Playing for Keeps (Lorimer Sports Stories) - Softcover

Sandor, Steven

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9781459400665: Playing for Keeps (Lorimer Sports Stories)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1459400666 ISBN 13: 9781459400665

Publisher: Lorimer, 2012

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Hockey rules in Branko Stimac's new hometown, where its star players get the royal treatment. Any other sport―like soccer, where Branko excels―is considered second-rate. This means the sacrifices Branko's Croatian immigrant father made so he can play in Canada go unnoticed, as does Branko's stellar goalkeeping.

When Branko makes it onto the Edmonton Select team as the second-string keeper, he keeps the accomplishment to himself, sure that no one in his home town will care. But then a video of one of his spectacular saves gets posted on a sports blog and goes viral. Suddenly Branko has more attention than he dreamed of.

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About the Author:

Steven Sandor is an award-winning magazine editor, author and sports broadcaster. He has written five books in the Lorimer Sports Stories series, and two teen novels.

Review:

"Author Sandor deals with these issues in an appealingly realistic manner" (Lesley Little Resource Links 2012-10-01)

"An authentic portrayal of hockey versus soccer along with a convincing immigrant story mark Playing For Keeps as truly Canadian." (Yahong Chi CM: Canadian Review of Materials 2012-09-28)

"a short, lively novel... This is a book about an Edmontonian soccer player and it provides an accurate reflection of that community" (Benjamin Massey www.maple-leaf-forever.com 2013-02-02)

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