Out of Sight
by Robert Rayner
- Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
Goalkeepers don't wear glasses...
Lately, the star goalkeeper on Linh-Mai's soccer team has been acting a little strange -- missing easy saves, passing to the wrong teammates, not noticing Linh-Mai's new glasses... Linh-Mai thinks the goalkeeper needs glasses of his own, but the problem may turn out to be more serious.
[Fry Reading Level - 4.6]Shortlisted for the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award!
close this panelROBERT RAYNER is a former elementary school principal. His books featuring the kids of Brunswick Valley include Walker's Runners, nominated for the Ann Connor Brimer Award; Falling Star and Just for Kicks, both Hackmatack Award nominees; and Suspended, chosen as a Best Book for Kids and Teens by the Canadian Children's Book Centre.
close this panel"...tender but realistic ... Out of Sight shows some of the adult sorrows and challenges that ... teens sometimes have to learn to handle."
"Readers who are especially interested in soccer will enjoy the play-by-play action found in most chapters ... Out of Sight is a refreshing change ... and would be a good addition to a school or public library collection."
