Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the beautiful game. David skuys novel the beautiful game is a touching young adult fiction. Buy striker book online at low prices in india striker. Voya top shelf middle grade 20150102 striker is a fast paced novel about soccer that touches on sensitive issues such as cancer, bullying and racism. The starting eleven striker by david skuy book cover, description, publication history. The author explores peer pressure, parental expectations, and environmental responsibilities in this wellwritten book. Though its a struggle, cody tries out for the lions and makes the team as a super sub one of eleven players who jokingly named themselves that because theyre never allowed to play.
For those of you who dont really like reading this is the absolute perfect book for anyone of all ages. This book is incredible i first read the other books and came to this one once you start the book you just get hooked in and never stop. Striker by david skuy 20, paperback for sale online ebay. Striker soccer player cody learns to believe in his team and his own skill on the pitch. I would like to thank david skuy for creating this you are great thank you. Secretly cody is relieved, since he hasnt told anyone on. Undergrounders, winner, ola silver birch award, fiction, 2012. Striker by david skuy meet your next favorite book. Can the least popular kid in school beat the most popular in an election. Angela thompson resource links 201201 skuy adeptly combines exhilarating sports with a thoughtfully engrossing storyline that will inspire readers. David skuy has 30 books on goodreads with 2182 ratings. Buy striker book online at best prices in india on. The band of merry kids is a pleasant, accessible book that offers a reassuring message wrapped around an action plot.
All go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. It also provides a gateway into a broader literature about the medieval era in both fiction and non. Striker written by david skuy is an incredible book with a great lesson and story line. He wants to play more than anything, but after going through treatment to remove a tumour from his leg hes worried. Striker is a story of courage, loyalty, fear, and teamwork. This engaging sports story will keep readers entertained and thinking. David skuy s novel the beautiful game is a touching young adult fiction. Striker by david skuy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Striker by david skuy, 9781459405127, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. About the author david skuy is the winner of the 2012 silver birch award. Striker is a fast paced novel about soccer that touches on sensitive issues such as cancer, bullying and racism. Silver birch 2015 cancer is just a word, like pizza.
This book is about a young boy named cody who is extremely passionate about soccer but gets told he might not be able to play by a doctor due to a cancer. Thirteenyearold cody had a tumor removed from his leg last year. David skuy is the winner of the 2012 silver birch award. Thirteenyearold cody was diagnosed with cancer almost a year ago, and now he is ready to start playing soccer again. When his mom finally relents and lets him try out for the lionsa team that is becoming promising in the division, it surprises even him when he makes it. He is the author of two previous novels about cody, the 2015 silver birch finalist striker and the beautiful game. All are available in bookstores everywhere and online at chapters indigo or amazon. Having a son who is a reluctant reader, david has firsthand knowledge of how difficult it is to engage boys in books in the face of video games and computers. Striker book burlington public library bibliocommons. The starting eleven striker by david skuy fantastic fiction. This book is about a young boy named cody who is extremely passionate. Skuy subtly explores the emotional aspects of codys recovery, portraying family dynamics in the wake of a childs critical illness and addressing codys struggles to. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Resource information the item striker, david skuy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in calgary public library.
Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. He yearns to get back out on the soccer field but his mom is scared he isnt healed enough yet to be ready. David skuy started writing the game time series because he wanted to recreate the types of books he loved as a kid. Actionpacked stories, intense drama, powerful characters youll find all this and more in david skuy s awardwinning and criticallyacclaimed ya novels. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles.
Undergrounders gives kids a glimpse into the perils of life on the streets, and how one boys love of hockey, along with his inner strength, help him battle against the dark forces that threaten to overwhelm him. Striker ebook by david skuy 9781459405141 rakuten kobo. Thirteenyearold cody is aching to get back onto the pitch. That is what cody tells his overprotective mother to convince her to let him try out for the soccer team. Striker is certainly a book for your middle school or younger high school readers with strong messages about friendship, teamwork, and overcoming obstacles. Kids aged 8 12 will love the easyreading style and engaging stories, and parents will love to see their kids reading. Cody is a cancer survivor and his spreading his wings in the striker sequel. Cody fought the urge to rub the back of his right leg. Its about a kid who summons the strength to push through the pain, and by doing so helps heal a soccer.
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