Game Face

by Shari Green (Author)

Game Face
Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

Thirteen-year-old Jonah is determined to prove that anxiety won't stop him from succeeding as his hockey team's goalie in this dynamic novel in verse. 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. 

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Kirkus

An unvarnished problem-focused novel with occasional doses of quick ice hockey action.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781773068688
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Groundwood Books
Publication date
September 05, 2023
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUV039240 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Depression & Mental Illness
JUV032110 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Hockey
Library of Congress categories
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