Download or read book Us Against You written by Fredrik Backman and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Fredrik Backman, New York Times bestselling author of Beartown, comes a heart-wrenching story of the ways loyalty, friendship, and love carry a small community through its darkest days. After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they hear that their beloved local junior 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. As the tension between the two towns simmers, a surprising newcomer is handpicked to try to save the Beartown club. Soon a new team starts to take shape around Amat, the fastest player you’ll ever see; Benji, the intense lone wolf; and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker. But bringing this team together proves to be a challenge as old bonds are broken, new ones are formed, and the enmity with Hed grows more and more heated. As the big game between Beartown and Hed approaches, the not-so-innocent pranks and incidents between the communities pile up. By the time the last game is finally played, a resident of Beartown will be dead, and the people of both towns will be forced to wonder if, after all they’ve been through, the game they love can ever return to something simple and innocent. Us Against You is a declaration of love for all the big and small, bright and dark stories that form and colour our communities. Compelling and heartbreaking, it’s a roller-coaster ride of emotions and a showcase for “Fredrik Backman’s pitch-perfect dialogue and unparalleled understanding of human nature” (Shelf Awareness).

Download or read book These Gentle Wounds written by Helene Dunbar and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five years after his mother killed herself and three of his siblings, Gordie lives with his halfbrother Kevin. It is an ideal arrangement, until Gordie’s absentee father comes back into the picture, demanding a place in his life. Now the only one who can help Gordie is himself ... if he can confront the past and take back his future.

Download or read book Puck Me Secretly written by Odette Stone and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I've never been in love.I've never had an orgasm, but I've faked plenty.I want to experience love. Real, passionate love.I don't want to die.It's funny what blurts out of your mouth when the plane you're on is going down, and I didn't hold back with my seat mate when my plane decided to crash.My hysterical confessions didn't faze the muscular stranger that sat beside me. In fact, he promised if we survived, he'd give me my first orgasm. We survived.I came.And then he left without telling me who he was.On the first day of my job, I stood in front of the Vancouver Wolves hockey team and called out a number. #33.Imagine my shock when he skated forward.Max is an incredible hockey player, whose wild, out-of-control antics have almost derailed his career. So many secrets shroud his past and continue to threaten his future. Now he's my secret. And that secret could ruin everything. Puck Me SECRETLY. Some secrets are too big to keep.This book is 86,000 words and is a full-length romance intended for adult audiences only.

Download or read book Dare to Make History written by Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and published by Radius Book Group. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dare to Make History is the story of two courageous and talented women who weren’t willing to accept anything less than being treated as equals. On their journey to a gold medal in women’s ice hockey, they became role models for generations before and after them. Twins Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando started playing ice hockey with their four older brothers and their friends on a frozen pond next to their home in North Dakota. No girls hockey teams, no problem―they just played on boys teams. They went on to win six World Championships and played in three Olympics, winning two silver medals and ultimately a gold medal in South Korea in 2018 for the USA Women’s National Team. They did not allow roadblocks and discrimination deter them from taking on their governing body—USA Hockey—threatening to boycott the 2017 World Championships and jeopardizing their ability to compete in the 2018 Olympics unless their gender equity issues were addressed. The success of Monique, Jocelyne, and their team thrust them into the center of the struggle for gender equity, for women in hockey and in sports in general, as well as in society at large. In Dare to Make History, the Lamoureux twins chronicle their journey to the pinnacle of their sport, their efforts along with almost 150 other hockey players to start a new professional women’s hockey league, their training to come back and make another national team after giving birth, their tireless efforts to advance the interests of disadvantaged communities in closing the digital divide, and their ongoing contributions as role models championing the dreams of future generations of girls in sports, education, and the workplace. This is not a hockey book. It is not a girls book. It is a book about the importance of the fight for equity, particularly gender equity. It is the inspirational story of how two young women from a small town in North Dakota have dreamed big—had the courage to take on huge battles—and in the end how they have dared to make history.

Download or read book Looking Back written by Kenisha Archie and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of memoirs by Rainy River High School students.

