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Slot Machine
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Book Description
New York: HarperTrophy. Very Good: Some writing blacked out inside front cover. Spine uncreased. . Light wear.. 1996. Paperback: Mass Market PB.
Book summary
Elvin Bishop is horrified to learn that the summer program he's attending is nothing more than a glorified sports camp where each new student is fitted into an athletic "slot". Elvin considers himself a sports incompetent. As he tries sport after sport, he learns that knowing when NOT to play is his real strength.
Publisher Notes
The summer program Elvin Bishop is attending at Flagship Academy turns out to be a glorified sports camp, where each incoming freshman must find his athletic "slot". That's a problem when you're a wisecracking, overweight sports incompetent. But as Elvin bounces from sport to sport, he learns a surprising lesson--sometimes real strength comes from knowing when not to play the game. A 1996 ALA Best Book for Young Adults. A 1996 ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Young Readers. A 1995 Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book.
Synopses
When overweight thirteen-year-old Elvin Bishop is sent to camp at St. Paul's Seminary Retreat Center, he and his two best friends are forced to try out various sports in order to find out where they belong.
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