Awards
- Commended for CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens 2016 (Canada)
Overview
Basketball-crazy Jake Burnett is thrilled to be leaving home to attend prestigious Centerville Prep. It’s an opportunity to pursue his hoop dreams at the highest level. But things aren’t quite as advertised at his new school and Jake soon finds himself struggling both on and off the court. At first Jake is determined to play harder and ignore the warning signs. Until he discovers that his new head coach is a scam artist putting kids at risk for his own gain. Now Jake has a difficult choice to make advance his basketball career or do the right thing.
Full Product Details
Author: Jeff Rud
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers,Canada
Imprint: Orca Book Publishers,Canada
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 19.10cm
Weight: 0.160kg
ISBN: 9781459810310
ISBN 10: 1459810317
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 12 April 2016
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Brilliant...Once again, Orca Sports and Jeff Rud have scored big. -- (02/01/2016) An excellent novel that depicts teens in crisis...A fast-paced story with a touch of a moral...Recommended. -- (03/25/2016) [A] fast-paced, high-stakes, high/low book with plenty of appeal for reluctant readers and sports fans alike...Rud's experience as a sports journalist and a high-school basketball coach lends authenticity to the action-packed court scenes, and in a readable and accessible way, he takes on complex issues like integrity, breach of contract, and speaking out against corruption. -- (03/03/2016) Rud inserts vivid descriptions of basketball plays...older, reluctant readers, particularly sports-loving students, will pick up this book for a quick but satisfying read...recommended. -- (08/08/2016)
An excellent novel that depicts teens in crisis...A fast-paced story with a touch of a moral...Recommended. -- (03/25/2016) Rud inserts vivid descriptions of basketball plays...older, reluctant readers, particularly sports-loving students, will pick up this book for a quick but satisfying read...recommended. -- (08/08/2016) Brilliant...Once again, Orca Sports and Jeff Rud have scored big. -- (02/01/2016) [A] fast-paced, high-stakes, high/low book with plenty of appeal for reluctant readers and sports fans alike...Rud's experience as a sports journalist and a high-school basketball coach lends authenticity to the action-packed court scenes, and in a readable and accessible way, he takes on complex issues like integrity, breach of contract, and speaking out against corruption. -- (03/03/2016)
An excellent novel that depicts teens in crisis...A fast-paced story with a touch of a moral...Recommended. -- CM Magazine Brilliant...Once again, Orca Sports and Jeff Rud have scored big. -- Resource Links Rud inserts vivid descriptions of basketball plays...older, reluctant readers, particularly sports-loving students, will pick up this book for a quick but satisfying read...recommended. -- School Library Connection [A] fast-paced, high-stakes, high/low book with plenty of appeal for reluctant readers and sports fans alike...Rud's experience as a sports journalist and a high-school basketball coach lends authenticity to the action-packed court scenes, and in a readable and accessible way, he takes on complex issues like integrity, breach of contract, and speaking out against corruption. -- Booklist
Brilliant...Once again, Orca Sports and Jeff Rud have scored big. -- (02/01/2016) [A] fast-paced, high-stakes, high/low book with plenty of appeal for reluctant readers and sports fans alike...Rud's experience as a sports journalist and a high-school basketball coach lends authenticity to the action-packed court scenes, and in a readable and accessible way, he takes on complex issues like integrity, breach of contract, and speaking out against corruption. -- (03/03/2016) An excellent novel that depicts teens in crisis...A fast-paced story with a touch of a moral...Recommended. -- (03/25/2016) Rud inserts vivid descriptions of basketball plays...older, reluctant readers, particularly sports-loving students, will pick up this book for a quick but satisfying read...recommended. -- (08/08/2016)
Author Information
Jeff Rud was a print journalist in western Canada for twenty-eight years, twenty as a sports writer. He is currently executive director of strategy and communications in British Columbia's Office of the Representative for Children and Youth. This is Jeff's eleventh book and his third novel in the Orca Sports series. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with his wife, Lana, and likes to coach high-school basketball in his spare time.
