The Hockey Sweater
$18.77
- Paperback
24 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2011
Summary
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 Toron…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780887761744 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0887761747 |
| Author: | Roch Carrier, Sheldon Cohen, Sheila Fischman |
| Publisher: | Tundra Books |
| Imprint: | Tundra Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 24 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 142g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 247mm x 4mm |
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Critics Review
“….not only sweet and funny, but a wise parable about Quebec and English Canada.” Toronto Star From the Hardcover edition.
One of Book Riot’s 50 Must-Read Canadian Children’s and YA Books
PRAISE FOR The Hockey Sweater:
“Stephen Harper said the book ‘still touches the hearts of Canadian hockey fans, young and old.’ … Justin Trudeau, who would become Prime Minister, called it ‘an iconic depiction of a truly Canadian experience.’” —Roy Macgregor, Globe and Mail
“It’s a classic… . You can’t really be a Canadian and not read it. It’s become part of our cultural lexicon.” —Canadian Children’s Book News
”[N]ot only sweet and funny, but a wise parable about Quebec and English Canada.” —Toronto Star
”… Roch Carrier’s timeless book about a boy’s catalogue snafu resonated across this hockey-mad country — because who didn’t understand the horror of receiving the enemy’s hockey sweater in the mail?” —Faceoff.com
”[A] true-life parable woven so deeply into the national fabric that it’s hard to conceive of a time when it wasn’t there.” —Toronto Sun
About The Author
Roch Carrier
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.
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