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Fitzgerald, Dawn

Getting in the Game

136 pp. | Roaring Brook/Brodie | April, 2005 | Trade ISBN 1-59643-044-3 $15.95
(4) 4-6 Seventh-grader Jo remains a dedicated hockey player despite adult disapproval and hazing by her male teammates. That isn't all she deals with though, as Fitzgerald adds in a sports-lout father, issues of popularity, a potential romance, and a senile grandfather. Missing the genre's "big game" conclusion, this becomes pretty soapy for sports fans but does have a strong narrative voice.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke

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