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| lorimer sports stories: Replay Steven Sandor, 2013-03-01 Growing up above his parents' Chinese family restaurant in Sexsmith, Alberta, Warren Chen has always dreamed of being a football star. At 90 pounds and five feet tall, he's not exactly built like a linebacker, but even short kids from tiny towns have big dreams. At first the coach is reluctant to even let him try out, but soon he sees Warren's strengths -- he is small, slippery, and no one can catch him. Warren is named the team's new running back. In their first game of the season, the Sexsmith Shamrocks face their biggest rivals, Grande Prairie. In a breathtaking dash along the sideline, Warren reaches the end zone to score the game-winning touchdown -- almost. But Warren celebrates anyway, and the referee buys it. Sexsmith's losing streak is broken, and Warren has proven himself worthy to be on the team, a genuine football star! But he knows it's not quite the truth, and sooner or later, someone will find out. Warren has to decide whether to come clean and cost his school the victory, or continue living the smalltown football dream. |
| lorimer sports stories: Free Throw Jacqueline Guest, 2011-02-15 Matthew Eagletail must stop playing basketball for the Tsuu T'ina Warriors when his mother marries a white man with five daughters, and he refuses to join the team in his new school, but his Internet friend Free Throw and his oldest stepsister help him find his way back into the game. |
| lorimer sports stories: Fast Break Michael Coldwell, 2011-09-26 Jeff is not impressed when his family moves from Toronto to small-town Nova Scotia. He doesn't know anyone and there isn't much to do--until he joins his new school's basketball team. Jeff is fast on the court and has a sharp jump shot, and soon he's hanging out with with his new teammates. Some of them are pretty rough, though, and when they start picking on other kids Jeff feels that he should step up and say something. He soon learns that he can't solve every problem with fast moves on the court. Fast Break shows how the challenges of sport equip us for the challenges of life. [Fry Reading Level - 3.9 |
| lorimer sports stories: Swim to Win Vallery Hyduk, 2011-09-26 Birch Hill Swim Club has a new coach and the team's star swimmer, eighth-grader Lasha Boyko, couldn't be more excited. Even though the lanky swimmer comes from an immigrant Ukrainian family of modest means, she dreams big. The coach has a track record of producing Olympians and Lasha wants to be her next star. The hitch is that she's one of the fiercest trainers in world. To achieve her lofty goals, Lasha must look within herself to find the strength. Can she be a champion? |
| lorimer sports stories: Making Select Steven Barwin, 2011-09-08 When the pressure to win becomes too intense, a talented young hockey player ends up against the boards and looking for a way out. |
| lorimer sports stories: Soccer Star! Jacqueline Guest, 2012-06-27 Samantha Aqsarniq Keyes is used to a life on the move. Her military family has been transferred across Canada, and she's grown up with stories of her Inuit ancestors exploring the far north. For Sam, soccer has been the one constant in her life. But now that she's thirteen, her home base isn't the only thing that's changing. Sam longs to show up Carly, her school's reigning soccer star, but Sam's new interest in theatre is taking up a lot of time. Does she have the time to practice her sport and be the lead in the school play? And just how far will she go to prove to her parents that she can handle more than one extracurricular activity? Soccer Star! is a novel about big ambitions and tough choices. |
| lorimer sports stories: Total Offence Robert Rayner, 2011-09-26 Toby's always had a weight issues, thanks in part to the free food his team gets from his friend Maddie's dad's restaurant and their soccer team's sponsor, Vinnie's. But Vinnie's sponsorship also provides the kids with team shirts, equipment, even cleats for some of the players. So when a city-wide ban is placed on sponsorship of teams by companies that promote unhealthy eating, many of the kids might not be able to play. Can the kids of Brunswick Valley come up with a way to keep their team going and still stay on the right side of the ban? |
