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Game face / Shari Green.

Green, Shari, 1963- (author.).

Summary:

What-ifs rattle around his brain at the worst times, like when he's in the middle of a playoff game. What if he lets his teammates down? What if he can't make it pro? And the biggest what-if of all, the one he keeps to himself -- what if he's like his dad, whose life is controlled by anxiety that has only gotten worse since Jonah's mom died in a car crash? To prove that he's not like that, Jonah is determined to succeed in the high-stress role of goalie. He and his best friend Ty have big plans for their hockey futures. But when Ty suffers a medical crisis during a pivotal game, Jonah's anxiety ramps up to new levels. It takes courage to ask for help, but Jonah starts to realize that his team goes beyond the people who lace up their skates with him every week, and maybe it's okay to look for support on and off the ice. From the adrenaline rush of sudden-death overtime to the weight of worrying about letting your teammates -- and yourself -- down, this novel in verse will hook readers from the first line.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781773067704
  • ISBN: 1773067702
  • ISBN: 9781773068688
  • Physical Description: 372 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Making the next save is the least of his worries" -- cover.
Citation/References Note:
Junior Library Guild.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10-13.
Grades 5-8.
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG)
Subject: Anxiety > Juvenile fiction.
Team sports > Juvenile fiction.
Grief > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Hockey goalkeepers > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Novels in verse.
Sports fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker Sumpter Branch GREEN (Shari) (Text) 37814003632859 JUV FICTION - NEW Available -
OTLD Boardman Library JF GRE (Text) 37818000438806 Juvenile Fiction Available -


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