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Fast company -
Rich Wallace.
Table of contents
New York : Viking, 2005.
119 p. ; 22 cm.
Annotations:
- When sixth-grader Manny Ramos, one of the fastest runners on the youth football team, joins the new track club, he hopes that his light weight will be a benefit in racing against more experienced guys.
Ages 9 up.
Best Books:
- Best Children's Books of the Year, 2005 ; Bank Street College of Education; United States
Horn Book Guide:
- Fall 2005 Intermediate Fiction Rating 4, Recommended, with minor flaws.
Reading Measurement Programs:
Accelerated Reader
Interest Level Middle Grade
Book Level 3.9
Accelerated Reader Points 2
Accelerated Vocabulary
Lexile, MetaMetrics, Inc.
Lexile Measure 610
Reading Counts-Scholastic
Interest Level 3-5
Reading Level 4
Title Point Value 6
Lexile Measure 610
Reviews:
- Quinby Frank (Children's Literature)
Manny Ramos is small but fast and he loves to run, so he is delighted when the coach announces he is forming a track team and wants Manny to join. Unfortunately, Manny’s new enthusiasm causes some problems with his best friend, Donald, who is not interested in track, and is jealous of Manny’s new track buddies. Like he did in Wrestling Sturbridge, his novel for older readers, Wallace writes about a sport not commonly fictionalized in books for children, and he attempts to get beyond the surface of the sport by tackling some deeper issues like changing adolescent friendships and body image prejudice. The book offers a multicultural cast of characters, and the emphasis is on good sportsmanship and friendly rivalry. There is enough action and plenty of play-by-play reporting of the track meets to keep even those who are not sports fans turning the pages, and some interesting details about the strategy of the sport are included. Manny is an appealing character, surprisingly mature for his age. His close and loving Catholic family is well portrayed as is Manny’s kindness to his much younger brother. This third book in the author’s “Winning Season” series is a nice addition to the rather limited list of sports novels for younger middle-grade readers provided by Matt Christopher, John Tunis and Fred Bowen. 2005, Viking, $14.99. Ages 8 to 10.Horn Book (The Horn Book Guide, Fall 2005)
It's all action all the time in these sports stories set at a New Jersey middle school. Covering football, basketball, track, and soccer, the books impart sports, sportsmanship, and self-esteem in equal doses. There's no real character development here, but the easy reading, fast pace, and the lure of series fiction may hook sports fans. (Winning Season series). Category: Intermediate Fiction. 2005, Viking, 120pp, 14.99. Ages 9 to 12. Rating: 4: Recommended, with minor flaws. Series:
- Winning season ; 3
Subjects:
- Running Fiction.
Teamwork (Sports) Fiction.
Competition (Psychology) Fiction.
Size Fiction.
| Language | Call Number | LCCN | Dewey Decimal | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English (eng) | PZ7.W15877 Fas 2005 |
2004012480 |
[Fic] |
0670059420 (hardcover) 9780670059423 |