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Sudden Impact

Lesley Choyce

When Kurt is hurt in a soccer game and ends up in the hospital Tina tries to help him, but nobody will tell her what is wrong.

Even Kurt's parents don't want her around. Tina learns that Kurt needs a donor with a rare blood type, and she finds a match in Kurt's soccer rival Jason. Jason agrees to donate his blood to Kurt, but when Kurt disappears from the hospital, the situation becomes desperate. Then Kurt's rival is in a tragic accident that may change everything.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
  • Publish Date: Sep 22nd, 2020
  • Pages: 120
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - 0002
  • Dimensions: 7.40in - 5.00in - 0.40in - 0.30lb
  • EAN: 9781459827349
  • Recommended age: 09-12
  • Categories: Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & InjuriesSocial Themes - Death, Grief, BereavementSocial Themes - Values & Virtues

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About the Author

Lesley Choyce, who has been teaching English and creative writing for over thirty years, is the author of more than ninety books of literary fiction, short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction and young adult novels. He has won the Dartmouth Book Award, the Atlantic Poetry Prize and the Ann Connor Brimer Award. He has also been short-listed for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, the White Pine Award, the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award, the Aurora Award from the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association and, most recently, the Governor General's Literary Award. He lives in Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia.

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Praise for this book

"Sudden Impact is just as its titles says - a hard-hitting story that will stay with you long after you close the book. Recommended."

-- "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"