The Hockey Machine (Matt Christopher Sports Classics)

by Matt Christopher

Book Overview

Abducted by a fan and forced to become a member of a professional junior hockey team, thirteen-year-old star center, Steve Crandall quickly realizes that he must play not only to win but to survive. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316140872
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.6" x 0.4" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Dakota's Delightful Review

I like this awesome,and perfect book! Megan , spoiled, is 15 and has a delightful life. In the town below, she notices the water rising. Though she's used to small spring floods this one will be rising up the steps like never before in 1889 where Pensysilvania was changed forever that dreadful day. Ella stupidly did not listen to her brother's warning until he had to yell in the shockingly rough tone. Then her dad was coming back she yelled, " Go back!" She then looked at the direction her father was pointing at. There a massive wave was coming towards her. Megan saw the worst, bam just like that! The whole city drowned just like that! Megan, cold on a soggy old mattress trapped, finds herself with a young man and gets rescued by a man who now is heading to a hill really close by. They were making their way up the shore line when all the sudden Mrs. Alderson exclaimed, " No, I'm too heavy, I'll drown!" Darkness now covered the wet vast land, but they found a boy and a house that held survivors for the past hour. Now an hour later, she talks to a actress who was in the same situation. Megan talked to Brian and he said, " There is a fire!" Tom is still not back. Now Megan cleaned the boy. Tom is back . Daylight roams the devastated land. Megan, kind and good natured, was carefully following Tom and Brian's orders, went to watch the boy, Megan was changed in many ways. Megan , ready for anything, saw the dead bodies. Meagan's dog was found underneath a house. She saw the fury in Brian's eyes. She could no longer hold the dispirited angry soul that burst like a shattered window with the soul buried in side that broken window. Will she find her family? She's safe and sound. She was a furious gal who twisted and turned to get away from Brian's grasp. Then she got away from Brian. Then he came back and told her some bad news, " My parents are dead." Are Megan's? My friends and I recommend that you read this awesome book about The Terrible Wave.

The Hockey Machine

This book The Hockey Machine is about a kid named Steve. After an ordinary game Steve gets kidnaped but he doesn't know it. The kidnapers[Kenneth] took him to a nice dinner. Kenneth takes Steve to what looks like a hockey camp. After a few weeks, Steve wants to get out and go home. He tries to escape, but guards catch him. He then has to sit in a cell for 48 hours. Now he tries to escape again, and he gets to a phone booth. Then Steve remembers his uncle lives in the area, so he calls him. His uncle finds him immediately. Next Steve finally goes home. I thought this was one of the best books because I like mystery books. By: Tyler

the hockey machine

This book The Hockey Machine by Matt Christopher is a verry interesting book to the people who really like hockey. In this book Steve a starting center was kiddnapped by his coach of the chariots. He thought his dad signed the paper but Mr agagard forged his fathers name.He played as much as 13 games until something suprises him. I recomend this book to the people who are into hockey and the people who like hockey because this book is perfect. If I like this book you will too.

Hockey

The Hockey Machine is about this kid who is taken to the Indians to play hockey. So, if you want to find out what happens to Steve, read The Hockey Machine!

Awesome

I'm 25 years old and I still read this masterpiece at least once a year. My friends all make fun of me, but its just so good that I can't put it down. So what if I'm single and living w/my persian cat, who I named after the character Kenneth. It has all the elements that a good book needs: suspense, drama, kidnapping of children, and hockey. Christopher is a GENIUS up there with greats like Dante, Shakespeare and Carolyn Keene.