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Jarome Iginla: How the NHL's First Black Captain Gives Back
112 pp.
| Lorimer |
April, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-55277-542-4$16.95
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PaperISBN 978-1-55277-541-7$9.95
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4-6RecordBooks series.
This biography follows Canada's Jarome Iginla, from shooting pucks as a kid to joining the NHL, winning Olympic gold, and playing in the Stanley Cup finals. The laudatory text details Iginla's work ethic, charitable contributions, and trailblazing as the NHL's first black captain. The readable (if slight) writing, short chapters, black-and-white photographs, and game action will attract reluctant-reader hockey fans. Glos., ind.