Book Information

  • Series: Lorimer Sports Stories
  • Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
  • Publication Date: 27 June 2012
  • Copyright Year: 2012
  • ISBN: 9781552775066
  • Page Count: 136
  • Dimensions: 5" x 7.75"
  • Interest ages: 9-13
  • Reading level: Grade 4

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Suspended

by Robert Rayner

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.
Fast-paced sports action novels that get kids reading.


Shay and his pal Toby are among the players on the school soccer team who fall foul of the "fair play contract" introduced by the new school administration. After being banned from playing on behalf of the school for the rest of the season, the dismissed players form their own unofficial team -- and become one of the top teams in the league. But will they be allowed to play in the championship game? Based on a true incident, Suspended is a story about determination and true sportsmanship. [Fry Reading Level - 4.5

About the Author

Robert Rayner
ROBERT RAYNER is a former elementary school principal. He worked as a journalist in Cambridge, England before turning to education. His books featuring the kids of Brunswick Valley include Walker's Runners, nominated for the Ann Conner Brimer Award, Just for Kicks and Falling Star, both Hackmatack Award nominees, and the Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books selections Suspended and Little's Losers.

Subjects (BISAC)

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

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