The basketball player: and 3 more stories
Canadian fiction, General fiction, Gentle fiction, Holiday fiction, Serious and literary fiction, School stories, Sports fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Roch is sent to a boarding school; he's named to the basketball team on the first day, even though he's never played basketball in his life! Grades K-3. 1996. Taped with: The longest home run. A strange girl shows up… to play baseball and hits a home run through the window of Sergeant Bouton; but Adeline is no ordinary girl -- she is a magician! Grades K-3. 1993. Taped with: The boxing champion. When spring melts the ice in Ste. Justine, boxing season begins in the Cote's summer kitchen. Young Roch is not much of a fighter, but spends the winter building up his muscles for next spring's matches. Grades K-3. 1991. Taped with: A happy New Year's day. New Year's Day 1941 is a special day for a young boy in the little village of Sainte-Justine, Quebec. Grades K-3. 1991. Uniform title: Joueur de basket-ball.