| Two Foot Punch Contributor(s): Daher, Anita (Author) |
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ISBN: 1551438763 ISBN-13: 9781551438764 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: Jesse blames her brother, Jeremy, for their parents' death in a house fire, but when Jeremy gets involved with a gang, Jesse knows she is the only one who can save him. Enlisting the help of a girl named Rain, who uses her athletic abilities to carry out acts of petty thievery, Jesse uses all her gymnastic and free-running skills to stay ahead of the gang and keep her brother from being killed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - General - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Siblings - Young Adult Fiction | Law & Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Series: Orca Sports |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.76" W x 7.06" (0.33 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 119138 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nikki blames her brother, Derek, for their parents' death in a house fire, but when Derek gets involved with a gang, Nikki knows she is the only one who can save him. Enlisting the help of a girl named Rain, who uses her athletic abilities to carry out acts of petty thievery, Nikki uses all her gymnastic and free-running skills to stay ahead of the gang and keep her brother from being killed. |
Contributor Bio(s): Daher, Anita: - Anita Daher holds memberships in The Writers' Union of Canada, The Canadian Children's Book Center, The Manitoba Writers' Guild, The Saskatchewan Writers Guild, and was a founding member of the Territorial Writers Association. When she's not writing, she likes to spend time baking, playing her guitar (badly), and turning her backyard garden into a haven for neighbourhood bunnies. Anita currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with her husband, two daughters, a basset hound, and a Westfalia camper van named Mae. For information on school presentations and workshops, visit www.anitadaher.com. |