Download or read book White Magic written by Kelly Easton and published by Wendy Lamb Books. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need to attract a boy? Cure a fear? Let go of the past?Yvonne has the spell for you.After Chrissie's dad dies, her mom moves them to California to remarry. Chrissie's lonely new life is transformed when the amazing Yvonne jumps out of her apartment door and pulls Chrissie inside to join Yvonne and Karen in their coven of "good witches." Yvonne is part gypsy, and somehow wiser than other kids her age. Karen is sweet, shy, and madly in love with the wrong boy. Alone, each girl is an outsider; but when the friends share their powers and cast spells to help each other, a kind of magic starts to happen.Kelly Easton is the author of the young adult novels: The Life History of a Star, Walking on Air, Aftershock, and Hiroshima Dreams. The Life History of a Star was selected as the Golden Kite Honor Award, and as a Booksense 76 Top Ten Book for Teens. She lives and teaches in Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard with her husband and their children.

Download or read book Field Trip written by Gary Paulsen and published by Wendy Lamb Books. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Father-and-son writing team Gary and Jim Paulsen pick up where their Road Trip left off. Ben has been invited to try out for a special hockey academy. But Dad wants Ben to catch up to the school field trip instead. So Ben, Dad, and their dogs, Atticus and Conor, jump into their truck. Ben concocts a secret plan to make the tryout, but Atticus and Conor are on to him. Ben and Dad’s road trip turns into a wacky adventure full of new friends and surprises.

Download or read book If These Walls Could Talk Pittsburgh Penguins written by Phil Bourque and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS HAVE BECOME ONE OF THE MOST STORIED FRANCHISES IN NHL HISTORY. Winners of five Stanley Cup championships, the Penguins have hosted generations of stars from Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr to Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, all of whom have left an indelible mark on team history. Phil Bourque, who helped earn two of those Stanley Cup victories and who now serves as color commentator alongside Mike Lange for Penguins radio broadcasts, has gotten to witness more than his fair share of that history up close and personal. In If These Walls Could Talk: Pittsburgh Penguins, you'll relive some of that history, from Bourque's memories of training camp with Lemieux to his stories of celebrating with (and having to repair) the Cup. Through singular anecdotes only Bourque can tell about current and past players, coaches, and opponents, this book provides fans with a one-of-a-kind, insider's look into the Penguins' greatest moments, disappointments, and everything in between.

Download or read book Prescott Brothers written by Mignon Mykel and published by Mignon Mykel. This book was released on 2022-11-05 with total page 1356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were born into hockey. Follow these brothers as they navigate the game—and the fight for love. This complete series includes: • Interference, featuring Caleb and Sydney, as Caleb finds himself starring on a dating show. • The Playmaker, featuring Porter and Asher, as Porter realizes there are harder things in life than fighting through the shadows his older siblings cast. • Butterfly Save, featuring Jonny and Summer, as Jonny learns life after divorce. Also includes The Prequels (Troublemaker and Breakaway), the time right before Porter and Asher meet! To note, Breakaway contains dark subjects. For Fans Of: Helena Hunting, Sawyer Bennet, Samantha Chase, Samantha Cole, Rachel Gibson, Elle Kennedy, Catherine Cowles, Jami Davenport, Brenda Rothert, Elisa Faber, Kate Meader, Kelly Jamieson, Melanie Ting, Avery Flynn, Mira Lyn Kelly, Hannah Grace, Sarina Bowen, Keywords: Hockey romance, family saga, complete series, romance box set, romance complete series, hockey hero, cinnamon roll hero, golden retriever hero, tortured heroine, trauma, trigger warnings, tragedy, foster care, religious cult, new adult, contemporary, new adult romance, contemporary romance, hockey goalie, goaltender, standalone romance, long distance romance, bachelor, dating show, reality television, reality tv, divorce, family tragedy

Download or read book Butterfly Save written by Mignon Mykel and published by Mignon Mykel. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s been one hell of a year. If I’m being honest, it’s been one hell of a life. For years my worth has been tied up in one of two things: goaltender for the San Diego Enforcers, and husband—then ex-husband—of the oldest MacTavish daughter. Regret is a heavy thing and it’s weighing on me. Now I’m retiring myself up to the wooded island my family called a second home growing up. Getting away from the limelight. Feeling closer to my roots. I’m fully prepared to live out the rest of my life alone up here in seclusion. And then I meet her. Timid. Cautious. And so damn beautiful. I should stay away. She doesn’t need my brand of baggage. But damn, I can't help myself. For fans of: Helena Hunting, Lani Lynn Vale, Aurora Rose Reynolds, Jessica Sorensen, Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black, Elle Kennedy, Lauren Asher, Emily Henry, Avon Gale, Toni Aleo, Kristen Callihan, LJ Shen, Jana Aston, Karina Halle, Meghan March, Jay Crownover, Anna Todd, Geneva Lee, Audrey Carlan, Jill Shalvis, Helen Hoang, Christina Lauren, Sally Thorne, Penny Reid, Julia Kent, Kelly Jamieson, Kendall Ryan, Kennedy Ryan, Lauren Blakely, Lexi Ryan, Jen Frederick, Sara Ney, Nana Malone, Lili Valentine, Rebecca Jenshak, Corinne Michaels, Lani Lynn Vale, K. Bromberg, Karla Sorensen, Amy Daws, Layla Hagen, Kat Mizera, Mira Lyn Kelly, Rachel Gibson, Aurora Rose Reynolds, Rachel Van Dyken, Kate Meader

