Paintball Invasion (Jake Maddox Sports Stories) - Softcover

Maddox, Jake

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1434205169 ISBN 13: 9781434205162

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2008

Synopsis

Josh and Chad have been using the same place as a paintball field forever.  But now, someone’s attacking them - and it isn’t someone they know.  Who is out to stop their paintballing fun?  It’s going to take all their skills and teamwork to stop the sinister invasion.

About this title

About the Author:

Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler – or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps – literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.

Sean Tiffany has worked as an illustrator for more than twenty-five years. He has illustrated more than sixty children's books for Capstone and has been an instructor at the famed Joe Kubert School in northern New Jersey. He mixes his love of comics, art, and rock and roll in the multimedia project OilCan Drive. Raised on a small island off the coast of Maine, Sean now resides in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, Monika, their son, James, and a house full of entirely too many guitars.

From Booklist:

This entry in the Impact series of hi-lo sports fiction begins with Annie oversleeping on the day she is to try out for the basketball team. Last year, she and her friends were cut, while Sarah and Dani, mean girls to the core, made the team. Annie, Emma, and Megan have both hopes and fears about the lengthy tryouts, but only Megan isn’t sure if she really wants to be on the team. Told from Annie’s point of view, the book marches steadily through several tryouts before the expected ending. The writing is unremarkable, but the story does capture the anxiety that often accompanies playing sports. Taking the girls through several days of tryouts seems artificial, but it builds a little tension, and Megan’s indecision makes for a nice twist. The gray-washed, full-page pictures will attract readers. Grades 4-7. --Ilene Cooper

About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1434205169
• ISBN 13: 9781434205162
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72
• Illustrator: Sean Tiffany