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Age: 9 to 12
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Grade: 4 to 7
Description
Is there room in a family for two hockey stars?
In this companion book to Taking the Ice, goalie Mike Krieger (aka Tree) takes center stage. Although Mike is known to be calm and collected, his home life is more difficult than it seems.
His younger brother, Eric, is a hockey hotshot, already playing on the top U13 team. And their parents are so focused on Erics game that Mikes success in net is barely noticed except by his older brother, Liam, who was born with Down syndrome and is Mikes biggest fan. Mikes parents dismiss a suggestion that he could be good enough to attend a top goalie camp, and while Mike is used to living in Erics shadow, the tension between the two brothers increases when Mike is asked to play goal for Erics team.
When an accident threatens Erics hockey career, and money troubles threaten his parents farm, Mike worries he might also have to give up the sport he loves. He decides to risk his reputation — and more — for the new goalie pads he desperately needs. But when the truth comes out, can Mike find a way to make things right?
