{"product_id":"horror-on-river-road-14-isbn-9780771056437","title":"Horror on River Road (#14)","description":"Summer’s coming and school will soon be out! The Screech Owls would love to keep playing hockey, but Muck has a better idea. The Owls are going to learn why so many of the great hockey stars are devoted to the weird and wonderful game of lacrosse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTravis, Sarah, Nish, and their friends discover lacrosse is a lot like hockey, but with a magic all its own. When the Screech Owls meet their strange new lacrosse coach, however, Travis discovers something else.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir home town has a deadly secret. Something terrible once happened out on River Road, and a boy their own age disappeared – probably murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNish is delighted. He’s been looking for the perfect plot for his new horror movie. But as the Screech Owls begin to uncover the truth about what happened, and start filming Nish’s movie, they find they are part of a real-life horror story themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCheck out the Screech Owls' website at www.screechowls.com.“For kids who love hockey…Roy MacGregor’s series of books makes perfect reading.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eOttawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy MacGregor\u003c\/b\u003e has been involved in hockey all his life. Growing up in Huntsville, Ontario, he competed for several years against a kid named Bobby Orr, who was playing in nearby Parry Sound. He later returned to the game when he and his family settled in Ottawa, where he worked for the \u003ci\u003eOttawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e and became the Southam National Sports Columnist. He still plays old-timers hockey and has been a minor-hockey coach for more than a decade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy MacGregor is the author of several classics in the literature of hockey. \u003ci\u003eHome Game\u003c\/i\u003e (written with Ken Dryden) and \u003ci\u003eThe Home Team\u003c\/i\u003e were both number one national bestsellers. He has also written the game’s best-known novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Season\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include \u003ci\u003eRoad Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven A.M. Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Life in the Bush\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir of his father. He has also written books about native leaders and the Ottawa Valley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy MacGregor is now a senior columnist for the \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his wife, Ellen, live in Kanata, Ontario. They have four children, Kerry, Christine, Jocelyn, and Gordon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can talk to Roy MacGregor at www.screechowls.com","brand":"Screech Owls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44862329389285,"sku":"NP9780771056437","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780771056437.jpg?v=1742916335","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/horror-on-river-road-14-isbn-9780771056437","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}