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Forever Champions
Discover the story of the Edmonton Grads, who went from a small-city, girl's high school team to world champs with an unparalleled winning record.
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-17Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 750L
Long Shot
The sons of Icelandic immigrants and friends since boyhood, the Winnipeg Falcons were a superbly talented team of just eight players who brought home Canada's first Olympic gold medal in hockey in 1920.
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-17Reading level: Grade 4
Star Power
Hockey's first superstar, Fred "Cyclone" Taylor, was often caught up in the politics and turmoil of hockey's early professional years. Star Power is the story of one of Canada's greatest athletes and a game in transition.
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-17Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 730L
Pink Power
At the first-ever women's hockey world championships in 1990, Canada dressed its National Women's Team in pink, which offended many people. Lorna Schultz Nicholson offers an insider's look at the power behind the pink jerseys.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-17Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 640L
Small Town Glory
How did the Kenora Thistles become, against all odds, the smallest team and the smallest town ever to win the Stanley Cup?
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-17Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 900L
Tough Guys
The story of "Bad" Joe Hall and Newsy Lalonde - two guys who learned to work together and deal with unexpected challenges.
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 11-17Reading level: Grade 4
Crazy Canucks
A behind-the-scenes look at this innovative Canadian ski team.
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 760L
Jordin Tootoo
The highs and lows in the journey of the first Inuit to play in the NHL.$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 850L
Knockout
How Tommy Burns became heavyweight champion of the world.
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-17Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL720L
Summit Series '72
Chosen as one of Resource Links' Year's Best for 2011
From Crosby's winning goal at the 2010 Winter Games to Henderson's awesome goal in the 72 Summit
Series, Canada's greatest hockey moments go hand in hand with how we see our place in the world.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 780L
Fire on the Water
How did the son of Irish immigrants outrow blueblood scullers from Oxford and Cambridge to become one of the most famous athletes of his time?
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-17Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL720L
Queens of the Ice
During the 1930s, a team of hockey players ruled the ice: They were fast, they were fierce... and they were teenage girls.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4
China Clipper
The story of what it took for a young Alberta boy to become the first Chinese-Canadian to play professional football in Canada.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 780L
Big League Dreams
"I'll start if you want me to. I think I can do it. Me, Fergie Jenkins."
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 11-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 770L
Winning Gold
They'd lost the last 8 games they'd played against Team USA. To stand a chance at Olympic Gold, they just needed to believe.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 820L
Fearless
The story of George Chuvalo - Canada's greatest boxer.
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 730L
Fighting for Gold
Through determination, guts and guile, Canada's sledge hockey team wins Olympic gold in 2006.
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 800L