| lorimer sports stories: Head Hunter Eric Howling, 2017-08 As captain of the Westside Warriors, Colt plays clean and hard. But lately his coach has been losing his temper and ordering the team to win at any cost, even if it means playing dirty. What makes it worse is that Coach is Colt's father, and his erratic behaviour at home and on the field has Colt wondering if something is seriously wrong with his dad. Colt follows Coach's orders to go head hunting and take out an opponent with a helmet-to-helmet hit, but Coach then claims that Colt acted on his own. When it turns out that Colt's dad has symptoms from concussions he suffered in his NFL career, Colt is made acting coach for the championship game. But will he let a teammate continue playing after a hit to the head, even when the teammate's own dad is urging him to play through the pain? This book explores the dangers of concussion in contact sports and the lasting damage they can cause in the context of an action-filled football story. |
| lorimer sports stories: Hustle Johnny Boateng, 2014-03-19 Fourteen-year-old Johnny Huttle -- nicknamed Hustle by his best friend, Rex -- comes from an inner-city neighbourhood, where the streets are tough and the street ball games are rougher. More than anything, Johnny wants to shine as the school's star basketball player. But the one thing standing in his way is his best friend, Rex, who outshines Johnny effortlessly at everything, on and off the court. This makes Johnny angry enough that his game and their friendship suffer. When Rex starts getting into trouble in the neighbourhood and is suspended from the team, Johnny has to put his jealously aside to help his friend -- and his basketball team at the championship. |
| lorimer sports stories: Curve Ball John Danakas, 2014-03-11 On his old team, Tom Poulos was a star catcher. But his new team is different. For one thing, all the players are older and bigger than him. For another, no matter how hard he tries or how hard he practices, he can't catch the curve balls that the pitcher sends flying over the plate. Tom feels like he's letting the team down, a feeling that gets worse once a new catcher joins the team and Tom is benched. Can Tom find a way to regain his rightful place behind the plate? [Fry reading level - 3.6] |
| lorimer sports stories: Pick and Roll Kelsey Blair, 2014-03-19 Jazz Smith-Mohapatra is the toughest and best player on her basketball team -- and this year she's determined to lead the team to a championship win. But in the last game of the regular season, Jazz sets an offensive move called a pick and roll. A player on the other team doesn't see it coming; she crashes into Jazz, and then onto the floor. Though it's a play that Jazz has done many times, she's never hurt anyone before. Now there's going to be a Fair Play Commission hearing to determine whether the play was legal or not. But even worse than the possibility of being suspended for the playoffs, Jazz's teammates are suddenly questioning her physical style of play and whether the team can make it all the way to the pennant without her. [Fry reading level - 3.0] |
| lorimer sports stories: Roughing Lorna Schultz Nicholson, 2012-02-22 Fast-paced sports action novels that get kids reading. In this sequel to Interference, Josh is off to an elite hockey camp for the summer, where he shares a room with a talented player from the Northwest Territories named Peter Kuiksak. Peter is skilled enough to give Kevin, the star junior player, some serious competition, which creates trouble on and off the ice. In Roughing, differences and special challenges lead to some tough team dynamics that will take strength, understanding, and courage to overcome. |
| lorimer sports stories: Power Play Greg Farshtey, 2006-06 The six new heroes, the Toa Inika, have arrived on Voya Nui in search of the missing Toa Nuva, but what they find instead is the Matoran resistance fighting to free themselves from the Piraka. But when four of the Piraka steal the power of the mighty Brutaka, the Toa must fight for their lives. |
| lorimer sports stories: Walker's Runners Robert Rayner, 2002-04-22 Toby has always been lazy. When the new principal tries to whip him into shape, will he cooperate? |
| lorimer sports stories: Two Strikes Johnny Boateng, 2016-08-22 KaLeah has just moved from Halifax to the small town of Trail, B.C. KaLeah's a natural at baseball, and it's what she loves to do most. But she is excluded and bullied by Nikki and her clique, the popular Valley Girls, because she is black and because she is better at softball than Nikki. She decides she wants to play baseball with the Trail Boys, the best players her age. Except it's an all-boys baseball team. But first KaLeah has to prove herself to the boys and the parents who don't want her to upstage their kids. |
