| Getting in the Game Contributor(s): Fitzgerald, Dawn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312377533 ISBN-13: 9780312377533 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: "I'd rather kiss Derek's padded butt than leave the ice right now with everyone thinking that it's too rough out here for a girl." Seventh grader Joanna Giordano wants to play ice hockey, but the only game in town is the boys' middle school team. Everyone tries to talk her out of playing--from the principal and the coach to the class bully, and even her best friend, Ben. With humor and a feisty spirit, Joanna fights for her place both on and off the ice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Winter Sports - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 880 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.35 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 103553 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seventh-grader Joanna Giordano wants to play ice hockey, but the only game in town is the boys' middle school team. Everyone tries to talk her out of playing--from the principal and the coach to the class bully, and even her best friend, Ben. But Jo is as determined as she is talented, and even a grandfather with Alzheimer's and a father who needs anger-management classes can't stop her from getting in the game. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fitzgerald, Dawn: - Getting in the Game is Dawn FitzGerald's first work of fiction. A middle school teacher, she lives with her family in Ohio, where she watches her children play sports and cheers "Good effort!" after every play. |