{"product_id":"the-ghost-of-the-stanley-cup-11-isbn-9780771056222","title":"The Ghost of the Stanley Cup (#11)","description":"The Screech Owls have come to Ottawa to play in the Little Stanley Cup peewee tournament. This relaxed summer event honours Lord Stanley himself – the man who donated the Stanley Cup to hockey – and gives young players a chance to see the wonders of Canada’s capital city, travel into the wilds of Algonquin Park, and even go river rafting. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Dillinger is also taking them to visit some of the region’s famous ghosts: the ghost of a dead prime minister; the ghost of a man hanged for murder; the ghost of the famous painter Tom Thomson. At first the Owls think this is Mr. Dillinger’s best idea ever, until Travis and his friends begin to suspect that one of these ghosts could be for real.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho is this phantom? Why has he come to haunt the Screech Owls? And what is his connection to the mysterious young stranger who offers to coach the team?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of the Stanley Cup\u003c\/i\u003e is the eleventh book in the Screech Owls Series. \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":46301201891557,"sku":"NP9780771056222","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780771056222.jpg?v=1742923399","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-ghost-of-the-stanley-cup-11-isbn-9780771056222","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}