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Young Adult Fiction Skateboarding

Grind

by (author) Eric Walters

Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Initial publish date
Sep 2004
Category
Skateboarding, Friendship, Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
Recommended Age
12 to 18
Recommended Grade
8 to 12
Recommended Reading age
12 to 18
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781551435862
    Publish Date
    Jun 2006
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554696314
    Publish Date
    Sep 2004
    List Price
    $12.99

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Description

Philip lives for skateboarding.

School is merely the break between trying to land a difficult jump and outrunning the security guards. When he and his best friend Wally meet a professional skateboarder who videotapes himself for his website, Philip thinks they can do it too—and make money at the same time. When they start getting hits on their website—and making money—they start to feel the pressure to do more and more dangerous stunts.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible. Available in French as A fond la planche! and in Spanish as Al límite.

About the author

Eric Walters is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling novels for children and young adults. His novels have won numerous awards, including the Silver Birch, Blue Heron, Red Maple, Snow Willow, Ruth Schwartz, and Tiny Torgi, and have received honours from the Canadian Library Association Book Awards and UNESCO's international award for Literature in Service of Tolerance.

Eric lives in Mississauga with his wife, Anita, and three children, Christina, Nicholas, and Julia. When not writing or touring across the country speaking to school groups, Eric spends time playing or watching soccer and basketball, or playing the saxophone.

To find out more about Eric and his novels, or to arrange for him to speak at your school, visit his website at www.ericwalters.net.

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Awards

  • Commended, American Library Association (ALA) Popular Paperback for Young Adults
  • Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice

Excerpt: Grind (by (author) Eric Walters)

"All I'm saying is that if you took it down a notch or two, you'd make the jumps and save the injuries."
"I always makes the jumps," I argued.
"What are you talking about?"
"I make the jumps. It's the landings that I'm having trouble with."

Editorial Reviews

“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

"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)

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

Canadian Book Review Annual

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