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Lorimer Sports Stories
Ice Time
Paul Bidwell dreams of playing on a hockey team but knows that his mother can't afford to pay for the registration fees or the equipment. So he plays boot hockey with his friends and practises alone every night on the open-ice rink in the park. When the flu and mononucleosis hit Paul's school and his best friend, Vincent, is laid up with a concussion, an opening is created on Vincent's team, the Wildcats. Paul finally gets the chance to prove to the other players -- and to himself -- that he deserves his time on the ice.
[Fry reading level - 3.1
[Fry reading level - 3.1
- GenresSports
120 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 27, 2015
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About the author
David Trifunov
4 books3 followersDavid is a father of three little girls and an award-winning journalist turned author. He's published two middle-grade books for reluctant readers with a third expected in early 2018 for the Sports Stories series through Lorimer Kids and Teens.
He enjoys trying to weave classic sports themes of teamwork, dedication, and loyalty alongside more challenging, modern-day topics (like race, culture, and class). It's all in hopes young readers can more easily identify with the characters they might be reading about in his books.
When he's not making school lunches, dropping kids at school, picking kids up at school (or gymnastics or ballet or soccer or birthday parties)...he's trying to write and read as much as possible.
He enjoys trying to weave classic sports themes of teamwork, dedication, and loyalty alongside more challenging, modern-day topics (like race, culture, and class). It's all in hopes young readers can more easily identify with the characters they might be reading about in his books.
When he's not making school lunches, dropping kids at school, picking kids up at school (or gymnastics or ballet or soccer or birthday parties)...he's trying to write and read as much as possible.
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August 3, 2015
A feel-good, well written, quick and fun read that has elements that almost anyone could relate to: financial pressures, personality conflicts, competitive sports and overcoming adversity.
Favourite part was the last line of the acknowledgments: thanks to "anyone that has ever shovelled snow off an outdoor rink so kids could play hockey". Roger that!
Favourite part was the last line of the acknowledgments: thanks to "anyone that has ever shovelled snow off an outdoor rink so kids could play hockey". Roger that!
April 19, 2015
Paul would love to play hockey with the local team – he practices
nearly daily when he can on a makeshift outdoor rink – but he
lacks the funds for the team registration and the costly hockey
equipment – padding and a good stick and helmet.
He lives with his mom – his mom and dad divorced when he was
very small – and his dad returned to Trinidad; his mom has a
new job, but since she is the newbie, she has weird hours – and
the pay isn’t good enough yet to afford extras.
But when mono sweeps the team, they need players, and it happens
that the coach’s son sees Paul practicing by himself outside –
it turns out he and his family have extra equipment and since the
season’s half over, he is allowed to play with a little help from a
hockey scholarship.
But the team, once in first place, begins to lose – and Paul feels maybe
it’s him – but their bad streak doesn’t last and it’s not long before more team members are well enough to play and the team finds itself
in the championships.
What happens? You’ll have to join Paul and his friends to find out! It’s not what you might expect!
nearly daily when he can on a makeshift outdoor rink – but he
lacks the funds for the team registration and the costly hockey
equipment – padding and a good stick and helmet.
He lives with his mom – his mom and dad divorced when he was
very small – and his dad returned to Trinidad; his mom has a
new job, but since she is the newbie, she has weird hours – and
the pay isn’t good enough yet to afford extras.
But when mono sweeps the team, they need players, and it happens
that the coach’s son sees Paul practicing by himself outside –
it turns out he and his family have extra equipment and since the
season’s half over, he is allowed to play with a little help from a
hockey scholarship.
But the team, once in first place, begins to lose – and Paul feels maybe
it’s him – but their bad streak doesn’t last and it’s not long before more team members are well enough to play and the team finds itself
in the championships.
What happens? You’ll have to join Paul and his friends to find out! It’s not what you might expect!
August 4, 2016
Giving this 5 stars as my 10-12 year old self would have really enjoyed this book. I especially enjoyed the relationship building aspects of the book.
Great work Dave!
Great work Dave!
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