Roy MacGregor

The Screech Owls' Northern Adventure (#3) - Screech Owls Roy MacGregor

Jacket Description/Flap: The Screech Owls are on the road again, on a bumpy plane ride way up North that will land them in some very deep trouble! When Jesse Highboy's dad asked the Screech Owls how they felt about going to James Bay to play in the First Nations Peewee Hockey Tournament, everyone thought it was a great idea. It was the first time a non-native team had been invited, and the pressure would be on the Owls to live up to the honour and play some good clean hockey. More important, Travis and his teammates would also get the chance to stay with local native families, eat traditional food, travel by Ski-Doo, and experience what life in the North is all about. But freezing to death all alone in the bush, with a storm howling and the dreaded Trickster stalking the night? No one had asked the Screech Owls how they felt about that! "The Screech Owls' "Northern Adventure is the third book in the Screech Owls Series. Check out the Screech Owls' website at www.screechowls.comReview Quotes: "For kids who love hockey... Roy MacGregor's series of books makes perfect reading."-"Ottawa Citizen"Review Quotes: ?For kids who love hockey?Roy MacGregor?s series of books makes perfect reading.??"Ottawa Citizen"Biographical Note: Roy MacGregor has been involved in hockey all his life. Growing up in Huntsville, Ontario, he competed for several years against a kid named Bobby Orr, who was playing in nearby Parry Sound. He later returned to the game when he and his family settled in Ottawa, where he worked for the "Ottawa Citizen" and became the Southam National Sports Columnist. He still plays old-timers hockey and has been a minor-hockey coach for more than a decade. Roy MacGregor is the author of several classics in the literature of hockey. "Home Game" (written with Ken Dryden) and "The Home Team" were both number one national bestsellers. He has also written the game's best-known novel, "The Last Season." His other books include "Road Games," "The Seven A. M. Practice," and "A Life in the Bush," a memoir of his father. He has also written books about native leaders and the Ottawa Valley. Roy MacGregor is now a senior columnist for the "National Post." He and his wife, Ellen, live in Kanata, Ontario. They have four children, Kerry, Christine, Jocelyn, and Gordon. You can talk to Roy MacGregor at www.screechowls.com "From the Hardcover edition."

Contributor Bio:  MacGregor-Hastie, Roy Roy MacGregor has been involved in hockey all his life. Growing up in Huntsville, Ontario, he competed for several years against a kid named Bobby Orr, who was playing in nearby Parry Sound. He later returned to the game when he and his family settled in Ottawa, where he worked for the "Ottawa Citizen" and became the Southam National Sports Columnist. He still plays old-timers hockey and has been a minor-hockey coach for more than a decade. Roy MacGregor is the author of several classics in the literature of hockey. "Home Game" (written with Ken Dryden) and "The Home Team" were both number one national bestsellers. He has also written the game's best-known novel, "The Last Season," His other books include "Road Games," "The Seven A. M. Practice," and "A Life in the Bush," a memoir of his father. He has also written books about native leaders and the Ottawa Valley. Roy MacGregor is now a senior columnist for the "National Post," He and his wife, Ellen, live in Kanata, Ontario. They have four children, Kerry, Christine, Jocelyn, and Gordon. You can talk to Roy MacGregor at www.screechowls.com "From the Hardcover edition."