Gretzky's Game
Raincoast Books
Available: 09/21/05
9.78 x 10.56
9781551928517
CDN $19.95
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Ryan loves to play hockey. Every year, his dad makes a rink in the backyard, and Ryan plays with his brother Jason and practises for his team. But Ryan is small for his age and tends to get pushed around. He really wants to make the select team this year, but has to practise extra hard to get through the tryout.
Ryan follows the Edmonton Oilers and his hero is Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky is small, too, but he sure can skate and score. And he is leading the Oilers in the Stanley Cup finals against the reigning champs, the New York Islanders. Inspired by Gretzky's example, Ryan makes the select team-and his hero leads the Oilers to Edmonton's first ever Cup win! Gretzky's Game is the fifth in the bestselling Hockey Heroes series from Mike Leonettii.
Ages 5 and up
Mike Leonetti (Woodbridge, Ontario) is the author of the acclaimed children's bestsellers My Leafs Sweater, The Greatest Goal, Number Four, Bobby Orr! and The Goalie Mask, as well as the adult books Maple Leaf Legends and Canadiens Legends, all published by Raincoast. Greg Banning (Toronto) has worked in advertising and illustrated a number of book covers, notably the Screech Owl series. This is his first work on the Hockey Heroes series.
