Daredevil Club (Orca Currents) - Softcover

Withers, Pam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551436140 ISBN 13: 9781551436142

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

Kip's only friends are the members of the Daredevil Club, a club whose mission is to complete seven dangerous dares before their rivals, the Wildmen, complete their list of dares.

Before the cliff-diving accident in which he lost the use of his leg, Kip had been the leader of the Daredevil Club. Now he has difficulty completing the dares and suspects that his membership is threatened. As the daredevils plan their final stunt, a dangerous climb along a narrow steel shelf beneath a bridge, they try to convince Kip that he may not be up to the task. Kip refuses to back down even though he suspects his friends might be right.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible. Also available in French.

About this title

About the Author

Pam Withers is the author of numerous sports and adventure books for teens, including several titles in the Orca Currents line. She is a three-time Ontario Library Association Red Maple Award nominee and two-time Silver Nautilus Book Award winner. Pam is a former outdoor guide and editor. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

From the Inside Flap

Adventure, physical disabilies

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

One by one, we raised our flashlight beams to the underside of the roof. It was dark. But even in the dim light, we could see that the darkness was moving. It undulated like "the wave" at a hockey game. The cockroaches protested our entry by releasing their hold on the ceiling and flying down at us.

"I'm outta here," Caleb said, heading for the doorway.

"Not so fast," I said, my fingers closing tightly on his collar. "Pull your hood up, Caleb, and get on that ladder. I'll go last."

I hoped that last sentence didn't sound too bitter. I also hoped that all the weights I'd been pumping would help me haul my nonworking leg up. I gripped the ladder beneath my three buddies and hung my cane on one of the lower rungs.

My breathing was heavy, my hands were sweaty. But with one pull after another, I kept climbing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551436140
• ISBN 13: 9781551436142
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128