Book Information
- Series: Lorimer Sports Stories
- Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Publication Date: 22 April 2002
- Copyright Year: 2002
- ISBN: 9781550287622
- Page Count: 96
- Dimensions: 5" x 7.75"
- Interest ages: 9-13
Purchasing Information
Digital (ePub)
9781552777466
$8.95 CAD
Out of print
Walker’s Runners
by Robert Rayner
Toby has always been lazy. When the new principal tries to whip him into shape, will he cooperate?
When Toby Morton's sister asks him to play hopscotch, he asks if there's a video game version.
He hates physical activity, and he especially hates gym class at his New Brunswick school. If the kids on his team in gym tease him for being overweight, he goes out of his way to make sure they lose. So when his new homeroom teacher, Mr. Walker, asks Toby to join the running team, Toby thinks he's crazy. But when his friend Amy suffers a dangerous attack of asthma, Toby is forced to look at exercise in a different light.
Walker's Runners is a lively story for young people that introduces the joys of physical fitness, while highlighting the high costs of inactivity.
About the Author
Robert Rayner
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Reviews
"This book is written with sensitivity and insight. The author is an elementary principal who understands emerging adolescents and their struggles."
Highlands Regional Library Cooperative Book Evaluation Program
Awards
Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature
2003
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection
2003
Margaret and John Savage First Book Award
2003
Subjects (BISAC)
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