Free Throw

Jacqueline Guest

James Lorimer & Company, Feb 15, 2011 - Juvenile Fiction - 176 pages

Matthew Eagletail is the star player for the Warriors, his basketball team on the Tsuu Tíina First Nation near Calgary. When his mother remarries, everything in Matthew's life is suddenly different and new: a new school, a new father, five pesky new sisters, a new dog named Precious. Worst of all, he has to quit the Warriors. When he's asked to join his new school's team, the Bandits, he claims heíll never play for the competition. His sister Jazz thinks otherwise, and sets out to prove it. Free Throw is the story of how one young man come to terms with change and returns to the court—with a little help from his friends.

Contents

• 1 SOMETIMES LIFE HANDS YOU A PERSONAL FOUL: 9
• 2 A PERSONAL FOUL GETS YOU A FREE THROW: 25
• 3 NEW PLAYER: 43
• 4 PUSHING BLOCKING AND CHARGING ARENT ALWAYS FOULS: 55
• 5 A COACHS JOB IS NEVER EASY: 67
• 6 SURPRISE PLAYER ON THE COURT: 76
• 7 NEW PLAYER ON THE HOME TEAM: 86
• 8 WIN SOME LOSE SOME: 99
• 9 SIXTH MAN: 106
• 10 CHANGES IN THE LINEUP: 119
• 11 TRYOUTS: 134
• 12 MIXED LOYALTIES: 143
• 13 SOME WIN SOME LOSE: 151
• MORE SPORTS MORE ACTION: 174

About the author

JACQUELINE GUEST is a Metis writer who lives in Bragg Creek, Alberta. She is the author of 10 previous Lorimer novels, including Hat Trick, Free Throw, Rookie Season, and A Goal in Sight, which are Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice selections, and the SideStreets novels Lightening Rider, Racing Fear and At Risk. A Goal in Sight was also nominated for a Golden Eagle Award.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Free Throw; Lorimer Sports Stories; Sports Stories
• Author: Jacqueline Guest
• Edition: 2, revised
• Publisher: James Lorimer & Company, 2011
• ISBN: 1552776867, 9781552776865
• Length: 176 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Basketball