Children's Fiction Prejudice & Racism
Trading Goals
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2009
- Category
- Prejudice & Racism
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 13
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Reading age
- 7 to 10
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781552774250
- Publish Date
- Nov 2009
- List Price
- $16.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552774243
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $8.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781552776193
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $12.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552778470
- Publish Date
- Aug 2011
- List Price
- $9.95
Classroom Resources
Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
When Vicky and her mom pack up and move across the city to a new neighborhood, it means switching schools and leaving behind her best friend and her soccer team. Now she'll have to try out for goalkeeper with her former rivals, deal with racism at her new school, and struggle to maintain loyalty to her old friends while making new ones. Vicky is awesome in net and tries to keep focused on her goals and the game she loves, but it's not easy without the support of her friends and family.
[Fry reading level - 4.6
About the author
TREVOR KEW is an English teacher and regular contributor to the soccer magazine Free Kick. He is also the author of several Lorimer Sports Stories soccer novels. Trading Goals was shortlisted for Japan's Sakura Medal and Playing Favourites is a Junior Library Guild selection.
Awards
- Short-listed, Nominated for the Spring 2011 Sakura Medal in Japan
Editorial Reviews
Overall, Trading Goals is a great book for children in this age group(10-13) whether they are soccer fans or not.
Highly Recommended.
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
