Offside by a Mile

Offside by a Mile

Author: Astra Groskaufmanis

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1460262921

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When four-year-old Conner starts pleading for hockey skates, his mother’s dreamy fantasies of après ski’s toasty fires, charming chalets, and chilled chardonnay rapidly evaporate. Soon, Astra reluctantly raises the white flag to the culture of hockey, and life becomes a whirlwind of early morning alarms, minivans stuffed with massive amounts of goalie equipment, ice-cold arenas, and appalling nutrition. Offside by a Mile – Confessions of a Hockey Mom, chronicles the frantic and frequently hilarious challenges of one family’s fourteen-year odyssey into the world of minor hockey. The universal challenges, joys, and sorrows of supporting childhood passions at the cost of home-decorating ambitions, healthy diet avowals, personal time, gobs of money, full-nights’ sleep, or any sort of downtime or personal freedom will be recognizable to parents everywhere. But with its wickedly frank and funny perspectives, Offside by a Mile offers a bubbly and refreshing tonic for it all.


Eat, Sleep, Quiz, Rinse, Repeat

Eat, Sleep, Quiz, Rinse, Repeat

Author: Rachel McMahon

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 059338539X

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This book of fun quizzes by BuzzFeed quiz creator Rachel McMahon makes a perfect activity for any child whether they're at a sleepover, on a road trip, or just hanging out at home! Grab your snacks and sleeping bag, and get ready for an even better way to spend your night in. Whether you're looking to learn more about your family and friends, or you just want to spend some downtime with yourself, this book has over twenty fun quizzes to complete with colorful illustrations throughout. The queen of BuzzFeed quizzes, Rachel McMahon, has created an exciting new series that is perfect for children 7 and up. With several quiz books that cover classic, fun topics like sports, fashion, Halloween, and Christmas, these books make perfect gifts, road trip activities, party favors, and more for the in-quiz-itive people in your life!


Ice Time

Ice Time

Author: David Skuy

Publisher: Scholastic Canada

Published: 2016-09-13

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1443148938

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Rocket has finally achieved his dream -- he's been drafted to the NHL! Following a great Major Junior career, Rocket is drafted in the NHL draft! However, thescouts still feel that Rocket needs some retooling to be an NHLer. He is sent to the AHL for seasoning, and told he should hit the weight room as well. At home, Maddy has applied for loans for her first year of university. Rocket assuresher that he'll pay it all off when he's a pro. This changes when his mother is laid off andRocket's income is all the family has -- and an AHL salary doesn't go very far. Through his training with the AHL, Rocket will face many challenges, both on the ice andin his home life. Will Rocket once again beat the odds?


SEOUL Magazine(서울매거진) February 2018

SEOUL Magazine(서울매거진) February 2018

Author: Seoul Selection

Publisher: Seoul Selection

Published: 2018-01-25

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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SEOUL Magazine is a travel and culture monthly designed to help both expats and tourists get the most of their stay in the city, whether they’re in for only a few days or dedicated lifers who are always in search of new places, facts and interesting events. Featuring in-depth reporting on how to enjoy the city, foreigners’ perspectives on life as an expat in Korea and more, SEOUL is an eclectic publication that has something for everyone, whether you’re looking for an interesting read or a simple source of information.


Pucking Sweet

Pucking Sweet

Author: Emily Rath

Publisher: Kensington

Published: 2024-09-24

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 1496752422

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The lines between work and play get deliciously blurred in this red hot, inclusive, super sexy MMF “why choose” hockey romance that set TikTok on fire! My name is Poppy St. James and I’ve just landed my dream job as the Director of Public Relations for the NHL’s hottest new team, the Jacksonville Rays. But if I want to stay beyond my one-year contract, I'll have to prove myself. Easy. PR is in my blood. What’s not so easy are the hockey players. They’re a real handful—especially party boy defenseman Lukas Novikov. I don't care how well Lukas plays hockey. Off the ice, he's a PR nightmare. Brash and bossy, he's always finding ways to drag his teammates into trouble—especially fellow defenseman Colton Morrow—and I have to find brilliant ways to drag them out of it. The players can all call me PR Barbie all they want, but I'm getting the job done. Because I am poised, powerful, and always professional . . . until the fateful night my phone rings. With one little phone call from home that leads to one drunken mistake, my carefully balanced life is knocked off-kilter. And now I'm staring down at a little blue plus sign and I have no strategy, no idea what’s next. All I know is that nothing will ever be the same.


My First Book of Canadian Birds

My First Book of Canadian Birds

Author: Andrea Miller

Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited

Published: 2022-04-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781774710876

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The celebrated collage-style picture book introducing young readers to Canada's feathered friends is now available in paperback! Selected for TD Summer Reading Club in 2019, Top 75 Reads Help your child identify birds like the Canada goose, American robin, and yellow warbler in their natural habitats with colourful and whimsical collage-style illustrations from breakout East Coast artist Angela Doak (Atlantic Animal ABC). Simple, gentle text gives readers a peek into the habitats of Canadian birds and introduces child and parent to fun facts about everything from bird sounds to egg sizes! My First Book of Canadian Birds is the perfect way to introduce young readers to birds from across the country.


Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Author: Brian Burke

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-10-13

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 0735239487

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and the tragedies he's fought through. Brian Burke is one of the biggest hockey personalities--no, personalities full-stop--in the media landscape. His brashness makes him a magnet for attention, and he does nothing to shy away from it. Most famous for advocating "pugnacity, truculence, testosterone, and belligerence" during his tenure at the helm of the Maple Leafs, Burke has lived and breathed hockey his whole life. He has been a player, an agent, a league executive, a scout, a Stanley Cup-winning GM, an Olympic GM, and a media analyst. He has worked with Pat Quinn, Gary Bettman, and an array of future Hall of Fame players. No one knows the game better, and no one commands more attention when they open up about it. But there is more to Brian Burke than hockey. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and an accomplished businessman with hard-earned lessons that comefrom highly scrutinized decisions made at the helm of multi-million-dollar companies. And despite his brusque persona on camera and in the boardroom, he is nevertheless a father with a story to tell. He lost his youngest son in a car accident, and has had to grapple with that grief, even in the glare of the spotlight. Many Canadians and hockey fans knew Brendan Burke's name already, because his father had become one of the country's most outspoken gay-rights advocates when Brendan came out in 2009. From someone whose grandmother told him never to start a fight, but never to run from one either, Burke's Law is an unforgettable account of old beefs and old friendships, scores settled and differences forgiven, and many lessons learned the hard way.


Egotistical Puckboy

Egotistical Puckboy

Author: Eden Finley

Publisher: Absolute Books

Published: 2022-02-10

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781922743046

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EZRAPartying, dudes, and hockey. What more could a gay NHL player want?If it weren't for Anton Hayes, my life would be perfect.Not that he affects my life in any way. At all. That would imply I care what the winger from Philly thinks of me.Which I don't.Not even a one-night stand with him can thaw his misplaced animosity toward me.He says I'm the one with the ego, but he can talk. He rivals me for most egotistical puck boy in the league.I hate him as much as he hates me. Even if I crave a repeat.ANTONWhen it comes to hockey, I'm all about the game.I've worked for years to be one of the best in the league, and I've done it without splashing my orientation all over the tabloids.My hockey image is one I've carefully cultivated, and after one night with Ezra Palaszczuk, I risk it all.He's cocky, obnoxious, and has an ego bigger than Massachusetts. And okay, maybe he's the sexiest man I've ever known.We'll never get along. Not when we sleep together. Not even when my possessive streak awakens.That doesn't stop us from falling into bed together over and over again.


Hockey Wars 11

Hockey Wars 11

Author: Sam Lawrence

Publisher:

Published: 2023-04-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781988656625

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The kids from the Dakota Hurricanes and Lightning are back, and this time they've headed away on a tournament as part of the state team to compete at a national level! Millie making the state team has been a lifelong dream and one she had finally gathered the courage to go after. Now, on the team, nothing was going to stand in her way from chasing her dreams. Millie and Cameron have headed away for a state tournament in Denver, Colorado, and it will be their toughest competition yet! But that's not all that's happening. The girls from the Dakota Hurricanes will get some very exciting news, but you'll need to read the book to find out! If you have enjoyed reading along with Cameron, Millie, Georgia, Rhys, Khloe, and all the crew from Dakota, what are you waiting for? Skate your way into Hockey Wars 11 now!


Project Teen

Project Teen

Author: Melissa Mortenson

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1607058855

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Please the pickiest tech-savvy teens and tweens with these 21 trendy projects you can sew. Most of us would agree that sewing something that teens will like is, without a doubt, a challenge. In Project Teen, Melissa Mortenson, sewist and mother of three teenagers, shares not only her 21 teen-approved designs, but also invaluable tips and tricks for sewing for this unique (a.k.a. picky) age group. Whether you make a stylish tech cover, a cushy study pillow, or a personalized quilt, your teen will love these handmade gifts as much as you love them. • 21 projects, specifically for teens and tweens (ages 11+), including quilts, T-shirts, tech covers, totes, accessories, and so much more • Lots of inspiring ideas and designs for the perfect gifts • Get the 411 on what’s cool when it comes to fabric and style—so that your teen is sure to love what you make! Praise for Project Teen “Mortenson has a good eye for what teenagers actually need and want. . . . Something here will appeal to that trickiest of demographics, making the book a worthwhile buy.” —Publishers Weekly “Project Teen is a fresh, mod, fun way to sew for the tweens/teens in our life - kids, grands, nieces & nephews. The projects meet the ever changing needs of kids, from travel blankets and tablet covers to simple bags to store everything in.” —Generation Q Magazine