Download or read book All Roads Home written by Bryan Trottier and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER A poignant and inspiring memoir of the people and challenges that shaped the life and career of Canada's most decorated Indigenous athlete. Over the course of his incredible career, Bryan Trottier set a new standard of hockey excellence. A seven-time Stanley Cup champion (four with the New York Islanders, two with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and one as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche), Trottier won countless awards and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. In 2017, he was named one of the NHL's Top 100 Players of All Time. Trottier grew up in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, the son of a Cree/Chippewa/Metis father and an Irish-Canadian mother. All Roads Home offers a poignant, funny, wise, and inspiring look at his coming of age, both on and off the ice. It is a unique memoir in which Trottier shares stories about family, friends, teammates, and coaches, the lessons that he has learned from them, and the profound impact they have had in shaping the person he has become. Some of the incredible characters featured in the book include Trottier's father Buzz; legendary Islanders coach Al Arbour; teammates Clark Gillies and Mike Bossy; and the Penguins' Mario Lemieux, to name but a few. He'll also talk about the high school English teacher and guidance counsellor who helped him develop self-confidence and encouraged him as a writer: Governor General's Award–winning poet, Lorna Crozier. All Roads Home will also include a Foreword from bestselling author Jesse Thistle (From the Ashes) and two very special Afterwords: one from Trottier's daughter, Lindsy Ruthven, and the other from his life-long friend, beloved hockey great Dave "Tiger" Williams.

Download or read book Interference written by Michelle Berry and published by ECW/ORIM. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An immaculately constructed page-turner that is also, miraculously, a redemptive meditation on loneliness and community” (Carrie Snyder, author of Girl Runner). The inhabitants of Edgewood Drive in the small Canadian town of Parkville seem to live simple, peaceful lives, but as the children attend elementary school and the senior ladies play Leisure League hockey, secrets and hardships and menaces lurk not far from the surface. This suspenseful novel takes us into a community and reveals the life and happiness—as well as the fear and sorrow—of those who call it home. “Interference is a terrific page-turner, but it’s also a haunting, powerful look at the way families and friendships entangle us all. Berry is a sharp-eyed, engaging writer, and she deftly captures the terrors, ruptures and intimacies of one seemingly ordinary neighborhood, always finding a precarious beauty in her characters’ lives. This is a book that is terrifying, startling, and very hard to put down.” —Rebecca Godfrey, author of Under the Bridge “Interference is tightly plotted and neatly executed, very nearly perfectly paced, and satisfyingly complex—but it is also escapism in its purest form, and a sheer delight to read.” —The Winnipeg Review

Download or read book They Call Me Killer written by Brian Kilrea and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate, humorous look at Brian Kilrea's 60-year career in junior hockey With more wins than any coach in junior hockey history, and a personality as large as his winning record, Brian Kilrea is more than a hockey legend, he's one of the most beloved figures in the game. With veteran sportswriter, James Duthie, Kilrea gives fans a rink-side view of his twenty-nine plus seasons as head coach and now general manager of the Ottawa 67s. With stories and comments from famous NHLers who played for Killer, readers will get a taste of Kilrea's hardnosed coaching style, the gritty often humorous reality of his life as a coach, riding on buses and in the locker room, as well as the knowledge and dedication that has made him last so long. They Call Me Killer sheds light on Kilrea's early life as a centre for the Red Wings, what it was like to score the first-ever goal in the history of the L.A. Kings, and his two years with the New York Islanders. Loaded with anecdotes from a true hockey insider, the book offers fans an unvarnished look at the world of junior hockey—as it's played and lived, including its brutal practices, broken curfews, trades, and tirades. Details Kilrea's role as a coach for the Ottawa 67s, how they won the Memorial Cup twice, and how he's been a mentor to young stars of the future Includes anecdotes and interviews from coaches, trainers, and general managers, and NHLers like Bryan Trottier, Dennis Potvin, Mike Peca, Gary Roberts, Doug Wilson, Brian Campbell, Darren Pang, and many others Brian Kilrea was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 James Duthie is best known for his work on TSN's The NHL on TSN and his coverage of the World Junior Championships With a Foreword by lifelong friend, Don Cherry, They Call Me Killer is a fascinating, unforgettable look at the world of junior hockey and the man known as the most successful coach in junior hockey history.

