Getting in the Game
Square Fish · Paperback · December 26, 2007
Seventh-grader Joanna Giordano wants to play ice hockey, but the only game in town is the boys' middle school team.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in a determined middle-schooler pursuing ice hockey
- Themes
- Determination, Gender barriers in sports, Family challenges
- Genres
- Hockey Stories, Girls & Young Women, Navigating Peer Pressure
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Seventh-grader Joanna Giordano wants to play ice hockey, but the only game in town is the boys' middle school team. Everyone tries to talk her out of playing--from the principal and the coach to the class bully, and even her best friend, Ben. But Jo is as determined as she is talented, and even a grandfather with Alzheimer's and a father who needs anger-management classes can't stop her from getting in the game.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in a determined middle-schooler pursuing ice hockey
- Readers drawn to stories about girls challenging barriers in sports
Where it sits
| Hockey Stories | 97% |
|---|---|
| Girls & Young Women | 52% |
| Navigating Peer Pressure | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Girls & Young Women
- Winter Sports
- Authors
- Dawn FitzGerald
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- December 26, 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Determination · Gender barriers in sports · Family challenges
- Reading lane
- Girls & Young Women