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edition:Hardcover
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category: Children's Fiction
published: Jan 1999
ISBN:9781550286656
publisher: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
imprint: Lorimer

Free Throw

by Jacqueline Guest

tagged: basketball
Description

Matthew Eagletail is the star player for the Warriors, his basketball team on the Tsuu T'ina First Nation near Calgary.
When his mother remarries, everything in Matthew's life is suddenly different and new: a new school, a new father, five pesky new sisters, a new dog named Precious. Worst of all, he has to quit the Warriors. When he's asked to join his new school's team, the Bandits, he claims he'll never play for the competition. His sister Jazz thinks otherwise, and sets out to prove it.
Free Throw is the story of how one young man come to terms with change and returns to the court--with a little help from his friends.

 

About the Author

Jacqueline Guest is the award-winning Métis writer of over a dozen books for young readers. She is the recipient of the Indspire Award for the Arts, formerly the National Aboriginal Achievement Award, and was named to the Order of Canada for her ongoing efforts in the world of literacy. Jacqueline lives in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia.

Contributor Notes

JACQUELINE GUEST is a Metis writer who lives in Bragg Creek, Alberta. She is the author of 10 previous Lorimer novels, including Hat Trick, Free Throw, Rookie Season, and A Goal in Sight, which are Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice selections, and the SideStreets novels Lightening Rider, Racing Fear and At Risk. A Goal in Sight was also nominated for a Golden Eagle Award.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9 to 13
Grade:
4 to 8
Reading age:
7 to 10
Awards
  • Short-listed, Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature
  • Winner, American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book
  • Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection
Editorial Review

"The characters are well-drawn and I, for one, would like to meet them again..."

— The Guardian
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