Flamethrowers - Guardians of the game: A lacrosse story

The book Flamethrowers: Guardians of The Game is one of the best books I have ever read. I would recommend it to people who like an action packed book full of suspense and friendship. Kenny tells a story of perseverance when all seems lost and shows courage in a certain death situation. This book teaches us all to never give up and never back down in the face of death. The book Flamethrowers: Guardians of The Game by J. Alan Childs is about a boy named Kenny who lives in located the Iron Range in Minnesota. His entire life is hockey his dad played professional hockey, his brother plays collegiate hockey, his friends play hockey, he lives in a hockey town, but Kenny hates hockey. One day when Kenny goes to work with his dad he notices two boys playing lacrosse in the park, Kenny has no idea what the sport is so he starts talking to the two boys. One day Kenny is exploring a cave when he finds a stone box containing an ancient lacrosse stick, the only problem is that the stick has an evil twin that falls into the wrong hands. Kenny seeks a fortuneteller that tells Kenny he must stop the evil person at all costs. Kenny is afraid but does stand up and fight the evil beast before he can wreak havoc on the town Kenny holds so dear to his heart. Flamethrowers: Guardians of The Game is one of the most action packed books I have ever read. Fore example, the text says “ Briggs had indeed found the red rocks and was practicing throwing the fireballs down the hill,” (page 174). This is when Briggs is possessed and he is throwing the fireballs, blowing things up and causing mass destruction. The text also says “ Kenny saw his chance and threw the fireball right at Briggs,”(page 200) This is when Kenny and Briggs are fighting in the middle of the street and Kenny nearly decapitates Briggs with a fireball.The book is also full of suspense. The text states “How could this be the great weapon of the flamethrowers?”(Page 125) This is when Kenny first finds the lacrosse stick and he is not at all impressed. When I first read the book I was nervous that Kenny would give up but to my delight he did not. The text also says “White crane turned to Kenny. ‘ Kenny, we need to go,”(page 228). This is the end of the book and I was kind of mad because it left us on such a big cliffhanger. I was wondering where are they going and why, what’s so important? The book is also packed with friendship. The text clearly states “‘Kenny, Ricky died in there!’”(page 55) This is when Kenny is going to go into a cave that is very dangerous and his best friend Casey is persuading him not to because she doesn’t want him to get hurt. The text also states “ ‘Did you get hurt? What were you thinking?’”(page 55) This is when Kenny is telling Casey that he went into the cave and Casey is really mad because Kenny could have gotten hurt. She was also kind of relieved because Kenny was fine and she cares about Kenny so much.All in all this a great book that receives a 5 star rating. This book tells a tale of a boy who stands up to face certain death without an ounce of nervousness in him. This book receives the highest rating. This book is a classic for all ages.

I had originally purchased this book for my son when he was 10 or 11 because he had been playing the game for 5 years. Well the book was collecting dust on the shelf for 4 years. Recently my 9 year old daughter started playing lacrosse and really enjoys the game. She recently came across the book and loves it. She can3 put the book down. It always leaves you in suspense wanting to know what is going to happen next. Can't wsit to see how it turns out in the end

This is a gift, so not sure how good it is. Hoping for the best!

We got the book for our grandson to read. He is in his third season of lacrosse. We thought he would enjoy having some background/history of the game presented in a story with kids close to his age especially since he enjoys hockey as well as lacrosse. For an adult it is an easy read and not alot of concentration required but interesting lacrosse lore but the grandson really enjoyed the story and could relate to how kids would feel in the family situation and the mystery situation so we like the book

well done look at the study of lacrosse from the early history of the sport as it relates to the foundation of the peoples. There is more interaction among the characters than a lacrosse game story. It is a very fast pace storyline which constantly builds to a very dramatic ending. This story will keep all readers turning the pages waiting for the next surprising activity. The author did a fantastic job of bringing the history of the Flamethrowers to a well developed and well written conclusion. Well done.

I liked that it showed ancient lacrosse and it had a taste of Harry Potter because the lacrosse sticks had powers. They were sort of like wands. I loved how Kenny chose lacrosse over hockey! I liked the subject of lacrosse because I have been playing since I was in kindergarten and that's a long time! It's great to see a fiction book about this ever popular sport!

My 11 Year old son, who started his obsession with Lacrosse 4 years ago, is amazed by this book. He cannot put it down and stays up late reading. He will easily complete it in a week, because it is such a good read. He is a good reader, but likes to start, but not finish books due to boredom. I can't wait to get it from him and see for myself. He is already looking forward to volume II.

My son loves lacrosse but not reading. He is definitely into this book and asks to read it every night.

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