Backup Goalie

Jake Maddox

Capstone Classroom, 2008 - Juvenile Fiction - 63 pages

Jamie, the captain and star forward of the Comets hockey team, thinks everything is perfect. His two best friends, Jill and Brett, are amazing players too. The team is bound for the state championship. But when Jill is told she can't play on the boys' team anymore, and Brettt is hurt during a match, everything starts to fall apart. To make matters even worse, Jamie is pulled from his position to fill Brett's place at goal. Can Jamie make the adjustment and help his team skate to victory - or are they all on thin ice?

Contents

• Chapter 1: 5
• Chapter 2: 12
• Chapter 3: 19
• Chapter 4: 26
• Chapter 5: 33
• Chapter 6: 36
• Chapter 7: 41
• Chapter 8: 44
• Chapter 9: 49
• Chapter 10: 54
• Chapter 11: 59
• About the Author and Illustrator: 64
• Glossary: 65
• More about USA Hockey: 66
• Hockey Word You Should Know: 67
• Discussion Questions: 68
• Writing Prompts: 69
• Internet Sites: 72

About the author

Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler - or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps - literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers. Sean Tiffany has worked as an illustrator for more than twenty-five years. He has illustrated more than sixty children's books for Capstone and has been an instructor at the famed Joe Kubert School in northern New Jersey. He mixes his love of comics, art, and rock and roll in the multimedia project OilCan Drive. Raised on a small island off the coast of Maine, Sean now resides in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, Monika, their son, James, and a house full of entirely too many guitars.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Backup Goalie; Jake Maddox Sports Stories Series, Jake Maddox
• Author: Jake Maddox
• Illustrated by: Sean Tiffany
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Capstone Classroom, 2008
• ISBN: 1434205177, 9781434205179
• Length: 63 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Values & Virtues; Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / General; Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Hockey