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Breakaway

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Jessie is in her last year of high school and finally playing AAA, the highest level of minor hockey there is. She’s been made captain, and she’s putting relationship disasters behind her by dating wonderful, sensible Evan. So what if he’s safely away at university where she can ignore his calls and texts? And so what if her old-news feelings about old flame Mark, and uncomfortable new feelings towards new guy Liam, refuse to be ignored? At last, Jessie really has things worked out.

But things have a way of conspiring against her, and somehow Jessie ends up fighting rumours that threaten her captaincy, rumours some of her less-than-supportive team-mates are only too happy to keep alive. Meanwhile, her eleven-year-old sister Courtney falls in with sophisticated older friends, and their parents seem oblivious to the problem.

New Year approaches, bringing an important tournament, increasingly outlandish behaviour from Courtney, and what looks like a head-on relationship collision from three directions. It’s time for Jessie to grow up, step up, and fix things once and for all.

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    • School Library Journal

      June 1, 2013

      Gr 9 Up-Jessie's love life is a mess, her little sister needs constant attention, her schoolwork is harder, and she has the added pressure of getting into a good university. Her new hockey team is an AAA division team, which means harder practices, road trips, and tougher teams. Throughout the story, Jessie is constantly struggling to make the right decisions and is very hard on herself to be perfect, which she seems to fail at miserably. The boy she likes stops talking to her, her team turns against her, and her sister hates her. By novel's end, she is able to set everything straight. This story takes readers on an emotional roller coaster. The beginning is dialogue heavy, and the book includes more than a hockey team's worth of characters to remember. Still, the complexity and pressures of the teen's life will resonate with many readers. This title can stand alone, but it may be best to start with Power Plays (Couteau, 2007) to sort out all the characters.-Erik Carlson, White Plains Public Library, NY

      Copyright 2013 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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  • Lexile® Measure:620
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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