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English
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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beartown and A Man Called Ove, hailed as "a writer of astonishing depth [with] the remarkable ability to make you understand the feelings of each of a dozen different characters" (The Washington Times), a heart-wrenching story of how loyalty, friendship, and love carry a town through its darkest days. After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake. Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place...
3) Broken ice
Author
Series
Nils Shapiro novels volume 2
Language
English
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"Nils Shapiro has been hired to find missing Linnea Engstrom, a teenager from the small northern hockey town of Warroad, MN. Most of Warroad is in Minneapolis for the state high school hockey tournament, and Linnea never returned from last night's game. Linnea's friend Haley Housch is also missing--and soon found dead. Shot through the arm with an arrow at the Haley Housch crime scene, only the quick work of medical examiner Char Northagen saves Nil's...
4) Beartown
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a community slowly being eaten alive by unemployment and the surrounding wilderness. A victory like this would draw national attention to the ailing town: it could attract government funding and an influx of talented athletes who would choose Beartown over the big nearby cities. A victory like this would certainly...
5) Dino-hockey
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The meat-eating dinosaurs challenge the plant-eating dinosaurs to a hockey match.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Formats
Description
After her very wealthy--and very old--husband dies, Faith Duffy inherits a pile of money and a pro hockey team. Sexy player Ty Savage dreams of winning the Stanley Cup. Faith loathes Ty at first, but soon she begins to see there's more to him than sex appeal.
Author
Series
Lucy tries sports volume 4
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In this picture book, Lucy and her friends learn introductory hockey skills as they try out a new sport.
8) Maxed out
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Max struggles to manage a grieving mother, a special needs brother and a desire to play hockey"--Unedited summary from book.
10) Face-off
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Kyle wants to be a great hockey player just like his older brother, but to do that, he must focus all of his energy on the game and not be distracted by a teammate's injury.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 80
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a professional hockey player comes to Greenfield with plans to build an ice skating rink, the Alden children suspect that someone in town wants to stop the project.
12) Backyard hockey
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Publisher
Christian Faith Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Kids in Minnesota couldn't wait for the weather to turn cold. With the cold weather that means turning some backyards into rinks. Backyards are flooded, then turned into ice hockey rinks. Kids would skate and play hockey till the ice melts in the spring!" --
13) Hockey meltdown
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Although Dylan's wrist is healing from the pre-season injury, can he be part of the team if he is stuck on the bench?
14) Ice magic
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1973]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The twins' toy hockey game seems to be magic as it plays games identical to the real ones before they even happen.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Holland Delviss, the only girl on the boys' high school hockey team, is forced to confront gender role expectations and her self-doubts when she is selected to be featured during HockeyFest and finds herself falling for her bossy team co-captain." --
17) Backup goalie
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jamie thought everything was perfect on his hockey team. But when the goalie is injured, Jamie has to step in to play the unfamiliar position. With the state championship at stake, can Jamie help his team skate to victory or are they all on thin ice?
Author
Publisher
Acorn Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Pepper is a boy whose life is centered around hockey, from the cereal he eats in the morning, through the events of the day, when he takes part in a team practice and a pickup game in his flooded and frozen backyard, until he falls asleep.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In the story of C.J. Slinger, Left Winger, young readers will enjoy a humorous story as they follow C.J., the newest member for the Baytown Blobfish ice hockey team. Each title also includes back matter, a glossary, writing prompts, and comprehension questions."-- Publisher website.
20) Mia
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Mia has grown up playing ice hockey with her three older brothers and has the skills she needs to become a star hockey player. But she's tired of skating in her brothers' shadows and has decided to pursue her passion for figure skating instead. With the help of a new coach, Mia finds out whether she has what it takes to grow and compete as a figure skater.
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