Two+Many+Men


 * by Lorna Schultz Nicholson**


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Sam loves hockey!! In Calgary he made the AAA Bantam hockey team. He jumped up and down and hooted and hollered when he got the great news about making the team. But now everything is going to change. His family has just moved to Ottawa and Sam feels very insecure about trying out for another team, playing hockey with kids he does not know, and going to a new school. Sam is a talented goalie and he does manage to make the Ottawa Kanata AA team. The problem is he is put on the 3rd string. He is not used to sitting on the bench, and feels very discouraged. Then the second string goalie quits, and Sam gets his chance –

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Sam does well in the game and things seem to be looking up. Just when hockey improves things at home get just impossible. His mom breaks her leg, and has to stay in bed 24/7. His dad has to go out of town on business and Sam and his two older brothers promise to keep things going at home while his mom stays in bed. Sam wants to show everyone how grown up he is. He can handle things. But how can he handle a new dog, hockey practice, homework, lots of chores, two very bossy older brothers and a really really important hockey game. Everything goes wrong. School is horrible, his brothers are horrible, and the most horrible thing of all is Sam is pulled from the hockey game during the second period and put back on the bench. Sam ends up faking his dads voice on the phone and skipping school. Where is Sam going? What happened during the hockey game? What kind of trouble does Sam get into?

If you love hockey and especially would like to know what it is like to be a goalie, this is the book for you!! Read Too Many Men by Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Girls – When I looked at the cover I thought – Boy Book – but trust me I’m a girl and I really liked it!!