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edition:Paperback
also available: eBook
category: Children's Fiction
published: Sep 2020
ISBN:9781459827349
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Sudden Impact

by Lesley Choyce

tagged: diseases, illnesses & injuries, death & dying, values & virtues
Description

When Kurt is hurt in a soccer game and ends up in the hospital Tina tries to help him, but nobody will tell her what is wrong.

Even Kurt's parents don't want her around. Tina learns that Kurt needs a donor with a rare blood type, and she finds a match in Kurt's soccer rival Jason. Jason agrees to donate his blood to Kurt, but when Kurt disappears from the hospital, the situation becomes desperate. Then Kurt's rival is in a tragic accident that may change everything.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

About the Author
Lesley Choyce was born in New Jersey in 1951 and moved to Canada in 1978. He teaches part-time at Dalhousie University, runs Pottersfield Press and has written 52 adult and young adult books. Lesley surfs year round in the North Atlantic and is considered the father of transcendental wood splitting. He lives with his wife and two daughters in a 200-year-old farmhouse at Lawrencetown Beach overlooking the ocean. As a member of the Surf Poets he has released a poetry/music album titled Long Lost Planet.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9 to 12
Grade:
4 to 7
Reading age:
9 to 12
Awards
  • Commended, Resource Links, The Year's Best Books
  • , Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award (MYRCA)
Editorial Review

"Sudden Impact is just as its titles says - a hard-hitting story that will stay with you long after you close the book. Recommended."

— CM Magazine

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