The Hockey Machine (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Book

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Abducted by a "fan" and forced to become a member of a professional junior hockey team, 13-year-old star center Steve Crandall quickly realizes that he must play not only to win, but to survive.

School Library Journal

Gr 3-6 A typical Matt Christopher sports adventure. Thirteen-year-old Steve Crandall, an excellent young hockey player, is kidnapped by a teenage genius to play on his professional junior hockey team. Hockey plays are presented in an accurate manner with correct terminology along with a suspenseful, but predictable, plot. Steve's survival is based on a winning record and his own ingenuity. The mixture of dialogue and description lend reality to a story that seems a little far-fetched, but the story should capture young hockey enthusiasts and readers of sports adventures. The black-and-white sketches of events from the story help to lend credibility. Janice C. Hayes, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro