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Product Description Holland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happens to be a girl. But when her school team is selected to be featured and televised as part of HockeyFest, her status as the only girl on the boys’ team makes her the lead story. Not everyone is thrilled with Holland’s new fame, but there’s one person who fiercely supports her, and it’s the last person she expects (and definitely the last person she should be falling for): her bossy team captain, Wes. From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—Romance heats things up for an ice hockey player and her team captain. Holland Delviss is at the top of her game in a sport dominated by boys. She works hard to keep her spot on the male varsity team, but tensions rise as some people in her community question whether she should be on the team. Worse, her captain, Wes, is giving her a hard time during practice. She's soon surprised to learn that he shares her enthusiasm for glam metal, but her growing attraction for him is a concern. When she and Wes realize their mutual feelings for each other, Holland breaks her own rule: no dating teammates. As the romance builds, Holland's team prepares to compete in a televised, statewide event, and she finds herself the center of attention as her relationship with Wes endangers everything she's worked for. Biren has created a romance that fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen should love. The chemistry between the main characters is engaging, and the conflict within the team will keep teens interested. VERDICT A worthy addition to any YA romance or sports fiction shelves.—Sandi Jones, Wynne High School, AR Review "Biren has created a romance that fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen should love." ( School Library Journal) "A fun romp of a teen romance via an exciting hockey season, this book has all the right ingredients—a spunky, multifaceted main character, a love interest who turns out to be a decent individual, and plenty of internal and external conflict . . . A teenage love story steamy enough to melt the ice in the rink." ( Kirkus Reviews) "A fun read that simultaneously puts the reader into the hockey world as an insider and an outsider . . . It's a last-act gut punch that really puts a spotlight on what female athletes have to deal with. A must-read for anyone who has had to defy expectations." ( Booklist) "Fans of White’s A Season of Daring Greatly will want to move from the baseball diamond to the hockey rink for this smart, charming sports read." ( The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books) About the Author Sara Biren is the author of The Last Thing You Said. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and has had several short stories published in literary journals. She lives outside of Minneapolis with her husband and two children. Visit Sara at sarabiren.com.