Snowboard Champ (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) - Hardcover

Matt Christopher; Paul Mantell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316796425 ISBN 13: 9780316796422

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers, 2004

Synopsis

When his mother gets a mysterious assignment to work overseas, Matt moves in with his uncle and joins a new school where he soon has a run-in with its best snowboarder, Riley, and so must find a way to keep his feelings under control despite the rumors being spread by Riley about Matt and his family. Simultaneous.

About this title

About the Author:

Matt Christopher is the name behind more than one-hundred sports-themed books for children.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-8–When Matt Harper's mother accepts a mysterious government job overseas, the boy must leave his home in Chicago to live with his Uncle Clay for a year in Dragon Valley. He is not happy but decides that he'll be fine as long as he can hit the slopes and snowboard. Then he runs into Riley, the best snowboarder and most popular boy in the eighth grade, and soon rumors are being spread about his past–that he was in a gang, did drugs, and that his mother is in prison. Matt must find a way to prove his innocence before Riley's campaign ruins him. The story is formulaic and laden with clichéd language but it might appeal to sports-minded reluctant readers.–Kristina Aaronson, Henniker Community School, NH
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About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0316796425
• ISBN 13: 9780316796422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 146