Snowboard Champ

by Matt Christopher

Overview

While his mother is working overseas, Matt Harper is living temporarily with his uncle in Dragon Valley, where he practices his snowboard technique and contends with a local bully.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316796439
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	09/01/2004
Series:	Matt Christopher Sports Classics
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,120,609
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.38(h) x (d)
Lexile:	690L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Matt Christopher is the best selling name behind more than 100 sports-themed books for young readers.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 4-8-When Matt Harper's mother accepts a mysterious government job overseas, the boy must leave his home in Chicago to live with his Uncle Clay for a year in Dragon Valley. He is not happy but decides that he'll be fine as long as he can hit the slopes and snowboard. Then he runs into Riley, the best snowboarder and most popular boy in the eighth grade, and soon rumors are being spread about his past-that he was in a gang, did drugs, and that his mother is in prison. Matt must find a way to prove his innocence before Riley's campaign ruins him. The story is formulaic and laden with clich d language but it might appeal to sports-minded reluctant readers.-Kristina Aaronson, Henniker Community School, NH Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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