~ Oversized Hardcover (26 x 26cm)
The youngest player on her team, Gabe (Gabriella) Murray lives and breathes hockey, sharing a number with her hero, Hayley Wickenheiser (#22), but when her coach hands out the team jerseys, Gabe is stuck with number 9. Crushed, she wants to give up hockey altogether. How can she play without her lucky number? Gabe's grandmother soon sets her straight, from her own connection to the number 9 in her hockey-playing days to all the greats she cheered for who wore it, she soon convinces Gabe that this new number might not be so bad after all . . .
A lovely intergenerational tale perfect for sharing and a history of the storied number 9 in hockey, The Highest Number in the World is a must-have for any hockey fan.
“From the moment Grandma begins to share her past and her passion for hockey, the story’s context becomes broader, more complex, and more meaningful.” -- Booklist