Blazer Drive

by Sigmund Brouwer

Overview

When Josh Ellroy, left-winger for the Kamloops Blazers, and his dad find more than a dozen dead cattle on the family ranch, Josh has some serious decisions to make. On one hand, the Western Hockey League playoffs are ahead, plus a chance to play in the National Hockey League. On the other hand, there's a beautiful and interesting girl who believes more prize bulls will be killed.

Josh is afraid of what will happen if he gets involved. As he learns more, he's afraid of what will happen if he doesn't.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554695799
Publisher:	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date:	03/01/2007
Series:	Orca Sports Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Sigmund Brouwer

is the author of over 20 novels for adults and dozens of books for children. He visits over 150 schools per year to deliver his Rock and Roll Literacy presentation, reaching about 60,000 students per year. Sigmund lives in Red Deer, Alberta.

Read an Excerpt

"You can't do that," Luke said. "If those two guys catch you, they'll kill you."

"If I don't do it," I said, "they're going to kill hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of bloodline bulls. Including the one I used to feed by hand with a bottle."

I turned and ran back toward the barn.

Editorial Reviews

"The reader becomes involved in the excitement of playing hockey, making new friends, and ultimately confronting those who are revealed to be responsible for harming the animals."

Canadian Toy Testing Council (CTTC)

"More than just a sports story, Brouwer manages the weave of plots, creating a worthwhile book that will appeal to hockey loving readers as well as adventure and mystery readers. Written at a 3.8 RL, older reluctant readers will also find this a good match."

Puget Sound Council for Review of Children's Media

"An excellent combination of the sports-themed genre with mystery and teen novel elements. Highly Recommended."

CM: Canadian Review of Materials

"Brouwer's characters are believable, as is his plot, and readers will likely seek out further titles in this series."

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"An excellent combination of the sports-themed genre with mystery and teen novel elements. Highly Recommended."

CM Magazine

"More than just a sports story, Brouwer manages the weave of plots, creating a worthwhile book that will appeal to hockey loving readers as well as adventure and mystery readers. Written at a 3.8 RL, older reluctant readers will also find this a good match."

Puget Sound Council

"The reader becomes involved in the excitement of playing hockey, making new friends, and ultimately confronting those who are revealed to be responsible for harming the animals."

Canadian Toy Testing Council