The Magic Hockey Stick
Paperback – Picture Book, October 1, 2001
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · October 1, 2001
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- Who it’s for
- Children interested in a magical hockey story, even without hockey knowledge
- Themes
- Magic, Hockey, Competing needs
- Genres
- Hockey Stories, Magic & Fantasy
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Do you believe in magic? Inspired by a real event, this is the fictional tale of a little girl whose parents win Wayne Gretzky's hockey stick at an auction. Tracy does. When she starts using Wayne Gretzky’s hockey stick, won by her parents at a charity auction, she suddenly becomes the best player on her hockey team. She hasn’t become a better player overnight—it’s the magic of The Great One’s stick! But while Tracy’s star is on the rise, Wayne’s is steadily dropping.
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He’s in the greatest slump of his career. Tracy knows that Wayne needs his magic stick back, but she needs it, too. The question is: Who needs it more? “Even children who have no knowledge of hockey will be entertained by this book and impressed by its message. Maloney and Zekauskas have scored a winning goal with this one.”—School Library Journal
Where it sits
| Hockey Stories | 99% |
|---|---|
| Magic & Fantasy | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Hockey Stories
- Magic & Fantasy
- Stories in Verse
- Authors
- Peter Maloney
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- October 1, 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Magic · Hockey · Competing needs
- Reading lane
- Hockey Stories