Book Information

  • Series: Formac First Novels
  • Imprint: Formac Publishing Company Limited
  • Publication Date: 1 January 1992
  • Copyright Year: 1992
  • ISBN: 9780887802027
  • Page Count: 60
  • Dimensions: 4.25" x 7"
  • Interest ages: 5-10

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Maddie in Goal

by Louise Leblanc

illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay

translated by Sarah Cummins

Maddie dreams of being a hockey goalie. So she tries to convince the all-boys team to let her play.
Everyone laughs when Maddie tells her family what she wants to be: a hockey goaltender! Everyone, that is, except her grandmother. Gran thinks she should follow her dreams, and even teaches Maddie a magic trick to help make them come true.
So she trains and trains and finally gets a chance to play for her brother's team, the Leprecauns. At first she's really nervous but soon, in a big game against the Black Spiders, she pulls a rabbit out of the hat to save the day.
Maddie in Goal is the story of a determined girl who succeeds against the odds--with a little help from her Gran.

About the Authors

Louise Leblanc

LOUISE LEBLANC is an award-winning novelist and childrens writer. A native of Montreal she worked as a teacher a model an actress and a dancer before establishing her full-time writing career in 1985. Her Maddie books have appeared in French English Spanish and Danish editions.'

Marie-Louise Gay

Marie-Louise Gay
MARIE-LOUISE GAY has won awards, including the Governor Generals Award for her children's book illustrations.'

Sarah Cummins

Reviews

"The language and large type are clear and easy to read; the story is funny and interesting; and Gay's illustrations are delightful. Leblanc should be commended for the frank and honest way in which she addressed the issue of sexism and its harmful affects on young girls. Recommended. "
Gina Chiola, Canadian Book Review Annual

Awards

Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection
1992

Subjects (BISAC)

JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories

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