Game Time: Off the Crossbar

by David Skuy

Book Overview

Charlie Joyce is the new kid at Terrence Falls High School - and he wasn't sure about trying out for the school hockey team. But when some guys tell him he doesn't have a chance, Charlie feels he has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545986249
• ISBN13: 9780545986243
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Scholastic Canada
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.5" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended and entertaining reading!

Off The Crossbar: One Shot That Made The Difference by David Skuy is a motivating and inspiring telling of Terrence Falls High School's new kid Charlie Joyce and his struggle for acceptance in his new environment. Depicting the young man's decision to stand up for himself and accept the challenge to join the school's hockey team, Off The Crossbar brings its young readers through an emotional and encouraging time all a result of determination on Charlie's behalf. Very highly recommended to all young readers athletically inclined or fanatics of hockey, Off The Crossbar is a truly inspirational story of a young man's defeat of the many barriers he persistently encounters. Highly recommended and entertaining reading!