brother hanging on the edge of disaster.
"Lightning Rider" is the story of a young M?tis woman's determination to see her brother vindicated--whatever the cost.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 770
Series: Lorimer SideStreets
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 4.27" W x 7.01" (0.27 lbs) 168 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 47901
Reading Level: 5.9   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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When January Fournier arrives at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, her brother Grey is barely clinging to life in intensive care after a horrible motorcycle crash. She's devastated--but things get worse when the police accuse Grey of a string of bike thefts, claims he's in no condition to dispute.

Jan decides she's the only person who can uncover the truth and sets out to find the real thief. Soon, however, she finds her efforts blocked by a police officer who's determined to see Grey convicted. In pursuit of the truth Jan has to pilot her own bike through the twisting switchbacks of Kananaskis County, with both her fate and that of her brother hanging on the edge of disaster.

Contributor Bio(s): Guest, Jacqueline: - JACQUELINE GUEST is a Metis writer who lives in Bragg Creek, Alberta. Her books are frequently selected as Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens. A Goal in Sight was nominated for a Golden Eagle Award. In 2012, Free Throw and Triple Threat won the American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book and Jacqueline also won the Indspire Award.