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Title Statement | Holding on for dear life / Dusti Bowling. |
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Author | Bowling, Dusti |
Publication | New York: Bloomsbury,2025. |
Extent of Item | 228 pages ; |
ISBN | 9781547616060 (hardcover) |
Other Number | pr07999923 |
Summary | "Thirteen-year-old Canyon loves bull riding, but the sport doesn't exactly love him back. His body is in constant pain and doctors have warned him about the dangers of his repeated concussions, but bull riding is the only thing he and his dad connect on ever since Canyon's mom died. Canyon is convinced winning the Junior World Bull Riding championship will be the thing to bring them together again, that once he has that shiny belt buckle all the pain will be worth it. Besides, Canyon has a secret way to help his hurt: playing the fiddle. When Canyon is unexpectedly chosen for a music competition show, a new dream begins to form. But Dad is getting worse, and Canyon feels more pressure than ever to hold his family together -- even if it means choosing to hurt himself bull riding over healing through music. Soon Canyon begins to wonder if he's holding on to all the right things, or if there are some he needs to let go of"-- |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Bull riding--Juvenile fiction |
Contests--Juvenile fiction | |
Families--Juvenile fiction | |
Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction | |
Fiddling--Juvenile fiction | |
Grief--Juvenile fiction | |
Sports injuries--Juvenile fiction | |
Family life--Juvenile fiction | |
By Genre | Domestic fiction |
Children's stories |