| Suspended Contributor(s): Rayner, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552775062 ISBN-13: 9781552775066 Publisher: James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers OUR PRICE: $9.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Soccer - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Series: Sports Stories (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.35 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 85777 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shay and his pal Toby are among the players on the school soccer team who fall foul of the fair play contract introduced by the new school administration. After being banned from playing on behalf of the school for the rest of the season, the dismissed players form their own unofficial team--and become one of the top teams in the league. But will they be allowed to play in the championship game? Based on a true incident, Suspended is a story about determination and true sportsmanship. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rayner, Robert: - ROBERT RAYNER is a former elementary school principal in St. George, New Brunswick. He is the author of a set of soccer Sports Stories about a gang of soccer-mad kids from fictional Brunswick Valley. Of these sports novels, Walker's Runners was nominated for the Ann Connor Brimer Award, Just for Kicks and Falling Star were both Hackmatack Award nominees, and Suspended and Little's Losers were Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice selections. |