| lorimer sports stories: Power Play Michele Martin Bossley, 2012-06-27 When Zach Thomas broke his wrist going into the boards early in the hockey season, he thought he was done for the year. But as his Cochrane, Alberta, Pee Wee team gets ready for the play-offs, his doctor tells him he's healed-up enough to pay. Zach isn't so sure. His fear of being checked hard in the corner makes him very reluctant to head back out on the ice. To make matters worse, a tough guy on an opposing team claims he has unfinished business with Zach. When he gets to talk with an NHL pro, however, Zach learns from experience how to stand up to his fears and to the bully. Power Play shows how sport helps us face our fears, and overcome them. [Fry Reading Level - 3.3 |
| lorimer sports stories: Icebreaker Steven Barwin, 2012-06-27 Gregg Stokes can tell you exactly when his life took a turn for the worse. It was the day his new stepsister, Amy, joined the starting line-up of his hockey team, and everyone immediately felt the deep chill between them. Can they thaw their icy relationship for the sake of the team and their new family? [Fry Reading Level - 3.4 |
| lorimer sports stories: Dressed to Play Jennifer Manuel, 2019-09-03 Fourteen-year-old Jordan lives for basketball — she is a star player on her school team, and aspires to play women's college/pro basketball like her basketball heroes. But the people around her have been changing. Wyatt, the star of the boys' basketball team, and his teammates call her Jordan the Jock, hinting that she is less of a girl for being strong and athletic. The players on her team want their new uniforms to be short, tight and sexy, rather than the functional athletic wear Jordan wants. Her best friend is suddenly more concerned with how she looks — and attracting Wyatt — than basketball. Even Jordan's parents point out that boys don't like girls who are better at sports than they are. Jordan thinks she might have found an ally in a boy named Amin, who not only plays basketball, but clearly admires his older sister, who plays at the college level. But when Amin doesn't stand up for her against Wyatt and the teasing, she feels more alone than ever and wonders if she should just give up the game. But then she meets Amin's sister, who shows her that there is no shame in being a girl and a strong athlete. |
| lorimer sports stories: Just Run Deb Loughead, 2011-09-26 Fourteen-year-old Daisy Howson is a take-charge kind of girl, maybe even something of a control freak. She means well--she just wants everything to run smoothly, especially on her relay team. But when someone tries to sabotage the boys' relay team Daisy suspects her own team may be involved. Can she sort it all out and fix everything up again before the city championship meet? |
| lorimer sports stories: Interference Lorna Schultz Nicholson, 2004-05 Josh has finally made it to an elite hockey team but no one knows that he has Type 1 diabetes -- and it's getting more serious by the day. |
| lorimer sports stories: Snow Soccer David Trifunov, 2017-08-01 Sarimah has played soccer in both her home in Syria and then in a Turkish refugee camp, honing her skills there with an old soccer ball on a sandy field with any kids she could find. But when her family suddenly moves to Canada, Sarimah is too busy learning English and getting used to the cold Saskatoon winter to think about her favourite game. She is surprised to find that the kids at her school play soccer in the snow, but she feels clumsy and slow in her winter coat and boots. And she doesn't understand why Tamsen, her classmate and star of the girls league team, has decided she doesn't like Sarimah. But Sarimah finds that playing soccer in the snow is like playing the game in the sand. Her skills win her a place on the league team, even though Tamsen is convinced that the chance is given to Sarimah as charity. Sarimah has to find out if she has what it takes to play organized soccer on an indoor field, to show Tamsen that she deserves a place on the team, and to learn to love her new home as much as she loves the game. |
