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Fighting for Gold

Fighting for Gold

The Story of Canada's Sledge Hockey Paralympic Gold

By Lorna Schultz Nicholson

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Series: Lorimer Recordbooks

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Canada is internationally recognized as a leader in men's and women's hockey - but in 2006 Canada had yet to conquer the world of sledge hockey, the Paralympic version of ice hockey played by athletes with a physical disability in the lower part of the body. The Canadian Men's Sledge Hockey team came into the 2006 games as underdogs. Yet, through determination, guts and guile, they overcame all obstacles to win gold.

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"Throughout this book, author Lorna Schultz Nicholson demonstrates both her ability to tell a good story and her thorough hockey knowledge. The book is fast-paced and action-packed, but also very empathetic towards the struggles and amazing achievements of the members of the team. Readers will find themselves drawn into the personal challenges that the team members overcame to win gold at the 2006 Paralympic Games."

- Emily Springer Resource Links

Former sports journalist LORNA SCHULTZ NICHOLSON is now a full-time fiction author in Calgary, where she lives with her husband, senior hockey official Bob Nicholson and three children. She is the author of several popular books in the Sports Stories series including the Canadian Children's Centre Our Choice selections Against the Boards, Interference, and Roughing, which was also shortlisted for the Golden Eagle Children's Choice Book Award.
www.lornaschultznicholson.com

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Publication Details:

Binding: Electronic book text, 1 pages
Publication Date: 16th March 2011
ISBN: 9781552778937
Format: EPUB

Binding: Paperback, 128 pages
Publication Date: 25th September 2009
ISBN: 9781552770306
Format: 7in x 4.25in

BISAC Code:  JNF054000, JNF054070, JNF054110
Imprint: Lorimer

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