Sticking It Out

By Jim O'Connor

Achieving a reputation for being the biggest losing team in town, the Westside North Stars hockey team is dismayed when Sari, a girl, joins them, causing the teammates to decide to make Sari quit, but shortly thereafter their coach breaks a leg and they find themselves in worse trouble.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679878580
• ISBN13: 9780679878582
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great for Non-Hockey Nuts, Too

I checked this book out in relation to the Winter Olympics. I read it to my 6 and 4 year olds (a boy and girl) in the car. We all loved it, especially dealing with the issue of girls being able to do things that are "only for boys". My husband was dissapointed when I got to the last page - he wanted more of the story.

Excellent story for elementary school hockey nuts!

My son is in 5th grade and reads at a high level, so I was a bit leery when I saw the "low" reading level for this book (I forget exactly, but around level 2 or 3). However, the story looked good and anything about hockey is warmly welcomed in our house. I decided to give him the book and I'm really glad I did. He suggested that since it was easy to read, why not make it a read-aloud and we'd read it together? So we did and we both loved the book, although parts of the plot were a bit predictable. He wants me to get more of these books for him!