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Cracking the ice

by David H. Hendrickson

HockeyBoarding schoolsSchoolsHistoryAfrican AmericansRacismFiction

In 1968, when fourteen-year-old Jessie Stackhouse wins a hockey scholarship to an elite New Hampshire boarding school, it seems the only thing standing between him and his dream of one day being the second African American to play in the National Hockey League is the bigotry of the coach, some students, and townspeople.

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Book data: Open Library