| A Fond La Planche! Contributor(s): Walters, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 155469373X ISBN-13: 9781554693733 Publisher: Les Editions Orca OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: French Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Skateboarding - Young Adult Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010931358 |
| Series: Orca Soundings (French) |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.2" W x 6.9" (0.25 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pour Phillip, le skate, c'est toute sa vie. L' cole est simplement un interm de entre les s ances de skate o il essaie des sauts difficiles et d joue les gardiens de s curit . Lorsque son meilleur ami Wally et lui rencontrent un skater professionnel qui fait des vid os pour son site Web, Phillip pense qu'ils peuvent faire la m me chose, et faire de l'argent en m me temps. Lorsque leur site Web devient populaire, et leur rapporte de l'argent, ils se sentent oblig s de faire des cascades de plus en plus dangereuses. Philip lives for skateboarding. School is merely the break between trying to land a difficult jump and outrunning the security guards. When he and his best friend Wally meet a professional skateboarder who videotapes himself for his website, Philip thinks they can do it too--and make money at the same time. When they start getting hits on their website--and making money--they start to feel the pressure to do more and more dangerous stunts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walters, Eric: - Eric Walters began writing as a way to get his fifth-grade students interested in reading and writing. A Member of the Order of Canada, he has now published more than 100 novels and picture books. He is a tireless presenter, speaking to over 100,000 students per year in schools across the country. He lives in Guelph, Ontario. |