ROBERT RAYNER is a former elementary school principal in St. George, New Brunswick. He is the author of a set of soccer Sports Stories about a gang of soccer-mad kids from fictional Brunswick Valley. Of these sports novels, Walker’s Runners was nominated for the Ann Connor Brimer Award, Just for Kicks and Falling Star were both Hackmatack Award nominees, and Suspended and Little’s Losers were Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice selections.
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Riot School
Five teens break into a small-town high school over the decision to close their school. How far they will go to protest having no control over decisions that affect their lives?$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 700L
Libby On Strike
Libby Meek is too busy to just play. Will a strike give her more free time?
$8.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 6-10Reading level: Grade 3
Libby's Got the Beat
Libby has big plans for superstardom, but her school's low provincial test results stand in her way.$8.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 8-12Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 700L
Just for Kicks
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.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9-13Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 790L
Suspended
Soccer and comedy collide in this story of a New Brunswick co-ed team and their decision to get themselves kicked off the team - on purpose - to protest their principal's unrealistic new policies.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9-13Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 740L
Off Limits
A boy who wants more out of a relationship than just sex - and finds it in the wrong place$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 4
Little's Losers
The Brunswick Valley soccer team isnt just bad -- theyre terrible. The worst. So awful, in fact, that their coach gives up and quits. No one is more surprised than they are when they make it to the playoffs, but who will coach them now?$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9-13Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 770L
Out of Sight
Lately, the star goalkeeper on Linh-Mais team has been acting a little strange missing easy saves, passing to the wrong teammates, not noticing Linh-Mais new glassesÂ… Linh-Mai thinks he might need glasses of his own, but the problem turns out to be more serious.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 870L
Total Offence
Sports and junk food go hand in hand when a soccer team faces a ban on its sponsor.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 3
Falling Star
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.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9-13Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: 870L
Scab
There's only a split second to decide: Get the shot that's going to make you famous, or save the girl.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 3
Suspended
Shay and his pal Toby are among the players on the school soccer team who fall foul of the "fair play contract". The players form their own unofficial team and become one of the league's top teams. But will they be allowed to play in the championship game?$8.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 740L
Just for Kicks
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.$8.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 790L
Miss Little's Losers
The Brunswick Valley School soccer team haven't won a game all season long. When their coach resigns, the only person who will coach them is Miss Little ... their former kindergarten teacher!$16.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 9-13Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 770L