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Maddie dreams of being a hockey goalie. So she tries to convince the all-boys team to let her play. When it's time for the big game against the Spiders, she decides to make sure that she is in goal...
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About the Author:
LOUISE LEBLANC is an award-winning novelist and children\s writer. A native of Montreal she worked as a teacher a model an actress and a dancer before establishing her full-time writing career in 1985. Her Maddie books have appeared in French English Spanish and Danish editions.'
Review:
"Maddie In Goal is a fun story of a young girl who dreams of becoming the prime minister or a goaltender. This well written and very funny story shows us how Maddie completes her goal and learns that achieving your goal comes with more than a little sacrifice. Maddie In Goal is very well written and contains lots that will interest young readers and parents who may be helping them along." (Joanne Malchuk Muskoka Advance)
"The language and large type are clear and easy to read; the story is funny and interesting; and Gay's illustrations are delightful. Leblanc should be commended for the frank and honest way in which she addressed the issue of sexism and its harmful affects on young girls. Recommended. " (Gina Chiola Canadian Book Review Annual)
"The language and large type are clear and easy to read; the story is funny and interesting; and Gay's illustrations are delightful. Leblanc should be commended for the frank and honest way in which she addressed the issue of sexism and its harmful affects on young girls. Recommended. " (Gina Chiola Canadian Book Review Annual)
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- PublisherFormac
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0887802036
- ISBN 13 9780887802034
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages60
- IllustratorGay Marie-Louise
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