Field Trip
Field Trip
Field Trip
Jim Paulsen, Gary Paulsen
Father-and-son writing team Gary and Jim Paulsen pick up where their Road Trip left off. Ben has been invited to try out for a special hockey academy. But Dad wants Ben to catch up to the school field trip instead. So Ben, Dad, and their dogs, Atticus and Conor, jump into their truck. Ben concocts a secret plan to make the tryout, but Atticus and Conor are on to him. Ben and Dad’s road trip turns into a wacky adventure full of new friends and surprises.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction
  • For Reluctant Readers
  • Humor

Age Level: 

  • 8 - 12
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Ben Duffy plays hockey on a travel team so he doesn't have a lot of time for school. He eats breathes and sleeps hockey.  Ben has been getting bad grades lately and hasn't been paying much attention in school because all he can think about is hockey and wanting to be in the NHL. Now he has been invited to try out for an elite hockey academy and boarding school a few hours away. When he asks his parents about the academy they say no, and that he should be focusing more on school.
 
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