| lorimer sports stories: Bad Shot Sylvia Taekema, 2017-08-15 Bad Shot is about a 12-year-old basketball player whose shaky self-confidence is undermined by a much better-off player who targets him, first in subtle ways and then more aggressively. To play better, he has to come to grips with the bullying, become more self-reliant, and take advantage of his skills playing the sport. When a new kid arrives in town, Cody is impressed with the kid's wealth and skills, judging himself inferior. The newbie seems to take an interest in Cody on the court but his helpful hints are undermining Cody's performance — right up to him scoring a basket in his own team's net. Cody has to come to grips with his situation and make moves to challenge the bullying, as well as working to hone his basketball skills. This story plays out against the realistic backdrop of an economically struggling small town, a fictional version of Chatham, and touches on the emotional realities of performance anxiety, socioeconomic status issues experienced by kids, depression, and bullying. |
| lorimer sports stories: Power Hitter Christine A. Forsyth, 2014-03-11 Connor might need a pinch runner, pinch catcher, and pinch thrower, but can he ever hit a baseball out of the park! So when Connor ends up staying with his baseball-loving relatives in Winnipeg for the summer, he allows his cousin to talk him into trying out for the baseball team. Connor isnt surprised when he doesnt make it, but he is disappointed. Its going to take some powerful coaching and more than a little help from his friends to get Connor on the team. |
| lorimer sports stories: Painful Yarns G. Lorimer Moseley, 2007 This much anticipated collection of stories, written by Oxford University Fellow and Pain Scientist, Dr GL Moseley, provides an entertaining and informative way to understand modern pain biology. Described by critics as 'a gem' and by clinicians as 'entertaining and educative', Painful Yarns is a unique book. The stories, some of his travels in outback Australia, some of experiences growing up, are great yarns. At the end of each story, there is a section so what has this got to do with pain? in which Lorimer uses the story as a metaphor for some aspect of pain biology. The level of the pain education is appropriate for patients and health professionals. The entertainment is good for everyone. You don't have to be interested in pain to get something from this book and a laugh or two! |
| lorimer sports stories: Adrenaline High Christine Forsyth, 2011-01-04 D'Arcy is a 16-year-old overachiever and a budding newshound. When her classmate Zania's mother goes missing, D'Arcy thinks she's found the mother of all scoops. She's determined to solve the mystery and capture it all on film. But Zania's troubles are no game. She suspects her mother's drug-dealing boyfriend may be behind her sudden disappearance and Zania's too scared to go home. It's not long before the girls realize that they're in over their heads. Adrenaline High is a gripping, fast-paced story for mystery lovers. |
| lorimer sports stories: Mikayla's Victory Cynthia Bates, 1998 Mikayla is thrilled when she is asked to try out for the position of school pentathlete. |
| lorimer sports stories: Cutting It Close Marion Crook, 1998 Jayleen's dream is to become Canada's greatest amateur barrel racer, but first she has to find a coach who believes in her talent. |
| lorimer sports stories: Suspended Robert Rayner, 2004-10-27 The hostility of their school's principal forces the students of Brunswick Valley to organize their own soccer team. |
| lorimer sports stories: Northern Star Lorna Schultz Nicholson, 2020-01-01 It seems Peter Kuiksak's star just keeps rising. The young hockey hero from the Northwest Territories is the top player in his league, being pursued by agents, and becoming something of a celebrity in his adopted city, Edmonton. But being the centre of attention isn't all it's cracked up to be. It seems no one sees Peter as just Peter anymore — least of all the star himself. Inspired by the career of NHL star Jordin Tootoo, is about one exceptional player's journey toward hockey greatness. |
| lorimer sports stories: Freerunner David Trifunov, 2018-08-01 14-year-old Patrick and his mother leave their small town for the city. Out of boredom and frustration, he steals a pair of headphones. When he's caught, the police officer, Constable Jack, is willing to get the charges dropped if Patrick trains with him in parkour for twelve weeks. While Patrick trains extra hard he develops a crush on Parker and a rivalry with Jayden. When the tension with Jayden reaches new heights, Constable Jack decides they'll settle the score in a competition. But they aren't just fighting for best individual — there's also the prize for best club at stake. That means Patrick and Jayden will have to learn to work together. |
