Hat Trick [Paperback]

Jacqueline Guest (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Lorimer Sports Stories

Leigh Aberdeen is one of the top players on her Alberta hockey team, the Falcons. But as a Métis and the only girl on the team she's different--and not everyone is happy about that.

To top it off, she doesn't think her mother wants her to play hockey, so Leigh hasn't told her about the Falcons. Soon she's getting threatening messages on the phone, the Falcons'captain tries to get her kicked off the team, and her mother wants Leigh to go to a dance recital on the same night as the finals. When the pressure becomes too intense, Leigh has to face some hard decisions.

Hat Trick is a suspenseful, action-packed story about a young woman who learns the price of living a double life--the hard way. [Fry Reading Level - 4.2]

Editorial Reviews

Review

"In terms of plot quality, Hat Trick is definitely the high scorer. A strong subplot is interwoven with the main story. Hat Trick is recommended and would be a useful addition to school and public libraries" (Dave Jenkinson Canadian Book Review Annual )

"Hockey fans will enjoy the fast-paced, action-packed story with lots of twists and turns. This book is also interesting in that a native Canadian is the strong central character." (Richard Chase The Lethbridge Herald )

"The characters are well-drawn, and I , for one, would like to meet them again. Guest has a future as a writer who can handly plot, dialogue, description and character, drawing equally well and then blending them into a whole." (Elizabeth Cran Charlottetown Guardian )

"[Hat Trick] includes enough detailed and spirited game action to capture the interest of young hockey fans and players, especially girls." (Canadian Content )

Hat Trick certainly covers many of the problems and challenges of being a young teen in Canada today: separated parents, conflicting cultural traditions, and trying to follow her own love of hockey in a world where boys are accepted, and girls are not. The theme explores the familiar struggle for a young girl to find identity and confirmation... the uphill struggle for self-confidence, self-knowledge, and acceptance of her skills and limitations are well described. Recommended - ***/4 (Wendy Williams CM: Canadian Review of Materials )

About the Author

JACQUELINE GUEST is a Metis writer who lives in Bragg Creek, Alberta. She is the author of 10 previous Lorimer novels, including Hat Trick, Free Throw, Rookie Season, and A Goal in Sight, which are Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice selections, and the SideStreets novels Lightening Rider, Racing Fear and At Risk. A Goal in Sight was also nominated for a Golden Eagle Award. (20110902)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Lorimer (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550286005
• ISBN-13: 978-1550286007
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,094,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)