Children's Fiction Humorous Stories
Maddie in Goal
- Publisher
- Formac Publishing Company Limited
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1992
- Category
- Humorous Stories
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 10
- Recommended Grade
- 1 to 5
- Recommended Reading age
- 5 to 10
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780887802034
- Publish Date
- Jan 1992
- List Price
- $14.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780887802027
- Publish Date
- Jan 1992
- List Price
- $5.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459500174
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $4.95
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Description
Everyone laughs when Maddie tells her family what she wants to be: a hockey goaltender! Everyone, that is, except her grandmother. Gran thinks she should follow her dreams, and even teaches Maddie a magic trick to help make them come true.
So she trains and trains and finally gets a chance to play for her brother's team, the Leprecauns. At first she's really nervous but soon, in a big game against the Black Spiders, she pulls a rabbit out of the hat to save the day.
Maddie in Goal is the story of a determined girl who succeeds against the odds--with a little help from her Gran.
About the authors
LOUISE LEBLANC is an award-winning novelist and children\s writer. A native of Montreal she worked as a teacher a model an actress and a dancer before establishing her full-time writing career in 1985. Her Maddie books have appeared in French English Spanish and Danish editions.'
MARIE-LOUISE GAY has achieved international acclaim as an author and illustrator of children’s books. She has won many awards, including two Governor General’s awards, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award, the Vicky Metcalf Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Marie-Louise’s very popular Stella and Sam series has been translated into more than fifteen languages and is loved by children all over the world. Her recent books include Any Questions? and Short Stories for Little Monsters. She lives in Montreal. marielouisegay.com
Awards
- Winner, Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection
Editorial Reviews
"The language and large type are clear and easy to read; the story is funny and interesting; and Gay's illustrations are delightful. Leblanc should be commended for the frank and honest way in which she addressed the issue of sexism and its harmful affects on young girls. Recommended. "
Canadian Book Review Annual
