Hope Springs a Leak

by Ted Staunton and Ted Stone

Sam can't help it -- he's in love with his Grade 6 teacher. The trouble is, his friend Darryl is in love with her, too. But Sam's also up to his ears in other worries: how to win the annual Hope Springs a Leak river race and how to get the town's only genuine Maple Leafs sweater before his sister snags it for her boyfriend. A rollicking tale of small-town life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889951748
• ISBN13: 9780889951747
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Red Deer Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Hope Springs Eternal

From a river raft race on a home-built boat to the capture of SCRUGS (the Society for the Complete Removal of Ugly Garden Statues), this book starts with a bang and never looks back till the race is run.Sam Foster, the hero, has just started Grade 6. He and his friends Darryl and Amanda are set to win the admiration of their new teacher, but in the end they win much more.It's funny, real, and never ever patronizes or puts down Sam or his friends. This is life as it should have happened!Try it, I liked it!