Book
On the line / Paul Coccia and Eric Walters.
Record details
- ISBN: 1459827139 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781459827134 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 304 pages
- Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2022.
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 12.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Basketball players > Juvenile fiction. Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction. Gay fathers > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Cocci | 31681020173258 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"All Jordie wanted was for his parents to stop fighting. Soon, he gets his wish. His parents separate and then his dad announces he's gay. Shocked, Jordie struggles with how to process all this. His dad taught him everything he knows about basketball, and there's an important championship game coming up. He needs him more than ever. But Jordie feels like his dad has abandoned his family. He doesn't want anything to do with him now and he definitely doesn't want to meet his dad's new boyfriend. It takes anew girl with wicked basketball skills and a revelation from his best friend to help Jordie realize that while some things change, other things never do"-- - Orca Book Publishers
Key Selling Points
- In On the Line, a basketball star struggles to make sense of things when he learns his father is gay.
- Veteran childrenâs author Eric Walters has teamed up with rising star Paul Coccia to bring their expertise together into a single POV.
- This book explores the themes of family dynamics and divorce.
- Paul Coccia's book Cub was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection and was commended as a CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens.
- Eric Walters has written more than 10 books featuring basketball, including Triple Threat, co-written with NBA fan-favorite Jerome Williams.
- Eric Walters founded the I Read Canadian Day movement and the day is now celebrated annually on February 17th.
Thirteen-year-old basketball star Jordan Ryker feels like his life is falling apart.
All Jordie wanted was for his parents to stop fighting. Soon, he gets his wish. His parents separate and then his dad announces heâs gay. Shocked, Jordie struggles with how to process all this. His dad taught him everything he knows about basketball, and thereâs an important championship game coming up. He needs him more than ever. But Jordie feels like his dad has abandoned his family. He doesnât want anything to do with him now and he definitely doesn't want to meet his dadâs new boyfriend. It takes a new girl with wicked basketball skills and a revelation from his best friend to help Jordie realize that while some things change, other things never do.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
- Orca Book Publishers
In this novel for middle readers, thirteen-year-old basketball star Jordan Ryker learns that his father is gay.
