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Francois Barcelo, a Governor General's Award winner, is a well established writer, penning more than 40 novels for both adults and young adults. Up until now, all of those books were in French. His first English release (with Peter McCamridge doing the translating) certainly catches the browsing eye with the striking title I Hate Hockey Buy The Book:  Amazon.ca  -  Chapters You can also purchase the original book in French -  J'haïs le hockey Also Read: Interview With The Translator Upon cracking the spine, it does not take long for eye brows to raise. The main character is an unlikeable chap (That is far too kind - he's actually a racist, chauvinistic pig). Oh, and he rambles. And rambles. And rambles some more, somehow lengthening the otherwise quick 112 page read into a bit of a chore. At least he has a few occasional humorous lines. Perhaps more contradictory than out right funny, but there was some clever, dark wit. The story quickly dissolves ...

Author Steve Barwin and publisher James Lorimer and Company have released the 2011 102 page young adult novel Making Select Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com This is the pretty normal hockey story for many of us. Most of us don't make it to a high level. Many of us give up the game in our youth, probably a couple years later than we should have. There are other things we begin taking an interest in - video games, girls, schooling, girls, music, girls, etc. We lose the love of playing, but feel the pressure to keep chasing the national dream because that is what we are supposed to do. Especially when that dream is spoon fed to us by a parent. That is exactly what Tyler faces in Making Select. He achieves every kid's goal of making the select team. But he soon realizes the pressure at this level is more than he bargained for. He would rather return to the fun of house league, but his hockey crazy mom applies as much pressure for him to stay as any coach or t...

There seems to be more and more Young Adult hockey-themed titles nowadays, and that is in large part thanks to publishing group at Lorimer. They have made the wonderful decision to go into this market, thought of by many as the toughest market of all - boys aged 10-14 or so. The best thing is Lorimer understands the market and that these boys are often reluctant readers. With that in mind Lorimer and author Jacqueline Guest tackled the project Rink Rivals. It is a story, originally released in 2001, of twin brothers from a tiny native community in the far north who relocate to Calgary. Hockey may be the only thing familiar to them in the big city. Soon they learn the temptations of the bright lights and busy streets. Buy the book - Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Here's the specs: Paperback: 104 pages Publisher: Lorimer; new edition edition (Aug 20 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1552775658 ISBN-13: 978-1552775653 Here's more from the publisher: Produc...

Author Tom Earle will be releasing his first novel (I believe) in 2010. In the book The Hat Trick his character is a local hockey star with a promising big league future. But all of that and his own love for the game come in question when he hurts another player. This novel is, like most hockey novels, aimed at the Young Adult market. I think this book has good potential given that it is a compelling story that has been played out in recent years by the likes of Patrice Cormier and Steve Moore. Buy the book - Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Here's the specs: Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Harper Trophy Canada (Aug 24 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1554686288 ISBN-13: 978-1554686285 Here's more from the publisher Ricky Phillips is only a teen when he is selected to play for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League. Everyone around him, including his coaches and his father, is going to make sure that he gets the ultimate prize: a chance to pl...