Sticking It Out

I checked this book out in relation to the Winter Olympics. I read it to my 6 and 4 year olds (a boy and girl) in the car. We all loved it, especially dealing with the issue of girls being able to do things that are "only for boys". My husband was dissapointed when I got to the last page - he wanted more of the story.

My son is in 5th grade and reads at a high level, so I was a bit leery when I saw the "low" reading level for this book (I forget exactly, but around level 2 or 3). However, the story looked good and anything about hockey is warmly welcomed in our house. I decided to give him the book and I'm really glad I did. He suggested that since it was easy to read, why not make it a read-aloud and we'd read it together? So we did and we both loved the book, although parts of the plot were a bit predictable. He wants me to get more of these books for him!