| International Standard Book Number |
9781774887592
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| International Standard Book Number |
1774887592
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| International Standard Book Number |
0CIPO000413465
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| Personal Name |
Van Brunt, Kirk, author.
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| Title Statement |
Fight song / Kirk Van Brunt.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
Toronto, Ontario : Swift Water Books, [2026]
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| Physical Description |
337 pages ; 22 cm.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"A talented Indigenous teen hockey player escapes a dangerous situation in an attempt to pursue a regular life in this powerful and timely YA novel. It's not easy to miss Nokes Lasley, especially when she's on the ice. Towering over the competition at over six feet tall, she routinely dominates on the right wing -- and her no-nonsense approach and fiery temper have helped to solidify her reputation as a hockey superstar. Despite her tenuous situation at home, she dreams of hitting the Olympics one day and proving that she can compete in the big leagues. But suddenly, Nokes's life is turned upside-down when her father is arrested for murder and she's forced to enter the foster care system. Nokes bounces from home to home, from one dangerous setting to the next . . . until she decides to escape across the border to Minnesota, where the promise of a family friend with professional hockey connections far outweighs the abuse she's experiencing in her home province of Ontario. Through careful lies, and with the help of Aidan, an attractive new friend, Nokes is able to start a new life in a new country -- and, most importantly, keep playing hockey. But the past has a nasty way of catching up to her, and soon Nokes has to make a terrible choice: keep running or face her past head-on . . . and maybe even come to terms with her Indigenous heritage."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Target Audience Note |
Ages 14 and up Swift Water Books.
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| Additional Physical Form Available |
Issued also in electronic format.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Indians of North America Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Indians of North America Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Hockey players Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Hockey Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women hockey players Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Ontario Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Ontario Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Minnesota Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Minnesota Juvenile fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Novels.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Social problem fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Sports fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Young adult fiction.
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