Team Park

Bit tough to read at the beginning because the dad is such a jerk but the ending is positive......more

Evan Park's father has narrow definitions of success for boys--team sports being pretty much number one on the list. Guess what Evan hates? Yup. He's never good enough for his father at anything--witness his empty shelf in the family trophy cabinet--so he's kind of glad when a wrist injury takes him......more

This is a great family book. I don't get a lot of joyful family titles in kidlit. A lot of families dealing with big, important issues (death, sickness, abandonment, nazis...) but nothing like a muddy obstacle course! Did I LOATHE the dad? Absolutely. I was glad to see him humbled in the end (Lydia......more

I can't wait to add this one to my classroom library! My 5th and 6th grade readers will love the story of Evan Park, a rising 5th grader, who is just finishing physical therapy after breaking his wrist. He gets inspired to start training for an American Ninja-style competition to be held near him in......more

Thank you Tundra books. Such a good book. Evan had broken his wrist and was getting physiotherapy for treatment. His therapist Darren was encouraging him to keep up his exercises and maybe try out for Dominator Ninja event that fall. Evans dad always puts him dad and insists he keeps doing sports tha......more