Diving Off the Edge

by Jake Maddox, Sean Tiffany (Illustrator)

Overview

Riley and Blake have been best friends forever, even though Blake is a daredevil and teases Riley. That all ends when Blake finds a new group of friends. Riley joins the swim team, and soon finds he doesn't need Blake's friendship to get by. But when Blake tries a crazy stunt and dangerous at the lake one day, can Riley put the past aside and save his former friend?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781434288769
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	04/01/2014
Series:	Jake Maddox Sports Stories Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	72
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler – or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps – literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.
Sean Tiffany has worked as an illustrator for more than twenty-five years. He has illustrated more than sixty children's books for Capstone and has been an instructor at the famed Joe Kubert School in northern New Jersey. He mixes his love of comics, art, and rock and roll in the multimedia project OilCan Drive. Raised on a small island off the coast of Maine, Sean now resides in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, Monika, their son, James, and a house full of entirely too many guitars.

Table of Contents

Lake Owens — Two surprises — Off to the races — Distance swimmer? — There's still time — Friends? — Something new — The first meet — Back to the lake — Rescue.

Interviews

With more than 3 million copies sold, Jake Maddox continues to draw in reluctant and struggling readers;,Sports stories are a natural showcase for social-emotional learning, with their emphasis on teamwork, personal goals, and overcoming difficulties;,Perfect for teaching plot and character development as well as problem solving;,Discussion questions and writing prompts encourage students to engage and think critically;

Editorial Reviews

Kids jeer at Riley because he is scared to take a dangerous jump over the edge of a local cliff into the river. What hurts most is that his daredevil best friend, Blake, joins in the teasing. But Riley loves to swim, and after the school coach pushes him, he joins the swim team and finds success in long distance races, even though Blake and his pals call Riley a dumb jock. The blend of swimming action and the friction between friends and enemies makes this chapter book in the Sports Fiction series an exciting read, and the grey-wash, full-page pictures show the quarrels, the frightening scenes, and the final triumph and reconciliation when Riley performs a daring rescue. The back matter includes water-safety rules as well as a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.

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