Road Whiz - Pattison, Darcy
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Why do you compete in sports? To win? Or becaue you love playing the sport? Fourteen-year-old Jamie is growing too fast! Friends taunt him that his feet are so big the last time he stepped in a puddle, they called it the Mississippi River. As Jamie moves from 8th to 9th grade, Dad expects Jamie to join traditional sports, like football. Instead, Road Whiz, a retired greyhound racing dog, inspires Jamie to run. He starts training to run 5Ks. Like the retired greyhound, Jamie struggles with the question of why should he run? Does he run to win, or does he run because he loves running? With Road…mehr

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Why do you compete in sports? To win? Or becaue you love playing the sport? Fourteen-year-old Jamie is growing too fast! Friends taunt him that his feet are so big the last time he stepped in a puddle, they called it the Mississippi River. As Jamie moves from 8th to 9th grade, Dad expects Jamie to join traditional sports, like football. Instead, Road Whiz, a retired greyhound racing dog, inspires Jamie to run. He starts training to run 5Ks. Like the retired greyhound, Jamie struggles with the question of why should he run? Does he run to win, or does he run because he loves running? With Road Whiz as his mentor, Jamie faces the challenges in his life, from family changes to his own growing body. This middle grade novel will mesmerize boys who struggle with the idea of competition. Jamie's resolution of his doubts, fears and hopes about competing will inspire teens as they experience their own disturbing, if inevitable, growth.
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La escritora infantil y editora independiente, DARCY PATTISON ha escrito más de setenta libros infantiles galardonados de ficción y de no-ficción. Cinco libros han recibido reseñas estelares de PW, Kirkus o BCCB. Entre los galardones recibidos se encuentran un Honor Irma Black; cinco NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books; cuatro honores ¡Eureka! de no-ficción; dos selecciones del Junior Library Guild; dos menciones en la lista de libros notables de NCTE en el área de Lenguaje, uno en el área de Estudios Sociales, uno en el área de STEM; un premio Arkansiana y un premio al libro de historia de Arkansas, Susannah deBlack. En 2007 recibió el Premio a las Artes del Gobernador de Arkansas para un artista individual por su trabajo en la literatura infantil. Sus libros se han traducido a diez idiomas.