Break away
Subtitle: Jessie on my mind
By: Sylvain Hotte ; translated by Casey Roberts
Contributors: Roberts, Casey, 1953- translator; Bouchard, Pierre, 1974- illustrator
Series: Break away -- 1
Publisher: Baraka Books
Published: 2011
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781926824291; 9781926824284; 9781926824055
Subjects: Hockey stories; JUVENILE FICTION; General
Work titles: Panache
Description: Winter, teenagers, and dreams of glory come together in this novel about the reaction of a small working-class town when the local hero decides not to join a professional hockey team. Talented Alexandre McKenzie lives on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River, where in summer he rides the logging trails on his quad, and in winter--after school and hockey practice--he likes to head off alone to a bush camp outside town. When he meets and falls in love with an unusual girl, Jessie, who has been plagued by tragedy, his friends and neighbors criticize him for stepping outside the popular crowd. F.
Notes: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 25, 2016).