Hockey Girl

by Natalie Hyde

On Resource Links ' Best of 2013 list Tara's softball team has been challenged by the boys to put together a winning girls' hockey team The bet? Whichever team finishes lower in its respective division will have to wear cheerleading outfits (complete with skirts and pompoms) to the other team's entire next season of home games! Tara and her Roadrunners are determined not to give the Hornets the satisfaction But winning is going to be an uphill battle for the girls, especially in a hockey-crazed town that cares more about the boys' Junior A team than anything else So when the boys teams begin screaming for more ice-time, it's the girls teams that get relegated to the graveyard times at the local rinks -- if they're lucky To make matters worse, Tara discovers that the one boy who seems sympathetic to their cause (and super-cute, to boot) is the son of the ice-rink manager and their most belligerent opponent What the Roadrunners need is some divine intervention which comes in the shape of Sister Helen, a former women's ice hockey star and their new coach Inspired to fight for their right to play, the girls launch a campaign to gain fair and equal ice time Will the town rally behind the girls? And will the Roadrunners pull it together in time to finish ahead of the Hornets and save their dignity?

Genres: Sports

215 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2012

Reviews

[Savannah Nunn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good book!!

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tara and the friends on her softball team are dared by boys in their hockey crazy town to play a “real” sport. The girls decide that hockey would actually be great off-season training. When it looks like they might actually be contenders in the league standings, the boys up the stakes. However, an upcoming tournament unfairly ends the girls' season and access to the rink. I don't typically like sports books, but this one was a really fun read with strong female characters – plus a sport that doesn't get highlighted often.

[Joanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you love strong female characters and are tired of reading about just boys in sports, this book is for you. HOCKEY GIRL brings together humor, sports and the desire to be treated equally in a fun and exciting book for tweens with a really important message that never feels preachy. Hyde's characters are well-drawn and ring true and I really enjoyed this story about a group of girls who start out being in a competition against boys but end up taking on their whole community in a fight that really matters.

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[Nancy H · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hockey Girl is a quick, fun read about a girls' hockey team in Canada. Tara and her championship softball team are challenged to play on a hockey team, and they accept the challenge, reluctantly at first, but then enthusiastically as they begin to get into the game. When the town tries to cut the team to make more room for the boys' teams to practice, the girls decide to fight for their right to play.

[Amy Mathers · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Karen Upper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome inspirational book on girls and a sport usually reserved for the male population!

[Harley Wright]

I din't really like this book the thing that I din't really like about it was the genre.