Details
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Title
The Hockey Sweater
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Author
Carrier, Roch
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Binding
Paperback
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Edition
Signed copy
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Condition
New
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Pages
24
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Volumes
1
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Language
ENG
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Publisher
Tundra Books, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
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Date
1985
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Illustrated
Yes
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Features
Illustrated
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Bookseller's Inventory #
G0887761747I2N00
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ISBN
9780887761744 / 0887761747
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Weight
0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
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Dimensions
9 x 9.8 x 0.1 in (22.86 x 24.89 x 0.25 cm)
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Ages
07 to 09 years
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Grade levels
2 - 4
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Reading level
670
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Library of Congress subjects
Quebec (Province) - Fiction
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Library of Congress Catalog Number
86002182
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Dewey Decimal Code
FIC
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From the publisher
Roch Carrier is Canada’s National Librarian and the beloved author of many Canadian classics for both adults and children. In 1968 he published his hugely successful novel, La Guerre, Yes Sir!. He has written many novels, short stories, plays, film and television scripts, essays, travel books, and poetry. Several of his works have become classics and are used in schools and universities around the world. His much-loved children's story, The Hockey Sweater, remains a timeless favorite. In 1991, Roch Carrier was awarded the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour for Prayers of a Very Wise Child. Among his many other awards and honors, Mr. Carrier is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, an Officer of the Order of Canada, and the holder of many honorary doctorates. All this from the boy who grew up in a village with no library and no books. Now the village has a brand new library – the Roch Carrier Library.
From the Hardcover edition.
From the jacket flap
In the days of Roch's childhood, winters in the village of Ste. Justine were long. Life centered around school, church, and the hockey rink, and every boy's hero was Montreal Canadiens hockey legend Maurice Richard. Everyone wore Richard's number 9. They laced their skates like Richard. They even wore their hair like Richard. When Roch outgrows his cherished Canadiens sweater, his mother writes away for a new one. Much to Roch's horror, he is sent the blue and white sweater of the rival Toronto Maple Leafs, dreaded and hated foes to his beloved team. How can Roch face the other kids at the rink?
Media reviews
“….not only sweet and funny, but a wise parable about Quebec and English Canada.”
–Toronto Star
From the Hardcover edition.
About the author
Roch Carrier is Canada's National Librarian and the beloved author of many Canadian classics for both adults and children. In 1968 he published his hugely successful novel, La Guerre, Yes Sir!. He has written many novels, short stories, plays, film and television scripts, essays, travel books, and poetry. Several of his works have become classics and are used in schools and universities around the world. His much-loved children's story, The Hockey Sweater, remains a timeless favorite. In 1991, Roch Carrier was awarded the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour for Prayers of a Very Wise Child. Among his many other awards and honors, Mr. Carrier is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, an Officer of the Order of Canada, and the holder of many honorary doctorates. All this from the boy who grew up in a village with no library and no books. Now the village has a brand new library - the Roch Carrier Library.