Overview
Thirteen-year-old Jonah is determined to prove that anxiety wonāt stop him from succeeding as his hockey teamās goalie in this dynamic novel in verse.Ā
What-ifs rattle around his brain at the worst times, like when heās in the middle of a playoff game. What if he lets his teammates down? What if he canāt make it pro? And the biggest what-if of all, the one he keeps to himself ā what if heās like his dad, whose life is controlled by anxiety that has only gotten worse since Jonahās mom died in a car crash?
To prove that heās 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, Jonahās 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 itās okay to look for support on and off the ice.Ā
From the adrenaline rush of sudden-death overtime to the weight of worrying about letting your teammates ā and yourself ā down, this novel in verse will hook readers from the first line.
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Key Text Features
dialogue
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Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.5
Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
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