Rookie
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2012
- Category
- Hockey, Physical & Emotional Abuse, Violence, Bullying
- Recommended Age
- 13 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 8 to 12
- Recommended Reading age
- 13 to 18
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459400283
- Publish Date
- Mar 2012
- List Price
- $7.95
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Description
Fresh off the plane from Vancouver, sixteen-year-old hockey player Aaron Wong is excited to be starting his first year at Podium, the Calgary school for top teen athletes. Aaron has to make friends and fit in at a new high school, while also adjusting to a new home and a family with a different culture than his own. Luckily, he finds a tight-knit group of friends who are elite athletes in their own sports to help show him the ropes.
Things seem to be going well for the rookie - but the hockey team captain has it in for him. Aaron's world is turned upside down when the captain makes him the target of a brutal hazing at the team's first party. To turn his year around, Aaron has to overcome his embarrassment about the incident and confide in friends and coaching staff.
Contributor Notes
LORNA SCHULTZ NICHOLSON has published more than a dozen sports novels for tweens as well as hockey non-fiction for adults. Her books have been chosen as Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice/Best Bets selections and shortlisted for the Saskatchewan Young Reader's Choice Diamond Willow Award and the Golden Eagle Children's Choice Book Award.
Librarian Reviews
Rookie (Podium Sports Academy)
Things seem to be going well for rookie Aaron Wong — until the hockey team captain makes him the target of a brutal hazing at the team’s first party. To turn his year around, Aaron has to overcome his embarrassment and confide in friends and the coaching staff.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. Spring, 2012.