The kid who missed the bus
By: Matt McCoy
Publisher: Central Avenue Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [Canada]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781926760957; 9781926760940
Subjects: Hockey; Fiction; Training; Hockey players; LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
Description: In 1969, Lily and Nolan Doyle put the bombs and bastards of Belfast behind them and fled The Troubles in Northern Ireland to raise their family in the seclusion of small-town British Columbia, Canada. But firstborn son, Daniel, has troubles of his own{u2026} Danny Boy loves hockey but Danny Boy loves women too. And he can't seem to quit either. A tale that body-checks its way through Canada, Europe and the US, this is the story of the boy too big for his own skates, the teen with stars in his eyes and the man who discovers he is more than just a defenseman.