The Breakaway Kid - Softcover

Ben Atkins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976865300 ISBN 13: 9780976865308

Publisher: Summer Day Publishing, LLC, 2005

Synopsis

Dylan Taylor loves hockey. When a devastating accident results in the loss of his leg he is determined to not only play his favorite sport, but to make the team.

About this title

About the Author:

Ben Atkins was born in New York City and raised in Freehold, N.J. and West Harford, Ct. Ben earned an undergraduate degree and a master's degree in gerontology from the University of South Florida. He currently resides in Tampa with his wife and children. The inspiration for the children's book came from Ben's experience playing pickup hockey with a man who had a prosthetic leg. Ben dedicates this book to his mother Barbara who is a published author and all the children who endure and triumph over their handicaps.

Review:

"What an incredable way to teach children about determination!" --Dave Beaudin, Hockeyzone, 04/2005

About this edition

• Publisher: Summer Day Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0976865300
• ISBN 13: 9780976865308
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Vanessa Wood