Lightning Rider (Lorimer SideStreets) - Softcover

Guest, Jacqueline

3.73

15 ratings by Goodreads

9781550287202: Lightning Rider (Lorimer SideStreets)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550287206 ISBN 13: 9781550287202

Publisher: Lorimer, 2000

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When January Fournier arrives at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, her brother Grey is barely clinging to life in intensive care after a horrible motorcycle crash. She's devastated--but things get worse when the police accuse Grey of a string of bike thefts, claims he's in no condition to dispute.

Jan decides she's the only person who can uncover the truth and sets out to find the real thief. Soon, however, she finds her efforts blocked by a police officer who's determined to see Grey convicted. In pursuit of the truth Jan has to pilot her own bike through the twisting switchbacks of Kananaskis County, with both her fate and that of her brother hanging on the edge of disaster.

Lightning Rider is the story of a young M�tis woman's determination to see her brother vindicated--whatever the cost. [Fry Reading Level - 4.9

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About the Author:

Jacqueline Guest has written over a dozen books for young readers, specializing in sports themes and historical fiction. Many of her main characters come from different ethnic backgrounds, including First Nations, Inuit and M�tis. Her books have been finalists for the Willa award and the High Plains Book Awards. For more information, visit www.jacquelineguest.com.

Review:

"Lightning Rider is worth reading for its important cultural value. Recommended." (Canadian Book Review Annual 2000-01-28)

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