• Age: 9 to 12
• Grade: 4 to 7

Rocket has finally achieved his dream — he’s been drafted to the NHL!

Following a great Major Junior career, Rocket is drafted in the NHL draft! However, thescouts still feel that Rocket needs some retooling to be an NHLer. He is sent to the AHL for seasoning, and told he should hit the weight room as well.

At home, Maddy has applied for loans for her first year of university. Rocket assuresher that he’ll pay it all off when he’s a pro. This changes when his mother is laid off andRocket’s income is all the family has — and an AHL salary doesn’t go very far.

Through his training with the AHL, Rocket will face many challenges, both on the ice andin his home life. Will Rocket once again beat the odds?

DAVID SKUYis a lawyer, a writer and a Leafs fan to the core. He spent most of his childhood playing some sport or another: hockey, soccer, football, tennis and a few others. What he remembers most is the intensity, the competitiveness, and the sheer enjoyment of playing a sport you love when you’re young. He has written five books in the Game Time series, three in the Rocket Blues series, as well as the YA novel Undergrounders, winner of the Silver Birch Award. Visit him at www.davidskuy.com.

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Praise for Rocket Blues:

• Snow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers? Choice), shortlisted
• Manitoba Young Readers? Choice Award (MYRCA), commended
• Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre,starred selection
• Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), shortlisted
• OLA Silver Birch Award, Fiction, shortlisted

". . .an extremely fast-paced novel with compelling hockey scenes. [I] appreciatehis ability to create novels for reluctant readers that deal with sensitive issues."-CM: Canadian Review of Materials