The Gifts Of Hockey

PEARSON PRIZE-FICTION,2010.TEEN CHOICE AWARD. Over 100 high school students rated books sent in. SIX HOCKEY STORIES THAT WILL BRING A TEAR TO YOUR EYE AND EACH HAS A HAPPY ENDING. 1) Chris has never known his father. Through kindness of a school bus driver and a tattered Canadien hockey sweater Chris has the best Christmas ever! 2) A bitter old black man finds redemption by giving a young black boy hockey lessons and his Boston hockey sweater. The friendship helps the boy to continue his studies. 3) A father refuses to let his son play goalie. However through a terrible accident the father learns the true value of life. And at Christmas he finds a way to become his son's best friend. 4) A young girl wants to play hockey with the boys;leading to many problems. Through hockey the girl finds her long lost father.5)At Christmas a boy gets the wrong(Chicago)hockey sweater. However he learns that its not the sweater but what's underneath that counts.6) THE dream of a Toronto Hockey sweater.