Emily's Big Shot (Mr. Grizley's Class)

Mr. Grizley's Class

by Bryan Patrick Avery

Emily is tired of always playing goalie during floor hockey just because she's in a wheelchair. When one of her classmates volunteers to play goalie, Emily jumps at the chance to try a new position. Her classmates work together to create a hockey stick that Emily can use from her wheelchair. Will she score a goal? This early chapter book offers a fun and inviting approach to character education, complete with a special activity reinforcing social emotional learning skills.

32 pages, Paperback

Published July 31, 2021

Reviews

[Jared White · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good, fairly simple book perfect for 1st to 2nd graders. The story is quite simple, as they are with many easy readers, and though I don't particularly like the illustration style, I do like all of the diversity in Mr. Grizley's class. Within the illustrations, there's great racial diversity, three kids wearing glasses, a girl who wears a hijab, and a girl who uses a wheelchair. Because of this, this is a good easy reader series to keep in mind.

Young readers will also enjoy that it's a "chapter book" (even though the story only takes up 27 pages).