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Children's Fiction Skateboarding

Powerslide

by (author) Jeff Ross

Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Initial publish date
Sep 2011
Category
Skateboarding, Business, Careers, Occupations, Values & Virtues
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554699162
    Publish Date
    Sep 2011
    List Price
    $13.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781554699148
    Publish Date
    Sep 2011
    List Price
    $9.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 9 to 12
  • Grade: 4 to 7
  • Reading age: 9 to 12

Description

Casey Finnegan is a talented skateboarder. He lives to skate. At the end of his final year of high school, Casey is wondering what to do with his life. He hasn't applied to any colleges, and other than skateboarding, he doesn't believe he's very good at much of anything. When a young movie star contacts Casey and offers him the job of stunt double in an upcoming skateboarding movie, Casey is stoked. It's his dream job, and Casey jumps at the opportunity to train the star. But when word gets out about Casey's new gig, a local skater has other ideas about who would make the best stunt double.

About the author

Jeff Ross is an avid rider of boards. If you can stand sideways on something and propel yourself forward, backward and/or sideways, then sign him up. He spent his formative years standing sideways on a board in Thornbury, Ontario, and now stands sideways on boards in Ottawa, Ontario, where he teaches Scriptwriting and English at Algonquin College. More information can be found at www.jeffrossbooks.com.

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Awards

  • Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
  • Commended, CCBC Best Books

Excerpt: Powerslide (by (author) Jeff Ross)

I had to think fast. The 720° wasn't going to happen. I no longer had the speed or the correct angle. I hit the coping on the other side and launched into a 360° cannonball. A 360° cannonball is a full rotation in the air while holding the front and back of the board. I was fully around the 180° when I though of something I shouldn't have.
What if I didn't land this?

Editorial Reviews

"Fans of skateboarding and reluctant readers alike will be thrilled because most of the story is action...[Ross] executes the simple plot well and keeps it moving at a clip, and he never forgets to include a few epic wipeouts."

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Librarian Reviews

Powerslide (Orca Sports)

Casey is at the end of his final year of high school, hasn’t applied to college and believes that skateboarding is all he’s good at. When a young movie star offers him a job as a stunt double, he’s thrilled — it’s his dream job. When another skater thinks he’d be better at the job, he challenges him to a race down a mountain road. Will Casey and his opponent make it down alive?

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. Fall, 2012.

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