Books with author Kris Yankee

When Toby Karlson, aka TK, is at the wrong place at the wrong time, he goes from cool kid to total outcast with just one hip check. Sixth-grade orientation was scary, but TK didn’t realize it would change his life. Now he has to hang out with the smartest and geekiest kid in school, while dodging the school bully and his posse. If TK were on the ice, he’d know exactly what to do. But this is life and not a hockey game. Can TK get his good-guy status back at fifth-grade camp?

When Toby Karlson, aka TK, is at the wrong place at the wrong time, he goes from cool kid to total outcast with just one hip check. Sixth grade orientation was scary, but TK didn't realize it would change his life. Now he has to hang out with the smartest and geekiest kid in school, while dodging the school bully and his posse. If TK were on the ice, he'd know exacly what to do. But this is life and not a hockey game. Can TK get his good-guy status back at fifth-grade camp?More great words about Cracking the Code: Spreading Rumors:As a journalist I get literally hundreds of authors who want me to review their books either on my TV or radio show or in print. I always inform them that I have to read it first. I can't endorse or recommend something I am not aware of. If you are a, "Hockey family" this book is immediately in your wheel house. Surprisingly if you aren't a hockey family, it fits just as perfectly in your family. Lost in today's, "Everyone gets a trophy for playing" mentality is the great lessons that sports can teach kids. Some of my greatest moments in life, both good and bad are wrapped up in sports. Yankee does a superb job of weaving a tale not as much around hockey, but about life. As soon as I read the book I gave it to my son and he loved it. It takes a skilled author to be able to weave a tale that not only can entertain adults, but kids also. Don't hesitate! The fact you are reading this review says that it has your interest, so do your family a favor and buy this book! Hondo S Carpenter, Sr. January 2013

When Toby Karlson, aka TK, is at the wrong place at the wrong time, he goes from cool kid to total outcast with just one hip check. Sixth-grade orientation was scary, but TK didn’t realize it would change his life. Now he has to hang out with the smartest and geekiest kid in school, while dodging the school bully and his posse. If TK were on the ice, he’d know exactly what to do. But this is life and not a hockey game. Can TK get his good-guy status back at fifth-grade camp?