Kate's Really Good at Hockey

Written by Christina M. Frey and Howard Shapiro · Illustrated by Jade Gonzalez

A summer hockey camp reveals family secrets and tests dreams.

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126 pages

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Kate's dream summer at an elite hockey camp takes an unexpected turn when she must stay with her estranged grandmother, Abby, a hidden hockey legend. As rival players challenge her on and off the ice, Kate uncovers Abby's past and learns that true strength lies beyond the rink. Can Kate balance her ambitions with newfound family ties, or will secrets from the past derail her dreams? This summer, the ice isn't the only place where battles are fought and won.

From the publisher

Young Kate Kazmaier discovers her own skills and family legacy while at an elite girl’s summer hockey campBest. Summer. Ever. That’s what Kate Kazmaier thinks when she receives an invitation to an elite girl’s summer hockey camp. Some of the best 9 - 12 year old hockey players, from around the world, will be there and Kate who lives hockey 24-7, can’t wait to go. Everything would be perfect except for one thing, she has to stay with her grandmother who she barely knows. Little does she know that her grandmother, Abby, was a female hockey pioneer. Forced to cut her hair and say that her name was Abe because there were no girls teams when she was young, she schooled the boys back then and became one of the best goalies in Canada. That is until her true identity was found out.She never let any hurdle stop her and Kate learns from Abby that there is more to playing hockey than simply being the best player on the ice, it’s about being the best person off the ice. Kate teaches Abby a thing or two as well. Mainly how ones relationship with the past ultimately shapes their future. Together they form an unlikely yet strong bond that gets tested in ways they never could have imagined.

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