Puckstruck

Puckstruck

Author: Stephen Smith

Publisher: Greystone Books

Published: 2014-10-25

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 177164091X

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Like many a Canadian kid, Stephen Smith was up on skates first thing as a boy, out in the weather chasing a puck and the promise of an NHL career. Back indoors after that didn’t quite work out, he turned to the bookshelf. That’s where, without entirely meaning to, he ended up reading all the hockey books. There was Crunch and Boom Boom, Slashing! and High Stick; there was Max Bentley: Hockey’s Dipsy-Doodle Dandy, Blue Line Murder, and Nagano, a Czech hockey opera. There was Blood on the Ice, Cracked Ice, Fire On Ice, Power On Ice, Cowboy On Ice, and Steel On Ice. In Puckstruck, Smith chronicles his wide-eyed and sometimes wincing wander through hockey’s literature, language, and culture, weighing its excitement and unbridled joy against its costs and vexing brutality. In exploring his own lifelong love of the game, hoping to surprise some sense out of it, he sifts hockey’s narratives in search of hockey’s heart, what it means and why it should distress us even as we celebrate its glories. On a journey to discover what the game might have to say about who we are as Canadians, he seeks to answer some of its essential riddles.


Danny Orlis Makes the Team

Danny Orlis Makes the Team

Author: Bernard Palmer

Publisher: Aneko Press Youth

Published: 2023-09-01

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 162245961X

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Danny Orlis and his cousin Larry navigate a series of challenges and tests of faith. From rescuing Larry after a perilous fall overboard, to facing the consequences of a fight, their time together is marked by hazards. Even as they strive to remain faithful to Jesus in spite of the pressures of high school football, they find themselves caught in a dangerous gambling scheme that threatens the integrity of the team. With courage and determination, they must expose the culprits while staying true to their convictions. Amidst it all, they discover the power of forgiveness, the strength of real friendship, and the importance of unwavering faith.


Danny Orlis and Kent's Encounter with the Law

Danny Orlis and Kent's Encounter with the Law

Author: Bernard Palmer

Publisher: Aneko Press Youth

Published: 2024-09-01

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13:

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Jack Ross is a troubled yet irresistibly charismatic upperclassman. Despite her parents' warnings about the dangers of dating an unsaved boy, Linda Penner finds herself magnetically drawn to him. Meanwhile, Kent Gilbert, even though he lived with the Orlises, gets entangled in Jack’s gang of thieves. But when their world falls apart, both Kent and Linda must confront their choices. They discover who their true friends are and what complete surrender to Christ means.


Danny Orlis and the Mystery at Northwest High

Danny Orlis and the Mystery at Northwest High

Author: Bernard Palmer

Publisher: Aneko Press Youth

Published: 2025-01-01

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13:

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Del and Doug Davis are getting settled in their new school in Colorado – trying out for sports, falling for girls, and meeting new people. But someone in the school is selling drugs, and word is going around that Del and Doug are the guilty ones. Their good reputation helps them some, but when the pressure gets intense, Del and Doug work together to find out who is really to blame.


Danny Orlis and the Big Indian and Second String Forward

Danny Orlis and the Big Indian and Second String Forward

Author: Bernard Palmer

Publisher: Aneko Press Youth

Published: 2023-11-01

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 1622459652

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Danny Orlis and the Big Indian Danny Orlis and his cousin Bob leave school in Colorado to return home to Minnesota after Danny's dad is injured in a mysterious plane crash. But when Danny discovers the person responsible for his dad's injury, he courageously risks his life to help the man and his family. The man is transformed by Danny's love and care, and Bob also wishes to have the same courage God gave Danny. Danny Orlis Second String Forward Danny and his cousin Bob, now a follower of Jesus, return to Iron Mountain where the basketball season is ramping up. However, a contest to determine the starting team brings out the worst in some of the players. Danny must keep his cool and forgive, even when pushed to the limit. Meanwhile, due to an emphasis on evolution in his biology class, Bob begins to question the Bible. Danny and his cousins learn to trust in the Lord, even when asked hard questions.


Danny Orlis and His Crises at Cedarton

Danny Orlis and His Crises at Cedarton

Author: Bernard Palmer

Publisher: Aneko Press Youth

Published: 2024-06-01

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1622459873

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Danny Orlis is struggling with a commitment he made to God: to follow Him wherever He led. Would God really call him somewhere he didn’t want to go? When his relationship with his girlfriend, Kay, crumbles because of his indecision, Danny strays even further from God – until a lonely boy from a broken home runs away on a cold, winter night, and helps lead Danny back into the will of God.