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Track Attack (Gym Shorts)
By Hicks, Betty & Gane, Simon
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2009
Gr 2-4 Jazz, Goose, Rita, Henry, and Rocky are back in another episode in this beginning-chapter-book sports series. Jazz is torn between her love of running and her love for her dad. A former track star himself, he can't stop giving her unwanted advice, coaching the coach, and even arguing with ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Jazz's father is her biggest fan. But when he gets too invested in her performance on the track team (e.g., contradicti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on August 1, 2009
Betty Hicks tackles another sport in Track Attack, her newest chapter book in the Gym Shorts series. Hicks artfully blends typical middle-school characters with a realistic conflict: “how to control a too-excited dad.” Jazz is embarrassed by her father’s well-meaning but over-the-top “track attacks,” and she has to figure out how to keep him away from her meets. Enter Jazz’s friends: a group of fun kids, each w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
