Laggan Lard Butts
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2006
- Category
- Basketball, School & Education, Humorous Stories
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 7
- Recommended Reading age
- 9 to 12
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781551435312
- Publish Date
- Mar 2006
- List Price
- $16.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551435183
- Publish Date
- Mar 2006
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554696598
- Publish Date
- Mar 2006
- List Price
- $7.99
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Downloadable audio file
- ISBN
- 9781459819900
- Publish Date
- Mar 2006
- List Price
- $18.99
Classroom Resources
Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Sam Campbell's school team, the Laggan Lairds, always loses. When someone suggests that their name be the Laggan Lard Butts, Sam thinks the team should change its name. What is a Laird anyway? The basketball coach agrees, and soon the whole school is involved in an election for a new team name. Sam and his friends nominate the name Lard Butts. When the basketball team starts winning games after a warm-up cheer of "Go Lard Butts!" it seems the Lard Butt campaign might actually win the election.
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, CCBC Our Choice
Editorial Reviews
"An excellent book to put in the hands of a reluctant male reader."
VOYA
