Iceman
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Paperback · March 5, 2013
Is Eric as cold as the ice he skates on?
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- Who it’s for
- A sharp look at the gap between the Iceman’s reputation and the fire he feels inside.
- Genres
- Hockey, YA Stories About Boys & Men, YA Sibling Stories
- Published
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, March 5, 2013
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Is Eric as cold as the ice he skates on? A fiery tour de force from the author of Inexcusable, a National Book Award finalist. The other guys on Eric’s hockey team call him the Iceman, because he’s a heartless player, cold as ice. Only Eric knows the truth—he’s not cold, he’s on fire, burning with a need he just can’t explain. Least of all to his family—not to his dad, whose only joy in life is watching Eric smash other hockey players to a pulp.
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Or his mom, who starts every conversation with, “Your problem is...” Or even his brother, Duane, once a star athlete, now a star slacker. Can Eric find a way to make them understand how he feels—before the fire inside consumes him completely?
Under the Surface
A sharp look at the gap between the Iceman’s reputation and the fire he feels inside.
Come here for
- Hockey’s hard edges and the pressure to keep your feelings hidden
- Family friction that reaches beyond the rink
Expect
- Tension between a young player’s inner life and his family’s expectations
- A direct, emotionally charged story rooted in hockey
Where it sits
| Hockey | 100% |
|---|---|
| YA Sibling Stories | 34% |
| YA Stories About Boys & Men | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Boys & Men
- YA Sibling Stories
- Hockey
- Authors
- Chris Lynch
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- March 5, 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Boys & Men