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1) Broken ice
Author
Language
English
Description
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 the 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 life....
Author
Lexile measure
840L
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...
4) Face-off
Author
Pub. Date
1972
Edition
[1st ed.]
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
131 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Although he loves the game, a young hockey player discovers he is handicapped while playing by his fear of the puck.
5) Ice magic
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Library ed.
Physical Desc
128 pages ; 24 cm.
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
Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 830L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
After years alone in his castle, Vlad is ready to try something new, so he strolls into town to find a hobby. At first none of the activities seem quite right for him. But when he overhears the junior hockey team vowing to crush and destroy their rivals, he's thrilled. It sounds perfect! Vlad immediately falls for the game, but he also quickly realizes that superhuman powers don't mean much in hockey without a mastery of the basics. Can a centuries-old...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they hear that their beloved local hockey team will soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in Hed, take in that fact. Amidst the mounting tension between the two rivals, a surprising newcomer is handpicked to be Beartown's new hockey coach. Soon a new...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
95 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When first-grader Freddy decides to try out for hockey, his archenemy and school bully Max decides to also try out for the one slot left on the team. Freddy's friend Jessie will have to help him get into shape to make the hockey team.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Despite his name, ten-year-old Jim Nasium is a phys ed klutz. But he's not stopping until he finds the right sport for him in this wacky chapter book adventure! Now he's ready to lace up some skates! Will Jim Nasium be a hockey hazard or a rink rock star?
15) That's hockey
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
16) Power play
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ninth-grade hockey player Kyla Woodson is hoping to win a spot on the varsity team mid-season--but she has at least one serious rival for the coveted position, and her supressed anger over her parents recent divorce seems to keep getting in the way.
17) Icebreaker
Author
Series
Sports stories volume 88
Pub. Date
2006
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
128 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
19) Face-off
Author
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
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.