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edition:eBook
also available: Paperback
category: Young Adult Fiction
published: Oct 2010
ISBN:9781554695058
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Al límite

(Grind)

by Eric Walters

tagged: diseases, illnesses & injuries, friendship, skateboarding
Description

Phillip vive para el skateboarding. La escuela no es más que un paréntesis entre intentar un aterrizaje difícil y escapar de los guardias de seguridad. Cuando él y su mejor amigo, Wally, conocen a un patinador profesional que graba videos de sus mejores trucos para su sitio web, Phillip decide que ellos pueden hacer lo mismo y ganar un poco de dinero. Pero cuando crean una página propia y empiezan a recibir visitas (y a obtener ganancias), comienzan a sentirse presionados para hacer trucos cada vez más peligrosos.

Disponible en inglés, Grind, y frances, A fond la planche!.

About the Author

Eric Walters

ERIC WALTERS, a former elementary school teacher, is one of Canada’s most popular authors for children and young adults. He has written more than seventy books that together have won more than a hundred awards, and talks to hundreds of young people in schools and libraries across the country each year. He is also the founder of Creation of Hope, which provides care for orphans in the Makueni district of Kenya, and lives in Mississauga, Ontario. Visit him online at www.ericwalters.net.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
12 to 18
Grade:
8 to 12
Reading age:
12 to 18
Awards
  • Commended, American Library Association (ALA) Popular Paperback for Young Adults
  • Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice
Editorial Reviews

"I would recommend this to my juniors without reservation. Walters does a nice job of maintaining interest while using a subtle, low-level vocabulary."

— Southwestern Ohio Young Adult Materials Review Group (SOYAMRG)

“A well-structured, briskly paced, realistic novel, with more ‘showing’ than ‘telling’ and no moralizing...Grind is a well-written work of literature that subtly shows that a weakness can also be a strength...Recommended.”

— CM: Canadian Review of Materials

"Eric Walters creates characters that are believable and multi-dimensional... Highly recommended."

— Canadian Book Review Annual

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