Recommended for everyone who loves skates and ice! All Ages!
"Any Canadian who has played hockey in their youth will
relate to these verses. Took me back in time and relived
many fond memories with good friends on outdoor and
indoor rinks. Well worth the download. Good bedside
reading to the hockey heroes of tomorrow." - Review
The excitement of your very first time on ice skates!
The thrills of Saturday night hockey team rivalry!
And how' wicked great' (hint! hint!) it would be to have
a new pair of goalie pads! Hockey and poems and kids…
they all fit together in this wonderful book by
Canadian author David Boyd,
with illustrations by Massachusetts
educator/illustrator Kathy Douglas.
ISBN (Digital) - 9780991935710
Publisher - Wonderdog Press
Publication Date - April 2013
Format - iOS only
Recommended reading for
Grade 7 - Adult.
ISBN:
0-921156-46-4
On The Lines: The Adventures of a Linesman in the National Hockey League
by Ron Finn and David Boyd. Foreword by Wayne Gretzky
The life and times of Ron Finn, one of the finest officials to ever put on the
National Hockey League's linesman sweater, and it's a book full of
wonderful anecdotes, tales, and remembrances of a life spent on the lines.
Reviews:
"I never thought I would be recommending a book by an NHL official, but this is a great book by a great guy. Imagine, over 2,000 games and still going strong. Blue and I really enjoyed it."
- Don Cherry, Coach's Corner, Hockey Night in Canada
"Imagine never playing a home game and never enjoying the fans' euphoric cheer after a win, but still loving the game and performing under extreme pressure at all times. Ron Finn shares a different side of the game of hockey and a perspective that few ever witness. I've always believed that you should enjoy what you do -- that theory certainly shows in Ron's accounts in this book."
- Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues
"If you imagine the life of a linesman is dull, watching for offsides and presiding at faceoffs, try breaking up a brawl involving a pair of determined 225-pounders. It's a risky business. What's even trickier is doing this work effectively while retaining the players' respect, the way Finn has."
- Jim Proudfoot, The Toronto Star
Copies of this book are usually available at AbeBooks.com but, be forewarned, they're NOT cheap. Collectors have driven up the price.
Recommended reading for boys and girls from ages 11-13.
ISBN:
0-921156-40-5
Champlain Summer
by David Boyd
Max Bonney is in the middle of a nightmare. Not only does he feel responsible for the breakup of his father's second marriage, he is also being shipped off to St. Stephen, New Brunswick to spend the summer with his grandparents whom he doesn't even know.
Once in St. Stephen, things go from bad to weird as Max starts to have disturbing dreams about Samuel de Champlain, the great explorer who stayed in the terrible winter of 1604-1605 on nearby Dochet's Island (known today as Saint Croix Island). The only thing that seems to be going right for Max is that he makes friends with Tran, and then Tran introduces him to Caitlin, who happens to have the most beautiful blue eyes he has ever seen.
Champlain Summer is a stirring novel about a young boy coming to terms with himself and it will capture the heart of every reader.
Review - CM Magazine
"This is a heart-warming and optimistic story that speaks for the value of communication and
empathy for other people's needs. Suitable for late intermediate and junior secondary students,
the novel should be interesting to both boys and girls."
