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Children's Fiction Emotions & Feelings

Shooting Star

by (author) Cynthia Bates

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
Jan 2011
Category
Emotions & Feelings
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552777831
    Publish Date
    Jan 2011
    List Price
    $8.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550287271
    Publish Date
    May 2001
    List Price
    $16.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550287264
    Publish Date
    Apr 2001
    List Price
    $8.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 9 to 13
  • Grade: 4 to 8
  • Reading age: 7 to 10

Description

Quyen is a basketball star at her Ottawa school until a fight with her coach forces her to find another team. Her new teammates are hard to get along with and one of them goes out of her way to pick on Quyen.

Then, when her parents start acting strangely, Quyen is forced to confront her family's past in Vietnam in order to face the challenges of the present.

Shooting Star is a touching story of how past tragedy affects future generations, for good and ill.

About the author

Cynthia Bates is an Ottawa teacher and coach who has worked with hundreds of young athletes. She is the author of Mikayla's Victory and Courage on the Line and the recipient of the Women Writers` Award from the Elementary Teachers` Federation of Ontario.

Cynthia Bates' profile page

Awards

  • Winner, Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection

Editorial Reviews

"There is good detail [in this book about Vietnamese family life and about basketball. This fast-paced story will keep readers interested."

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