| Arctic Thunder Contributor(s): Feagan, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554887003 ISBN-13: 9781554887002 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 6.9" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Runner Up: Golden Eagle Children's Choice Book Award Shortlisted: 2012 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Awards Mike Watson's team has just won the Alberta Bantam Provincial box lacrosse championships. The euphoria of victory and plans for next season are short-lived when Mike's father, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is transferred to Inuvik, Northwest Territories. The transition to life inside the Arctic Circle is a tough one for Mike, who is now fourteen. With temperatures as low as minus fifty degrees Celsius, a hulking monster named Joseph Kiktorak threatening him at every turn, and not a lacrosse ball in sight, Mike's resentment at moving north escalates. As his friendships with local youth develop, Mike is introduced to the amazing spectacle and athleticism of traditional &$8220;Arctic Sports." When his father witnesses the natural talent of Mike's new friends, the idea of an Inuvik lacrosse team is born! With hearts full of desire, the motley group of athletes heads south to Alberta to participate in the Baggataway Lacrosse Tournament, and to face Mike's former team, the St. Albert Rams. |
Contributor Bio(s): Feagan, Robert: - Robert Feagan is the author of the children's novels Napachee and Mystery at Shildii Rock. He was born in Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, and often accompanied his Royal Canadian Mounted Police father on patrols of the Mackenzie Delta by dog team. Feagan has lived in Yellowknife, Cambridge Bay, and Inuvik, but currently resides in St. Albert, Alberta, near Edmonton. |