Juvenile Fiction, Sports & Recreation
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A Wild Ride
by Shellene Ramsahoye
A story of adventure, survival, friendship, and personal journey, A Wild Ride features thirteen-year-old Justin Attwood, who is sent to a summer wilderness camp at the insistence of his father. Although reluctant to attend the camp, Justin fears ...
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What A Dream I Made The Team
Hockey Poetry Youth Edition by M. Gordon Hunter
WHAT A DREAM I MADE THE TEAM When I tried out There was no scout Who’d seen me play before When I walked on I really shone And showed them I could score Before the net When I am set A shot in my direction Will come so quick But with my stick I’m ...
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Mattie and the Wolverines
by J. Jeffrey
Mattie Keller has two dreams in life: to make the Wolverines’ Peewee One hockey team, and to have the latest in hockey stick technology—the XY Chrome stick. Mattie is one of the best players the Wolverines have, but he’s small for twelve years old. ...
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The Magic of Golf at Hook's Hideaway
Eric's Story by Anne Braun
What starts as a visit to a new driving range with Dad, turns into a summer full of the most unexpected adventures. Run and inhabited by a cast of colourful characters, Eric soon discovers that there is something uniquely special about Hook’s ...
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Can I
by Jessie Nagra
Johnny is getting ready very, very slowly for a soccer match. It’s too hot to play, his team always loses, and he feels he’d be happy if he never, ever played again. The problem is … his father lives and breathes soccer. Can Johnny find the courage ...
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The Adventures of Miguel and Ruth the Mountaineering Mouse
by Miguel Sanchez Bravo
The only thing better than going on an adventure is doing it with a friend. So when Miguel decides to hike through the mountains of Washington State and Wyoming, he is delighted that Ruth, a little black mouse, decides to tag along. Despite her ...
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Runkus Black
Starting Something by Gregory L. Prince
This riveting coming of age saga unfolds in the beautiful parish of Portland, on Jamaica’s North Coast. Something happens to Runkus Black at Seashore Bay Preparatory. Double Trouble—two naughty boys and their marble playing friends are up to no ...
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The Race
by Mallory Carruthers
Follow Finley Parker on his very first race through the neighbourhood. Join him as he encounters twists, turns and a surprise friend along the way.
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Ruby Goes Camping
by Alyssa Roulston
Ruby is an adorable dog with a big imagination, and she loves to go on adventures. One day, Ruby’s family takes her camping. Ruby is so excited to be out in nature, and she loves every minute of it! She finds lots of fun things to do, like chasing ...
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She Shoots...She Scores!
by Charlene Barnes
Canadians have been playing hockey for generations, with excited little boys being driven to their local arenas over and over again, at the crack of dawn, by sleep-deprived parents who just want them to be happy. After all, hockey is the most ...
