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120th out of 133 books
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258 voters
Breakaway
Sixteen-year-old Nick Macklin's life has been divided in two. Before and After. Before his father went to jail, and After.
Before, he was a talented hockey player, an A student, in love with his girlfriend, Sherry, and had the greatest dad in the world, a man who not only was there for him after his mom died of cancer, but who was also a star player for the Vancouver Canuck...more
Before, he was a talented hockey player, an A student, in love with his girlfriend, Sherry, and had the greatest dad in the world, a man who not only was there for him after his mom died of cancer, but who was also a star player for the Vancouver Canuck...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
September 25th 2012
by Razorbill Canada
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During the independent reading assignment, I have read the novel called Breakaway. The main episode of the novel is about a boy named Nick’s life after his father was convicted of murder. The son believes his innocence so that he tried so hard to look for any evidence can get his Dad back to him.
In my perspective, this novel gave me an enjoyable reading time. To my surprise, I am not very interested in the detective part which Nick tried to find the evidences. The part impressed me is that how...more
In my perspective, this novel gave me an enjoyable reading time. To my surprise, I am not very interested in the detective part which Nick tried to find the evidences. The part impressed me is that how...more
Nick's dad, a famous hockey player, is convicted of murder and sent to prison for life. Nick's mom is dead so Nick goes to live with his dad's agent, Al. Nick finds it hard to be satisfied with the once a month visits to see his dad in prison. Believing in his dad's innocence, Nick rides the buses around Vancouver looking for Baldy, a bald man with no eye brows and limps who left some paint on Nick's dad's jacket on the night of the murder ... this ultimately convicted his dad.
Nick eventually pu...more
Nick eventually pu...more
Breakaway by Michael Betcherman
This book is about a boy named "Nick" who had a dad who was the star player for the Vancouver Canucks and was also doing well at his high school.He was the star player for his hockey team, got straight "A"s on his report card and had a girlfriend.But, when his dad was convicted of murder against another star player of the Toronto Maple Leafs, his life was ruined by that incident.Now, he must find out who really killed that player before his dad had to suffer from...more
This book is about a boy named "Nick" who had a dad who was the star player for the Vancouver Canucks and was also doing well at his high school.He was the star player for his hockey team, got straight "A"s on his report card and had a girlfriend.But, when his dad was convicted of murder against another star player of the Toronto Maple Leafs, his life was ruined by that incident.Now, he must find out who really killed that player before his dad had to suffer from...more
This was a very masculine story that had a surprising amount of emotion to it. With both strong hockey and mystery elements, this book will appeal to many guys, and yet it has enough emotional story hidden inside to satisfy most girls.
Nick spends his time trying to deal with the tragedy of his dad being convicted of murder, even though he is certain his dad is innocent. Nick goes through many ups and downs, and seems almost to be grieving at time. It is quite interesting and sad to see everythin...more
Nick spends his time trying to deal with the tragedy of his dad being convicted of murder, even though he is certain his dad is innocent. Nick goes through many ups and downs, and seems almost to be grieving at time. It is quite interesting and sad to see everythin...more
I received a copy of "Breakaway by Michael Betcherman through the Goodreads Giveaway Contest.
"16 year old Nick's life has been divided in two. Before and After. Before his father went to jail and After...."
Before this crisis, Nick Macklin had been the best player for the West Vancouver Thunder, a local hockey team.He had a girlfriend and lived a normal life.He suffered the loss of his mother to cancer, but his dad was always by his side, to provide comfort and support.
His dad, Steven Macklin,a h...more
"16 year old Nick's life has been divided in two. Before and After. Before his father went to jail and After...."
Before this crisis, Nick Macklin had been the best player for the West Vancouver Thunder, a local hockey team.He had a girlfriend and lived a normal life.He suffered the loss of his mother to cancer, but his dad was always by his side, to provide comfort and support.
His dad, Steven Macklin,a h...more
This is a really unique young-adult novel. It starts off with an interesting premise, but somehow it fell a little flat for me. It’s entertaining and a decent mystery, but it was a little too predictable for me. Maybe I’m past the age where the revelation of the killer is new and exciting. Maybe I’m a cynic that just guesses the twist by questioning everyone’s motives. I saw the murderer a mile away, but I think it would be a little harder to guess for younger teens.
I also thought this book was...more
I also thought this book was...more
I was skeptical about this book, and it really was a fun and pleasant surprise!
Nick's dad, a former pro-hockey player, is in jail for murder, and Nick is playing detective - trying to find the bald man that framed his dad while keeping up with high school and his own hockey team, not to mention a girlfriend and a group of supportive guy friends who are up for helping him as much as they can. Of course, he has obstacles of his own to overcome, including a new player on his hockey team who is more...more
Nick's dad, a former pro-hockey player, is in jail for murder, and Nick is playing detective - trying to find the bald man that framed his dad while keeping up with high school and his own hockey team, not to mention a girlfriend and a group of supportive guy friends who are up for helping him as much as they can. Of course, he has obstacles of his own to overcome, including a new player on his hockey team who is more...more
Wrongly convicted. In prison for life. Can Nick save his dad from the ultimate penalty box?
Firstly, I want to thank Goodreads for sending me a copy of this book as a giveaway. It was fantastic. I would also like to thank Michael Betcherman for writing this novel, I loved it.
Breakaway follows Nick Macklin, a fifteen year old Canadian teen whose father is an NHL all-star. Or at least he was an all-star up until a year ago when he was charged with the murder of Marty Albertson, a former teammate an...more
Firstly, I want to thank Goodreads for sending me a copy of this book as a giveaway. It was fantastic. I would also like to thank Michael Betcherman for writing this novel, I loved it.
Breakaway follows Nick Macklin, a fifteen year old Canadian teen whose father is an NHL all-star. Or at least he was an all-star up until a year ago when he was charged with the murder of Marty Albertson, a former teammate an...more
My thanks to GoodReads and their First Reads program for giving me a free copy of Michael Betcherman’s Breakaway to read and review.
I don’t have much to say. The official summary is pretty accurate so I won’t bother giving my own.
I personally am not a hockey fan so I wasn’t expecting to enjoy myself, but I was pleasantly surprised. My one criticism would be that the central mystery wasn’t especially exciting, and the conclusion was pretty obvious from the book’s halfway point. Anyways, Breakawa...more
I don’t have much to say. The official summary is pretty accurate so I won’t bother giving my own.
I personally am not a hockey fan so I wasn’t expecting to enjoy myself, but I was pleasantly surprised. My one criticism would be that the central mystery wasn’t especially exciting, and the conclusion was pretty obvious from the book’s halfway point. Anyways, Breakawa...more
A YA novel that isn't quite complex enough to appeal to adults, but I think this is a winner for the 13+ crowd for sure, though possibly a bit heavy on the hockey talk for those with no interest in sport.
This book was great! The ending was really surprising but I loved it!
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