Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Sports & Recreation - Winter Sports

Seventh-grader Joanna Giordano wants to play ice hockey, but the only game in town is the boys' middle school team. Everyone tries to talk her out of playing--from the principal and the coach to the class bully, and even her best friend, Ben. But Jo is as determined as she is talented, and even a grandfather with Alzheimer's and a father who needs anger-management classes can't stop her from getting in the game.

To Brian, hockey is the best thing in the world. He loves to watch it on TV, but he loves to play it even more.

Even though Brian's mom encourages him to do his best in this rough sport, she is too stressed out and unhappy from her divorce to come to his practices or even his games. If only Brian's father would support him and be sitting in the stands to cheer him on But his dad lives too far away, and he hasn't visited Brian since he was three years old.

All Brian wants right now is to be on the all-star hockey team and take part in the Master Puck tournament. One day at school,...

Here's a bright red sled
On a snowy day.
Where are the bears
To come out and play?

The little bears are ready to play in the snow. But -- oh, no Their sled is too small It's not as much fun to go sledding only two at a time, but what can they use to carry them all? Luckily, Big Brown Bear has an idea -- and it starts with a belly flop

Thought-provoking visual illusions and characters that are bright, bold, and original accompany a text that is pleasing to the ear yet just right for the newest reader.

Mice skate on ice. As they skate, their blades leave lines that depict a cat. Magically, the cat appears, colorful, graphic, and three-dimensional. What happens next? Why, the cat and the mice skate together

Lucy Tries Luge is the first book in the Lucy Tries Sports series, which aims to promote physical literacy and encourage young readers to get involved in sports. Research shows that developing fundamental movement and sport skills at a young age benefits kids for their entire lives, promoting an...