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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...
5) The winners
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"The long-awaited conclusion to the beloved New York Times bestselling 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. It starts with a storm, a death, and two funerals on the same day. One person's life is being celebrated by all of Beartown. One person's life is being forgotten. Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left...
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"A young boy doesn't want to go to bed. The hockey game is on! After his parents have tucked him in and turned out the light, he shines a flashlight on his prized hockey possessions around his room: the posters of his favorite players, the pennant for his favorite team, the puck"--OCLC.
9) Icebreaker
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Mickey James III is following in his father's (and grandfather's) skates by playing hockey at Hartland University, but he is not enjoying the situation: for one thing he is seriously depressed, unsure of anything, even whether he can make it as a hockey player (or wants to); more troubling his rival, Jaysen Caulfield, is also on the team and seems to bitterly resent him--and Mickey actually finds Jaysen very attractive and does not know how to deal...
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After enduring a week of punishing try-outs and making the cut for the girls varsity field hockey team, new players must participate in a night of questionable bonding traditions and loyalty tests, orchestrated by the most senior girls on the squad and performed with the implicit permission of their seemingly all-American young male coach.
11) Emily's big shot
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Emily has trouble simultaneously managing her wheelchair and passing the ball in her class's games of floor hockey, so classmates Dmitry and Ryan offer to help her improve--first lesson is learn to relax and not get nervous.
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A hockey player named Rishi struggles to control his anger, but finds help when he meets an alien from outer space who has the same issue. Throughout the story, sidebars address the history of hockey, one of the greatest players of all time, and practicing mindfulness. Includes an activity, further resources, and a glossary.
15) Unloved: a novel
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"The highly anticipated follow-up to Peyton Corinne's "unputdownable and unforgettable" (Bal Khabra, author of Collide) TikTok sensation Unsteady follows hopeless romantic Ro and player-on and off the ice-Freddy as they forge an unexpected bond that slowly turns into a life lesson in self-worth and the healing quality of love. Matt "Freddy" Fredderic is all smiles-at least on the surface. On the ice, he's the star left winger for the Waterfell Wolves...
16) Checked
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To help his dog through cancer treatment, Conor gives up hockey and finds himself considering who he is without the sport that has defined him, and connecting more with his family and best friend.
19) Ice rink rookie
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Pilar Ramirez loves to skate on ice, and normally she does not keep being born without part of her right foot a secret, but when her best friend convinces her to try out for the local hockey team Pilar decides not to mention her condition--but hockey presents her with some problems that plain skating did not, and Pilar needs to learn that being part of a team means being open with your teammates, so that they understand all your strengths and weaknesses....
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