HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.

Results from Google Books

Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.

Loading...

Going for Broke

by Meg McKinlay

MembersReviewsPopularityAverage ratingConversations
712,356,590NoneNone
A story about a boy going for broke to prove he can do something amazing - even if it means breaking more than just a world record in the process!Nathan Foley is desperate for greatness. Record-breaking greatness. Planning? Who needs it? Research? What's that? Nathan's on a path to glory. What could go wrong?… (more)
7-8 (1) ages 10-12 (1) children (1) friendship (1) humor (1) schools (1) to-read (1)
None
Loading...

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.

No current Talk conversations about this book.

As a T-L at a school where the boys DEVOUR the guiness book of records, this novel struck a chord! Nathan is sick of getting the "other" type of award at school; the "tries hard", "best helper" type awards and he longs to be noticed for doing something extraordinary. So, after reading the equivalent of the GBOR, he decides to see if he can break any of the records listed in the book and thus leave his mark on history. His two mates Ronnie and Weasel "help" him try and pursue his goal - with very amusing and mixed results. For example, he has to try and break the record for bike flight from a ramp (12m) skateboarding on a rail(46m) or fastest furniture! Can Nathan achieve his dreams to be anything other than an also-ran and will his mates help or hinder him in his quest?
  nicsreads | Mar 25, 2009 |
no reviews | add a review
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical title
Original title
Alternative titles
Original publication date
People/Characters
Important places
Important events
Related movies
Epigraph
Dedication
First words
Quotations
Last words
Disambiguation notice
Publisher's editors
Blurbers
Original language
Canonical DDC/MDS
Canonical LCC

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English

None

A story about a boy going for broke to prove he can do something amazing - even if it means breaking more than just a world record in the process!Nathan Foley is desperate for greatness. Record-breaking greatness. Planning? Who needs it? Research? What's that? Nathan's on a path to glory. What could go wrong?

No library descriptions found.

Book description
Haiku summary

Current Discussions

None

Popular covers

Quick Links

Rating

Average: No ratings.

Is this you?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 203,291,339 books! | Top bar: Always visible