Customer Reviews

Snowboard Showdown: Out-of Control Competition Leads to Disaster (Matt Christopher Sports Classics)

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Freddie and his big brother, Donavon, are always competing becouse they want to be better than the other one. Donavon dares Freddie to go down a slope that only 2 people have gone down without getting hurt. Freddie goes does on his snowboard. You won't be able to put down this book. It is exciting when Freddie sets up a snowboarding tournament. It is a story of frienship, brotherhoo, and competition. It is really good.

I enjoyed this book because I learned a good lesson from it. How you shouldn't break a promise, the one Freddie made to his dad. He got what he wanted in the end by doing the right thing. I would recommend this book a friend.

This is a great book for enjoyment reading. Once I started I couldn't stop and I finished in one night! I really liked this book because I love snowboarding, but you don't have to like snowboarding to enjoy this book. It has a mix of brothership and sportsmanship that is emense with action. I would recommend this book to anyone who has a joy for reading and to snowboarders who needs to learn new tricks.

Snowboard Showdown By: ???
9/28/06


This story is about two brothers, Freddie and Dondi. Freddie is jealous of Dondi because Clarissa likes Dondi not Freddie. So Freddie challenges Dondi to a snowboard competition and Dondi declines. Then after Freddie wins the competition he notices Clarissa is with Dondi at the mall. A week after that Dondi challenges Freddie to who can make it down Devil's Ravine. Then it's Freddie up first. He faked a hurt ankle when he went through the trees. In the end the brothers like each other again, and Freddie gets the girl.

The story was exciting because of the competition between the brothers. Freddie and Dondi would compete in skiing, snowboarding and trying to get the girl. I can relate to the snowboard competition because I know how to snowboard. The suspense somehow made me want to keep reading. The only downside was that some of the story took place at school and I thought that was boring. I wanted Freddie to win, and in the end he got the girl.

The author, Paul Mantell uses the third person to tell this story. He used snowboarding terms when talking about the competitions. He also used slang words that teenagers might use. He gave nicknames to some characters that were realistic and cool. I was able to feel the tension between the brothers while reading this book. I have read several Matt Christopher books and enjoy the story lines and surprises through out the books. He writes the way an 11 to 18 year old thinks and shows the bond between kids and sports.

I would rate this book at nine out of ten because it has characters and a setting I can relate to. It kept my interest throughout the whole book. In the end the conflict between the brothers was resolved. I would recommend this book if you like snowboarding or want to learn to snowboard.

This book is an awesome book. I like Matt Christopher books because all the characters think outside the box. Some times throughout this book I was thinking how much I would like to do the tricks he could do. I can't wait until it snows.

I love this book because I love snowboarding. In this book, two brothers have a contest to see who is better at snowboarding. Freddie and Donovan tease each other a lot. Donovan won't admit that Freddie is a better athlete. Freddie and his friends all think that he is better than Donovan. I also liked this book because the brothers play pig and I love to play pig. This book is exciting because you don't really know what happens next, things sort of pop out at you when you don't really expect it. You should read this book because it has action and is fun.
Nathan L.

I thought this book was okay. It had plenty of snowboarding, but there was too much competition between the two brothers. I really liked though when they finally realized that they have to watch out for one another.

I thought the book Snowboard Showdown was great. I liked it because it caught your attention right away. I also liked Snowboard Showdown because it is about a real-life situation. Another reason it grabbed my attention because I love skiing and snowboarding. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in snowboarding, and likes real-life situations.

I liked this book because it was about snowboarding.Well snowboarding is my favorite sport.I rate this book 5 stars for people who like snowboarding.It is about a halfpipe contest. Read it to find out who wins.

This was a great book by Matt Christopher - my son loves his books - what more could a boy want a sports, action and a great story!

... I really liked this book. I liked it because I am a really sporty girl. I you like stories with sport adventures and a pretty easy reading level you would like this book. This book is also a fun book to read. When I read a lot of the book at one time I could barely put it down. If you think reading is nerdy then try this book. You will think very different about reading after this book. I thought I was going to hate this book but I ended up loving it. I hope you take my advise and read this book. You won't be sorry.