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Sports fans will be drawn to the book by it's subject matter. The fully developed characters and story line packs a punch. -- (01/26/2018) Spreen Bates deftly takes the reader through the ups and downs of growing up. She expertly portrays real life struggles without making them too cliche. Moreover, in Leon Kline, we have found a character for whom the reader is willing to root. -- (02/13/2018) This is a solid book with contemporary themes and it works well&#8230Leon is well fleshed out as a character. --Resource Links (02/15/2018)

"""Sports fans will be drawn to the book by it's subject matter. The fully developed characters and story line packs a punch.""-- ""School Library Journal (SLJ)"" ""Spreen Bates deftly takes the reader through the ups and downs of growing up. She expertly portrays real life struggles without making them too cliché. Moreover, in Leon Kline, we have found a character for whom the reader is willing to root.""-- ""CM: Canadian Review of Materials"" ""This is a solid book with contemporary themes and it works well&#8230Leon is well fleshed out as a character.""-- ""Resource Links"""

Sports fans will be drawn to the book by it's subject matter. The fully developed characters and story line packs a punch. -- (01/26/2018) This is a solid book with contemporary themes and it works well&#8230Leon is well fleshed out as a character. --Resource Links (02/15/2018) Spreen Bates deftly takes the reader through the ups and downs of growing up. She expertly portrays real life struggles without making them too cliche. Moreover, in Leon Kline, we have found a character for whom the reader is willing to root. -- (02/13/2018)

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Sonya Spreen Bates is the author of several books for children and young adults, including Off the Rim and Topspin in the Orca Sports series. She grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, and has spent many years working with children with communication disorders, often writing her own stories to use in therapy. She lives in Australia with her family.

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