Cross-Check!

Lorimer Sports Stories

by Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Lorna Schultz Nicholson's popular characters Josh, Peter, and Sam are thrilled to be reunited at a hockey tournament in Kelowna, but a lot has changed. Sam now lives in Ottawa, Josh is dealing with his diabetes, Peter is becoming a major star, and all three boys play on different teams. Can they remain friends as they all compete to be in the gold medal game? [Fry Reading Level - 3.1

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

About the author

Lorna Schultz Nicholson is an award winning author who has published over 50 books, including children's picture books, middle grade, YA fiction and sports non-fiction. Lorna divides her time between Edmonton and Penticton, where she and her husband share their homes with their Mexican rescue dog.
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Reviews

[Cole M · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Cross check" by Lorna Schultz Nicholson is about a 14 year old hockey player from Calgary, named Josh who is in a tournament in Kelwona. Josh's captain is playing cheep hockey and Josh is concerned. He plays against his friends that he played with in a summer camp. When his captain gets hurt the team needs another captain. Their coach chooses Josh to be the third alternate captain. Josh hopes help lead his team to victory in the tournament.


Cross-check is a great representation of competition. While playing against his friends, Josh has lots of fun, before he loses his pins. I like how Lorna put all of her characters from different books all in a tournament in one book. This book shows how playing cheep doesn't get you too far.