Sylvain Hotte
Sylvain Hotte is an award winning writer of fiction for children and young adults. He was born in Montreal but has lived and worked in Quebec City of fifteen years. His first series Darhan was astoundingly successful. POWER FORWARD is the second book in the BREAK AWAY series, after BREAK AWAY1, JESSIE ON MY MIND. His first 10 book series for young people Darhan tells of the adventures of a young warrior in Genghis Khan's empire. Sylvain Hotte won the Quebec City Creative Literature Award in 2010 for BREAK AWAY.
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Synopsis:
A thrilling, human story that takes you well beyond the world of hockey.
Alex McKenzie is back, a promising young hockey player who hopes to make the juniors in Quebec City. Though he still prefers fishing and roaming bush roads on his quad, he trains hard under his demanding coach Larry in his hometown on the Lower North Shore of the St. Lawrence.
His buddy Tommy is vying to make the juniors too. Once in Quebec City, things change. Tommy gets sullen and obnoxious as he hangs out with some dubious types. He and Alex grow apart and then tragedy strikes. In this sequel to Break Away, Jessie on my Mind, young people deal with powerful peer pressure, budding love, and catastrophe.
In this sequel to the award-winning Jessie on my Mind, young people deal with powerful peer pressures, budding love, and tragedy. Their friendships are sorely tested, their values are challenged, and they begin to learn what is important in life.
Educator & Series Information
This is the second book in the Break Away series. The first book is Jessie On My Mind.
Additional Information
180 pages | 5.00" x 8.00"
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