| lorimer sports stories: Bank Shot Valerie Pankratz Froese, 2021-08-03 This girls’ basketball story deals with the conflict between family caregiving responsibilities and extra-curricular sports that some kids, particularly girls, often face. Jo loves playing basketball in gym class, and she is surprised when she makes the school team. Because she has to babysit her younger brother, she’s afraid her mom will make her give up her place on the team, so instead, Jo hatches a plan to have a neighbour secretly babysit so she can play. But the deception and secrets start getting to her after a few close calls. While Jo shows initiative and problem-solving skills both on and off the court, will her mom see it that way when she’s found out? |
| lorimer sports stories: Playing Favourites Trevor Kew, 2012-09-12 Gavin and his friends Mido and Critter are starting high school this year, which means moving from a school with a championship-winning soccer team to a school that doesn't have a team at all. With a little encouragement from his friends and granddad, a former footballer from England, Gavin musters up his courage and makes a deal with the school football coach -- he agrees to let the soccer team share the field while the football team practices, but Gavin will be responsible for running the team. With a newbie team made up of misfits and kids just out to have a good time, Gavin soon learns that being a good coach isn't the same as being a good player. |
| lorimer sports stories: Trading Goals Trevor Kew, 2011-08-10 Vicky is going to need support to succeed at her new school. |
| lorimer sports stories: Willie O'Ree Nicole Mortillaro, 2012-09-12 Willie O'Ree quietly made NHL history at the Montreal Forum on January 18, 1958, when he became the first black player to take to the ice. In the dressing room before the game, his Boston Bruins teammates told him not to worry. If any one of the Montreal players said anything to him, they'd have his back. There was a round of applause when O'Ree stepped onto the ice, and newspapers ran the story. The colour barrier in the NHL had been broken, yet it would be sixteen years before the next black player, Mike Marson (also a Canadian), was drafted. Four decades later, the NHL pulled O'Ree out of retirement to honour his achievement and make him an ambassador for the NHL's Hockey is for Everyone program to encourage kids from all backgrounds to play hockey. This new book by Nicole Mortillaro traces the early life of O'Ree in Fredericton, New Brunswick, his journey to the NHL, highlights from his hockey career, and his work encouraging diversity in the NHL. Fry reading level - 4.9 |
| lorimer sports stories: Goon Squad Michele Martin Bossley, 2003-10-15 Jason's rough moves on the ice nearly got him kicked out of the league, but he's cleaned up his act. Now he's on an elite team, and the coach wants him to play rough again. |
| lorimer sports stories: Tagged Out Joyce Grant, 2016-02-12 The inner-city Toronto Blues baseball team is having a lousy year. Shortstop Nash and the Blues can't seem to win. They especially hate losing to their archrivals, the rich kids of the Parkhill Pirates. When all-star player Jock joins the team, it looks like the Blues might be able to turn the season around. The only problem? When the Pirates find out that Jock is gay, they ambush Nash and Jock, and Nash has to decide if he wants to stand by his teammate. |
| lorimer sports stories: Tales from Old Fiji Lorimer Fison, 1904 |
| lorimer sports stories: Baseball Crazy Martyn Godfrey, 1996 What could be more exciting than spring training in Florida with the Blue Jays? When Rob wins a contest to be the Jays Special Batboy, he can t believe his luck. Meeting his heroes and being part of the team seem like a dream come true. But when some of the players gloves mysteriously disappear from a locked cupboard, Rob s dream becomes a nightmare. Team morale takes a nosedive, and Rob worries that some people even suspect him. If Rob doesn t do some fast detective work, his favourite team could end up in a slump that could cost them the season. |
| lorimer sports stories: Rock Dogs Steven Barwin, 2009-09-25 Noah is the top member of his rock climbing team, the Rock Dogs. Along with Lucas, Noah's best friend, and Eric, his biggest rival, the Rock Dogs win the annual in-house competition, and are rewarded with a three-day camping trip to Rattle Snake Point. There is only one catch: everyone must bring an adult. Luckily, Noah's dad, who has been preoccupied with his new business, finds the time to go along. But he is unable to leave his work at home, resulting in a survival lesson for both Noah and Eric. [Fry Reading Level - 3.5] |
