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Fast Break
by Michael Coldwell
Moving from a big city to a small town can be rough, but when thirteen-year-old Jeff makes the school basketball team, he feels things are looking up.
Jeff is not impressed when his family moves from Toronto to small-town Nova Scotia. He doesn't know anyone and there isn't much to do--until he joins his new school's basketball team.
Jeff is fast on the court and has a sharp jump shot, and soon he's hanging out with with his new teammates. Some of them are pretty rough, though, and when they start picking on other kids Jeff feels that he should step up and say something. He soon learns that he can't solve every problem with fast moves on the court.
Fast Break shows how the challenges of sport equip us for the challenges of life. [Fry Reading Level - 3.9
Jeff is fast on the court and has a sharp jump shot, and soon he's hanging out with with his new teammates. Some of them are pretty rough, though, and when they start picking on other kids Jeff feels that he should step up and say something. He soon learns that he can't solve every problem with fast moves on the court.
Fast Break shows how the challenges of sport equip us for the challenges of life. [Fry Reading Level - 3.9
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Reviews
"Fast Break mixes teenage fun and friendship with serious matters of marital break-up, alcohol and peer pressure."
Barry Dorey, The Chronicle-Herald
"An enjoyable read with some great basketball."
Gordon Korman, author of the Bruno and Boots books
"Believable characters, nice local references, and zippy basketball moves are all here."
Cathy MacDonald, Halifax Daily News
"It should be easy to entice boys in grades 5 and 6 with this book. The author knows what kids like...."
Judy Wilson, Resource Links
Awards
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection
1995
Subjects (BISAC)
JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Basketball, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / General, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / General
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