Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Children's Nonfiction Hockey

Something to Prove

The story of hockey tough guy Bobby Clarke

by (author) Nicole Mortillaro

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
Mar 2010
Category
Hockey, Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
Recommended Age
11 to 18
Recommended Grade
8 to 12
Recommended Reading age
11 to 18
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781552774809
    Publish Date
    Mar 2010
    List Price
    $9.95

Classroom Resources

Where to buy it

Description

Most people recognize hockey superstar Bobby Clarke as the tough guy with the toothless grin. This fast-paced and energetic new book tells the story of Clarke's fights on and off the ice -- not with rival hockey players, but with diabetes. Long-time sports editor Nicole Mortillaro examines how Bobby was almost shunned from the league because of the disease, and recounts the impact of the important medical discoveries made about the disease since his time. [Fry Reading Level - 4.1

About the author

NICOLE MORTILLARO is a children's sports books author and editor. She is an avid hockey fan (Leafs, not Flyers!) and has edited several bestselling children's hockey books. Nicole lives north of Toronto with her daughter.

Nicole Mortillaro's profile page

Editorial Reviews

Mortillaro's breezy, fact-filled biography of hockey legend Bobby Clarke is just the thing for hockey-crazed reluctant readers...
Kids who like "infotainment" will be drawn to this book as it reads like a novel but includes fact boxes, photographs and a glossary. The author keeps her chapters short, makes good use of cliff-hangers, and manages to keep her descriptions of hockey games and plays exciting and easy to picture. Even kids who are not that keen on hockey will find the figure of Clarke an interesting subject.
Something to Prove is a good fit for collections of easy-to-read, but substantial biographies, and will be enjoyed by young hockey fans.

CM: Canadian Review of Materials

Other titles by