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also available: Hardcover Paperback
category: Children's Fiction
published: Jun 2012
ISBN:9781552776254
publisher: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
imprint: Lorimer

Kayak Combat

by Eric Howling

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Description

Kayak Combat is set in the highly competitive sport of kayak racing.
When it's announced that Cody's Calgary kayaking club will host a Canada-wide competition, no one doubts that Cody will represent them. He is the team's best paddler, after all. But Cody and the others aren't counting on a new guy from Ontario arriving who can out-paddle them all. Cody's desire to be the best is put to the test one stormy day when he notices his rival's kayak missing from the clubhouse. Cody has a choice to make: attempt a solo rescue, or eliminate the competition...
This story about overcoming rivalry and learning to put others first is sure to make a splash with reluctant readers.

About the Author

Eric Howling is the author of several sports-themed novels, including Plunge, Gang Tackle and The Mask in the Orca Sports line. His books have been shortlisted for the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award, named Resource Links Year's Best and picked as a CCBC Best Books selection. Eric lives and plays sports in Calgary.

Contributor Notes

ERIC HOWLING is an advertising copywriter living in Calgary. His novels in Lorimer's Sports Stories series have been shortlisted for the Hackmatack Children''s Choice Book Award, selected as a Resoure Links Year''s Best, and selected by the Canadian Children's Book Centre as Best Books for Kids & Teens.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
10 to 13
Grade:
4 to 8
Reading age:
7 to 10
Awards
  • Short-listed, Hackmatack Childrens Choice Book Award
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids & Teens -- Canadian Children's Book Centre
  • Commended, One of the Year's Best -- Resource Links
Editorial Reviews

"I love reading stories where it is obvious that the author really knows their setting...A great read."
Rated E [Excellent, enduring, everyone should see it!

— Resource Links - Vol. 16, No. 1

"For middle school male sports enthusiasts, Howling's novel will quickly grasp and hold their attention."

— CM Magazine

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