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MacGregor, Roy

The Highest Number in the World

32 pp. | Tundra | February, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-77049-575-3 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-77049-576-0
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Geneviève Després. Nine-year-old hockey-whiz Gabe dreams of wearing jersey 22 like her idol, Canadian hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser. But a devastated Gabe gets 9. Gabe's grandmother reveals how she disguised herself as a boy just to play--and wore the same "lucky" number. The pep talk helps Gabe embrace her new jersey and appreciate her circumstances. Softly washed gouache illustrations complement the intergenerational tale's emotions.
Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

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