All-Star Pride Contributor(s): Brouwer, Sigmund (Author) |
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ISBN: 1551436353 ISBN-13: 9781551436357 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: The All-Star Team, made up of the Whl's young hockey players, is just one short step away from the NHL. Their goal is to beat the Russian All-Stars in a best-of-seven series to be shown as a television special. Hog Burnell, one of the biggest and toughest players in the league, is happy to be part of it. He could use the money that would come with a series win by the Whl All-Stars. At the very worst, it's a free vacation to Russia. It doesn't take Hog long to discover there's plenty more money to be made along the way...if he's willing to pay the price for it. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Hockey - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Europe - Young Adult Fiction | Law & Crime |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 730 |
Series: Orca Sports |
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 4.42" W x 7.04" (0.24 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 34966 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: It's the All-Star team, made up of the WHL's young hockey players, just one short step away from the NHL. Their goal is to beat the Russian All-Stars in a best-of-seven series to be shown as a television special. Hog Burnell, one of the biggest and toughest players in the league, is happy to be part of it. He could use the money that would come with a series win by the WHL All-Stars. At the very worst, it's a free vacation to Russia. It doesn't take Hog long to discover there's plenty more money to be made along the way...if he's willing to pay the price for it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brouwer, Sigmund: - Sigmund Brouwer is the author of over 20 novels for adults and dozens of books for children. He visits over 150 schools per year to deliver his Rock and Roll Literacy presentation, reaching about 60,000 students per year. Sigmund lives in Red Deer, Alberta. For more information, visit www.sigmundbrouwer.com. |