Boarder Patrol
Boarder Patrol
Select a format:
Paperback ©2010--
To purchase this item, you must first login or register for a new account.
Orca Books
Just the Series: Orca Sports   

Series and Publisher: Orca Sports   

Annotation: Ryan wants to be a professional snowboarder, but when he has to choose between promoting his own career and saving his cousin's life, he does the right thing despite the loss of a great opportunity.
Genre: [Sports fiction]
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #4623205
Format: Paperback
Special Formats: High Low High Low
Common Core/STEAM: Common Core Common Core
Publisher: Orca Books
Copyright Date: 2010
Edition Date: 2010 Release Date: 05/01/10
Pages: 170 pages
ISBN: 1-554-69294-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-554-69294-1
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2009940936
Dimensions: 18 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
School Library Journal (Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2010)

Gr 6 Up-This hi/lo novel takes readers on a fast-paced ride filled with action and danger. Ryan, 16, works as a Junior Ski Patrol volunteer in order to earn a free lift pass. His dream is to pursue snowboarding professionally. His cousin, Kevin, who works at the lifts, starts acting strangely, especially when Ryan begins investigating the disappearance of some ski equipment, including his own, on the mountain. He gets his big break when videographer Ted Travis sees Ryan and his friend Jamie boarding one day, and later when Ryan wins a local competition. Unfortunately, family problems become serious when Kevin does not come home for a couple of days and Ryan finds a large bag of marijuana in the bottom of his ski locker. Someone also sabotages Ryan's bindings and he gets trapped in the snow. The story includes vivid descriptions of snowboarding and mountain rescue, and the mystery is involving. Corinda J. Humphrey, Los Angeles Public Library

Reviewing Agencies: - Find Other Reviewed Titles
School Library Journal (Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2010)
Wilson's Children's Catalog
Wilson's Junior High Catalog
Word Count: 25,289
Reading Level: 4.0
Interest Level: 5-9
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.0 / points: 4.0 / quiz: 137572 / grade: Middle Grades
Lexile: HL580L
I was in the trees and three turns down before I noticed that something was wrong. My bindings were loose on the board. They rattled when I turned.
   I struggled for control, but I was going too fast. My board shot free. It hurtled down the hill without me. I hit the snow hard and flipped, my bindings still attached to my boots. It hurt.
   I tucked and rolled. I was still in the trees. Bad place to fall.



Excerpted from Boarder Patrol by Erin Thomas
All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

Ryan is determined to be a professional snowboarder but he's learned from what happened to his whistle-blower father that doing the right thing doesn't always pay off. When his parents leave Kamloops, Ryan decides to stay with relatives so he can be near the Salmon Valley Ski Resort. He spends all his time at the ski hill, volunteering with the Junior Safety Patrol to cover the cost of his lift pass.

When his board is stolen, he discovers that his cousin, Kevin, knows more than he should about recent thefts at the resort. Kevin's in way over his head, and soon Ryan's involved, whether he wants to be or not.

As Ryan prepares for the video shoot that could be his big break, he learns that Kevin's in danger. Ryan has to choose between career and family, and hope that, for him, doing the right thing will pay off.


*Prices subject to change without notice and listed in US dollars.
Perma-Bound bindings are unconditionally guaranteed (excludes textbook rebinding).
Paperbacks are not guaranteed.
Please Note: All Digital Material Sales Final.