| lorimer sports stories: Gang Tackle Eric Howling, 2016-08-30 After budget cuts force the Southside Saints football team to disband, Jamal and his friends have to settle for playing pickup on the hardscrabble field behind their high school. Then the president of a sporting goods company offers to donate $20,000 worth of equipment to the team. There's only one catch: he wants to be the coach. Thrilled to have a real team together, the players turn a blind eye to Coach Fort's racism, bullying and discrimination. Until he takes it too far. Now it’s up to Jamal and his teammates to take back their team and show what they’re made of. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! |
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LORIMER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of LORIMER is a maker of bits, spurs, and metal mountings for bridles and saddles.
Lorimer (surname) - Wikipedia
Lorimer is a surname of Scottish origin which means "a bridle maker." [1] . It may also refer to a "maker and seller of spurs, bits, and other metal attachments to harness and tackle, from Anglo …
LORIMER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
British (formerly) a person who made bits, spurs, and other small metal objects.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
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Lorimer definition: a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.. See examples of LORIMER used in a sentence.
Lorimer - Definition, Usage & Quiz | UltimateLexicon.com
Lorimer (or Loriner): A historical term referring to a craftsman who manufactures bits, spurs, and other metal parts for equestrian equipment. The term “Lorimer” is traditionally used to describe a …
lorimer | loriner, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun lorimer. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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lorimer noun. A person who makes the bits and other metal parts of a horse's bridle, and other small metal pieces
Lorimer - Wikipedia
James Lorimer Ilsley (1894–1967), Canadian politician and jurist; John Lorimer Worden (1818–1897), U.S. Admiral who served in the American Civil War
H. Lorimer Corporation | Industrial Pressure Equipment & Systems
H. Lorimer Corporation is a leading provider of hydrostatic testing equipment and integrated systems that cater to a wide range of industrial applications. We also offer a selection of highly …
LORIMER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of LORIMER is a maker of bits, spurs, and metal mountings for bridles and saddles.
Lorimer (surname) - Wikipedia
Lorimer is a surname of Scottish origin which means "a bridle maker." [1] . It may also refer to a "maker and seller of spurs, bits, and other metal attachments to harness and tackle, from …
LORIMER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
British (formerly) a person who made bits, spurs, and other small metal objects.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
LORIMER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Lorimer definition: a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.. See examples of LORIMER used in a sentence.
Lorimer - Definition, Usage & Quiz | UltimateLexicon.com
Lorimer (or Loriner): A historical term referring to a craftsman who manufactures bits, spurs, and other metal parts for equestrian equipment. The term “Lorimer” is traditionally used to describe …
lorimer | loriner, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford …
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun lorimer. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
About Lorimer Corporation | Pressure Equipment Manufacturer
Lorimer Corporation specializes in the design, development and manufacture of high pressure pumps and gas systems. All facets of Lorimer’s business exceed today’s standards in sales, …
What does Lorimer mean? - Definitions.net
lorimer noun. A person who makes the bits and other metal parts of a horse's bridle, and other small metal pieces
Lorimer - Wikipedia
James Lorimer Ilsley (1894–1967), Canadian politician and jurist; John Lorimer Worden (1818–1897), U.S. Admiral who served in the American Civil War
