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• Short-listed for Silver Birch Express Award nominee 2015 (Canada)

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"""A strong story with a good plot and wonderful message. The characters are also engaging making this a good solid read.""-- ""Southwestern Ohio Young Adult Materials Review Group"" ""The story shows how becoming obsessed with something you once loved will eventually take the enjoyment of out it. The language is simple for the target age, with a few harder words to challenge the reader's skill...Good for children who fall in the eight to eleven age bracket who are looking for a short novel or a beginning chapter book.""-- ""Resource Links"" ""An accessible read, Seconds is written in a very straightforward manner...Everything is tight and economical, just like a runner should be. A recommended read for young sports fans, especially those who are interested in running.""-- ""CM Magazine"""

The story shows how becoming obsessed with something you once loved will eventually take the enjoyment of out it. The language is simple for the target age, with a few harder words to challenge the reader's skill...Good for children who fall in the eight to eleven age bracket who are looking for a short novel or a beginning chapter book. -- (10/01/2013) A strong story with a good plot and wonderful message. The characters are also engaging making this a good solid read. -- (01/01/2014) An accessible read, Seconds is written in a very straightforward manner...Everything is tight and economical, just like a runner should be. A recommended read for young sports fans, especially those who are interested in running. -- (11/08/2013)

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Sylvia Taekema's first novel, Seconds, was voted a Silver Birch Express Award Honour Book. She is also the author of the middle-grade novel Ripple Effect and Running Behind in the Orca Currents line. Sylvia lives in Bracebridge, Ontario.

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