Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockey
by Ngozi Ukazu
3.7
(6 ratings)290 pages2018First Second BooksISBN 9781250177964
About this book
<p><b>New York Public Library’s Best Books - Top Ten Books for Teens<br>The Boston Globe - Best YA of the Year<br>Ignatz Award - Outstanding Comic<br>William C Morris Award - Finalist</b><br><br>Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and verytalented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There’s checking (anything that hinders the player with possession of the puck, ranging from a stick check all the way to a physical sweep). And then, there is Jack—his very attractive but moody captain.<br><br>A collection of the first half, freshmen and sophomore year, of the mega-popular webcomic series of the same name, <i>Check, Please!: #Hockey</i> is the first book of a hilarious and stirring two-volume coming-of-age story about hockey, bros, and trying to find yourself during the best four years of your life. This book includes updated art and a hilarious, curated selection of Bitty's beloved tweets. This is perfect for fans of the hit series Heartstopper!</p>
Publication Details
- Publisher
- First Second Books
- Published
- 2018
- Pages
- 290
- ISBN
- 9781250177964
- Language
- en
About Ngozi Ukazu
Ngozi Ukazu is a New York Times-bestselling author and the creator of ***Check, Please!***, an online graphic novel whose printing campaign remains the most funded webcomics Kickstarter ever. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in Computing and The Arts, and later received a masters in sequential arts and comics. She enjoys trekking through nature, giving talks at colleges, and all things fandom. Since 2020, her cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker.
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