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Striker / David Skuy. --
Cody was diagnosed with cancer for a tumour in his leg but now he's ready to start playing soccer again. He makes the team as a sub. Can Cody find the strength and the courage to get his A-game back?
Record details
- ISBN: 1459405137 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781459405134 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 213 p.
- Publisher: Toronto : James Lorimer, c2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Silver Birch Award nominee, 2015. |
| Target Audience Note: | "Ages 9 and up"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 12.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Soccer players > Juvenile fiction. Soccer teams > Juvenile fiction. Cancer > Patients > Juvenile fiction. Teenage boys > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Soccer stories. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Skuy | 31681002599678 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
After recovering from having a cancerous tumor removed from his leg, Cody tries out for the soccer team and makes it as a sub, but when he becomes the team's main scorer he does not know if he is healthy enough to handle the extra play time. - Orca Book Publishers
Soccer player Cody learns to believe in his teamâand his own skill on the field. - Orca Book Publishers
Thirteen-year-old Cody is aching to get back onto the field. Last year he had a tumor removed from his leg. Though itâs a struggle, Cody tries out for the Lions and makes the team as a âsuper subââone of eleven players who jokingly named themselves that because theyâre never allowed to play. Secretly, Cody is relieved, since he hasnât told anyone on the team that he had cancer. But then thereâs a shakeup in team management, and suddenly Cody and the super subs are the only players left. Cody has no choice now but to play, even if his leg does begin to hurt. At an end-of-season tournament it becomes clear that he and another player, Paulo, are close to being the perfect scoring duo. Without being aware of it, Cody has been holding himself back, striking with his left leg instead of his right. When he finally comes clean to his teammates about his disease and injury from the year before, they encourage him to trust his leg and his skill.
