Book Information

  • Series: Lorimer Sports Stories
  • Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
  • Publication Date: 4 November 2005
  • Copyright Year: 2005
  • ISBN: 9781550288964
  • Page Count: 112
  • Dimensions: 5" x 7.75"
  • Interest ages: 10-13
  • Reading level: Grade 3

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Personal Best

by Sylvia Gunnery

Jay is stuggling with his running skills at basketball camp but luckily for Jay, a new teammate and friend has figured out how to bring out the best in people.

It should be the best week of Jay's life: he's attending a Basketball Nova Scotia Summer Camp and rooming in a real university dorm with his best friend, Mike. But then Mike's older brother, Chad, turns out to be less than the coach Jay expected and the brother Mike had always known. Luckily for Jay, a new teammate and friend has figured out how to do what Chad can't: bring out the best in people. Personal Best is the exciting and moving sequel to Sylvia Gunnery's Out of Bounds.

About the Author

Sylvia Gunnery

Sylvia Gunnery
SYLVIA GUNNERY lives at Crescent Beach, Nova Scotia. The themes and characters of her acclaimed books for young teens have grown out of her experiences as a junior and senior high teacher, as have the workshops in her education publications. Sylvia Gunnery was presented with the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence in 1998.

Reviews

"This is a great summer story."
Lizanne Eastwood, Canadian Review of Materials

Subjects (BISAC)

JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Canada, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings

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