Journeyman - Anna Rosner

Journeyman

The Story of NHL Right Winger Jamie Leach

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
104 Seiten
2020
Great Plains Publications Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-77337-054-5 (ISBN)
13,65 inkl. MwSt
Journeyman is a first-person biography of Ojibwe rightwinger Jamie Leach, son of the legendary NHL superstar Reggie Leach. Follow the fascinating hockey trajectory from his childhood years watching his father play for the Philadelphia Flyers, to Jamie’s first goal in the NHL.Journeyman touches on Jamie’s summers on Lake Winnipeg, the World Junior Hockey Championships, his life in the minor leagues, and his eventual draft into the NHL as a Pittsburgh Penguin. Discover how some of hockey’s biggeststars such as Bobby Clarke, Jaromir Jagr, and Mario Lemieux influenced Jamie’s life.Written in close consultation with Jamie and his mother, readers will learn about the struggles Jamie conquered, including his father’s alcoholism and his own crippling self-doubt.A story of determination, heartbreak and perseverance.

Anna Rosner teaches French at York University, writes childrens stories, and has published short stories and numerous scholarly articles. Dedicated to promoting her love for words, Anna has taught language and literacy to children and adults ages five to seventy-five. Anna is the Director of Books with Wings, which provides brand new, quality picture books for Indigenous children who reside in isolated Canadian communities. This is her first book.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Winnipeg, MB
Sprache englisch
Maße 127 x 178 mm
Gewicht 100 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Ski- / Wintersport
ISBN-10 1-77337-054-5 / 1773370545
ISBN-13 978-1-77337-054-5 / 9781773370545
Zustand Neuware
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