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Twelve-year-old Leigh is one of the top players - and the only girl on the Falcons hockey team. |
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Zach Thomas has just returned from a near season-ending injury, and to make matters worse, now a bully on an opposing team has decided they have unfinished business. Can Zach learn how to stand up to his fear of getting hurt and to the bully? |
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When the Selkirk family moves from their remote Cree community to Calgary, life is turned upside down for twin brothers Evan and Bryn. When the boys start lying to new friends to win approval, they have to rely on each other to gain the courage to set things right. |
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When does rivalry stop and bullying begin? |
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Competition for a place on a select soccer team bound for England turns a team of multicultural grade 9 girls from Vancouver into rivals. |
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The Brunswick Valley kids are on the road. In order to secure the top spot in the league, the gang is playing a series of away-games at schools around the province. |
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Remy and Alison play on rival soccer teams. When Remy finds out Alison has a special plan to beat Remy's team in the tournament, she becomes convinced that Alison will sabotage her team's players. |
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Glen and Jacob are both on the same soccer team. They're best friends until Danny, a new kid, joins the team. |
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A friendly soccer match becomes serious -- and less fun -- when adults get involved. It's up to the kids to reclaim the spirit of the sport. |
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David wants to play soccer more than anything. But Coach Prescott has his own ideas about how to win: Play the best boys, bench the rest. |
Sports Stories Series
High interest sports fiction

Series features
- Gripping, action-packed stories
- Short, high-interest fiction
- Contemporary themes and Canadian settings
- Award-winning authors who know their sport
"A winning series... designed to attract reluctant readers as well as provide recreational reading for children who are interested in stories about sports."
- National Library of Canada
"Lorimer is obviously succeeding with this series of action-driven novels which encourage young readers to 'Get in the Game'!"
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Kids who love sports love these books, and so do teachers. When you put one of these into a young sports fan's hands, you can feel confident they will enjoy reading.