Download or read book Bleeding Blue written by Wendel Clark and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny, fierce, and gritty, Bleeding Blue recounts every struggle and success of Wendel Clark’s rough-and-tumble journey to becoming one of hockey’s greatest heroes. As a young boy growing up in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Wendel Clark never dreamed of an NHL career. The pro league just seemed too far away from the young man’s small-town life in the Prairies. But Wendel had a talent for hockey that was surpassed only by his love for the sport, and it wasn’t long before he embarked on a path that would take him away from his hometown to a new life. Wendel honed his talents in cities across western Canada and earned a reputation as a force to be reckoned with on the ice. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs first overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, Wendel burst onto the pro scene and immediately made an impact, all the while staying true to his roots. As he learned from the players around him, Wendel steadily matured into a respected leader. He soon assumed the mantle as the Leafs captain, and his willingness to lay it all on the line transformed him into a player who could inspire courage in his teammates and fear in his opponents in equal measure. The future seemed limitless for the young star. But just as Wendel’s talents were set to peak, everything unraveled. Years of no-holds-barred, physical play were taking their toll, and soon his greatest competitor wasn’t anyone on the ice, but his own body. Every movement brought agony, every shift was a challenge, and every game meant the decision to keep fighting. But as Wendel’s body broke down, his resolve only grew. Determined to succeed no matter what the cost, Wendel set out on a course that would allow him to keep doing what he loved and that would turn him into one of the most beloved hockey players of all time. Emotional and uplifting, Bleeding Blue is the story of a man who refused to say no, who wore his heart on his sleeve, and who would do anything to keep going, even when everything told him to quit.

Download or read book Attached to You written by Lindsay Paige and published by Lindsay Paige, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brayden Hayes is all work and no play. Meeting one woman is all it takes to finally force himself to find a balance between work on the ice and relationships away from it. If there’s one thing Brayden is sure of, it’s that he wants to keep her around and make their time together worthwhile. Deanna Mitchell hops from guy to guy because she doesn’t want to settle for just anyone. She has made a lot of mistakes, but deciding to see Brayden is not one of them. She thinks. What she feels around him makes her think he could be the one. While Deanna remains unsure, Brayden is going all in and he’s ready to face whatever problems arise. Together, they discover that finding a balance isn’t hard when you’re with the right person.

Download or read book Don Cherry s Hockey Stories and Stuff written by Don Cherry and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2009-04-03 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 National Bestseller Don Cherry has been named a National Hockey League Coach of the Year with a winning percentage of over .600 and also received Coach of the Year honours in the American Hockey League. His comments on Hockey Night in Canada’s "Coach's Corner" routinely make headlines as they entertain, educate, and often upset some fans throughout North America. He may be controversial, but no one can deny the popularity he enjoys; popularity that was reflected in his top 10 ranking in the competition to determine "The Greatest Canadian." Now from Grapes himself comes the book that hockey fans of all ages have been waiting for. Written with veteran sports journalist Al Strachan, here are Don Cherry's favourite stories from his career in hockey. And you can imagine the stories he has to tell.

Download or read book The Scoring Series 1 3 written by Jami Davenport and published by Cedrona Enterprises. This book was released on 2022-09-03 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the Puck Brothers, hockey players who've sworn off love, and the women who change their minds. SHUTOUT: Another man has my forever, and I have hockey. I thought making the big bucks and playing against the best in the world would feel better than this. Instead I’m empty and hollow, like a big piece of my heart was hacked off because it was. BLOCKED: My one-night stand turned out to be my teammate's wife. Now she's stalking me, my teammate hates me, and I'm madly attracted to his sister. PLAYMAKER: Other than her name, I don't know anything about her, but I can't get enough of her. She's my obsession, my world, my everything. If only she would let me in, tell me why she's terrified, why she stays in the shadows, why she can't be seen in public.