Cool As Ice
By (Author) Matt Christopher
Little, Brown & Company
Little, Brown & Company
15th June 2001
United States
Children
Fiction
813.54
Short-listed for Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2002
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Eleven-year-old Chris is small for his age, so he can't believe it when he learns he's been selected for the exclusive all-star travelling hockey team. It's not all fun and games playing for the Arctic Wolves, however. Some of the kids on the opposition are much bigger and rougher, and they pick on Chris because of his size. But Chris isn't the only one getting picked on. His teammate, Derek, is an aggressive player who also happens to be the only African American in the league. Chris and Derek develop some powerful on-ice chemistry that makes them a winning combination. But will that be enough for them to prove that size and race doesn't matter
Matt Christopher is the best selling name behind more than 100 sports-themed books for young readers.