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1) Power play
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When a new coach helps Cody make the NHL draft, he can't believe his luck. But soon Cody's dream turns into a nightmare of secrets, lies, and a terrible abuse of power.
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"The long-awaited conclusion to the beloved New York Times bestselling and "engrossing" (People) Beartown series--which inspired an HBO series of the same name--follows the small hockey town's residents as they grapple with change, pain, hope, and redemption."--Provided by publisher.
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true.
People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And...
People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And...
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Ricky Phillips is only a teen when he is selected to play for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League. Everyone around him, including his coaches and his father, is going to make sure that he gets the ultimate prize: a chance to play in the National Hockey League. When he is selected to play for the San Jose Sharks, everyone is thrilled. But an on-ice fight turns deadly and has lasting repercussions; Ricky is forced to question everything
...6) Danger zone
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Jason accidentally injures another player during a hockey game, and he must find a way to prove himself to those around him when the injured player's parents want him suspended from the league.
8) Great too
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Young Taylor loves playing hockey and is excited to play in a tournament. But he feels distracted by the loud cheering crowd, and his confidence starts to fade. It takes Coach Wally to remind him that it's okay to be nervous but the most important thing is to remember that he is part of a team, working together with his teammates.
9) Rocket blues
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When Bryan is cut from a top hockey team, he's devastated especially when it turns out that his old teammates don't seem to have any time for him. But, is there more to life than just hockey?
10) Breakaway
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Nugget McDonald's excitement over Christmas Break hockey camp wanes when he learns that instead of an NHL hero he will be training with a woman coach on a team that includes girls.
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Appears on these lists
2021 - I Read Canadian Day - Families
2022 Silver Birch Express Award Nominees-Grades 3-4, Fiction and Non-Fiction
TDSRC 2021 Recommended Reads/Suggestions de livres
2022 Silver Birch Express Award Nominees-Grades 3-4, Fiction and Non-Fiction
TDSRC 2021 Recommended Reads/Suggestions de livres
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Kitoo and Nigosi, Kenyan orphans, spend their days studying, playing soccer, helping with chores and reading from the books in their library. When Kitoo sees a copy of Sports Around the World he is fascinated by the Canadian national men's ice hockey team. The fates align and Kitoo finds a pair of beat up old roller blades, he teaches himself to skate and dreams of playing hockey like the men in his book.
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A celebration of the unsung heroes behind the game, including first-hand stories from moms of the NHL's biggest stars Hockey Moms laces together the stories of NHL hockey moms like Kelly McDavid and Ema Matthews with those of mothers who never expected their children to set foot on the ice. With insight, warmth, honesty and humour, more than thirty hockey moms share their own journeys as they figure out how to juggle trips to the rink with raising...
19) Ice time
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Paul Bidwell is dreaming of playing on a hockey team but his family can't afford to pay for the registration fees. When the flu hit Paul's school, he finally gets the chance to prove that he deserves his time on the ice.
20) Double shift
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Game time volume 5
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Charlie deals with the responsibilities of being team captain for the Rebels hockey team and matters become worse when a disaster strikes his mom's business.
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