Peril at the World's Biggest Hockey Tournament (Screech Owls)
Peewee hockey team the Screech Owls are on their way to, you guessed it, the biggest hockey tournament in the world. During the competition, Canada will also be hosting an economic summit, which means the world’s political leaders will all be attending the games. While the team is gearing up for some of the toughest matches they’ve ever played, a terrorist is planning an attack. The mystery element to the plot is unveiled through the terrorist’s first-person diary entries interspersed throughout the novel, though the mystery does come off as an easily forgotten subplot that wraps up a bit too cleanly. Where the story really shines is within the details of the Screech Owls’ hockey, told from various third-person kid perspectives. MacGregor excels at giving readers an inside look into the sport, and fans are sure to enjoy the play-by-play moments. Perfect for readers of John Feinstein’s sports mysteries, this series has plenty of other titles to keep the pages flipping and the puck flying. Grades 4-6. --Sarah Bean Thompson--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.