Reviews"Canada's best selling children's author brings this fun tale of grit and determination and some heart-stopping action!" -- Canadian Immigrant Magazine For mom and dad, we love the lessons from this book... For the kids there was a lot of action and a few good laughs." -- Red Deer Family " Just One Goal! is sure to get you into the hockey spirit!" -- My Organized Chaos (blog)
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisCiara is tired of hauling her hockey gear across town to play on the rink. It makes no sense -- there is a perfectly good frozen river in her own backyard But her dad says it's too jagged, and her mom says it's too bumpy, and her older sisters don't see why she can't keep going all the way across town, just like they did. But Ciara won't let anybody stop her. And with a little help from the neighbourhood, she knows that her team, the River Rink Rats, will finally win a game on their own brand new rink. In classic Robert Munsch style, this warm fun story of community and hockey takes a hilarious turn. With the excitement and pace of a real hockey match, the River Rink Rats play their final game on their new rink. The pressure is on; the crowd is watching; Ciara has the puck; the crowd keeps watching; the ice starts to CRACK ; Ciara keeps playing; the ice starts to drift; the crowd starts running; Ciara shoots to SCORE and . . . You can be sure that no matter how the game ends, there will be hot chocolate, Robert Munsch's bestselling hockey story is now a board book -- specially revised for the toddler set! In this classic tale of hockey and community, young Ciara is has no rink to play on, so she decides to create her own rink . . . one teaspoon at a time. Once that's done, it's time for her team to win a game! Our youngest hockey fans will delight in this zany story about a determined girl and an unforgettable hockey game.