Publisher: Lorimer Children & Teens

Copyright Date: 2018

Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 01/01/20

Pages: 120 pages

ISBN: 1-459-41366-0

ISBN 13: 978-1-459-41366-5

Dewey: Fic

Dimensions: 21 cm.

Subject Heading:
Friendship. Juvenile fiction.
Hockey stories.
Sports. Juvenile fiction.
Friendship. Fiction.
Sports. Fiction.
Hockey. Fiction.

Language: English

Reading Level: 2.0

Interest Level: 5-9

Lexile: HL560L

For thirteen-year-old David Timko, making the Bantam A hockey team is everything. So when he doesn't make the cut, his bad attitude soon gets him benched. Even worse, his new friend at school, Omar, shows a complete lack of understanding of David's problem. Omar has problems of his own. A recent Syrian refugee, he's angry that his parents can't find good jobs in his new country, among other problems. As both boys become more frustrated with their own problems, their friendship begins to suffer. Can the two boys come to an understanding of each other's problems before their friendship comes to blows?

Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group.