Free Throw (B315)

Code: 9781552776865

Author: Jacqueline Guest
ISBN: 9781552776865
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Published: 2011
Category: Fiction
Type: Paperback
Pages: 176 pages
Reading Level: Fry Level 4.7

CA$9.95

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Synopsis

Matthew Eagletail is the star player for the Warriors, his basketball team on the Tsuu T'ina First Nation near Calgary. When his mother remarries, everything in Matthew's life is suddently different and new: a new school, a new father, five pesky new sisters, a new dog named Precious. Worst of all, he has to quit the Warriors. When he's asked to join his new school's team, the Bandits, he claims he'll never play for the competition. His sister Jazz thiks otherwise, and sets out to prove it.

Free Throw is the story of how one young man comes to terms with change and returns to the court - with a little help from his friends.

Acclaim and Reviews for the book:

Finalist for the inaugural 2013 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature
"This well-written story has a very contemporary feel. Guest has a good understanding of teenage angst and the emotions that motivate a teenager in Matt's circumstances... highly recommended." (Lisa Arsenault, Canadian Book Review Annual)
"The characters are well-drawn and I, for one, would like to meet them again...." (The Guardian)

About the Author

Jacqueline Guest is a Métis writer who lives in Bragg Creek, Alberta. She is the author of 10 previous Lorimer novels, including Hat Trick, Free Throw, Rookie Season, and A Goal in Sight, which are Canadian Children's Book Centre in Our Choice selections, and the SideStreet novels Lightening Rider, Racing Fear and At Risk. A Goal in Sight was also nominated for a Golden Eagle Award.  

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