{"product_id":"fight-song-kirk-van-brunt-9781774887592","title":"Fight Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eA talented yet cynical Indigenous teen hockey player escapes a dangerous situation in the foster care system in this powerful and timely YA novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's not easy to miss Nokes Lasley, especially when she's on the ice. Towering over the competition at over six feet tall, she routinely dominates on the right wing--and her no-nonsense approach and fiery temper have helped to solidify her reputation as a hockey superstar. Despite her tenuous situation at home, she dreams of hitting the Olympics one day and proving that she can compete in the big leagues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut suddenly, Nokes's life is turned upside-down when her father is arrested for murder and she's forced to enter the foster care system. Nokes bounces from home to home, from one dangerous setting to the next . . . until she decides to escape across the border to Minnesota, where the promise of a family friend with professional hockey connections far outweighs the abuse she's experiencing in her home province of Ontario. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough careful lies, and with the help of Aiden, an attractive new friend, Nokes is able to start a new life in a new country--and, most importantly, keep playing hockey. But the past has a nasty way of catching up to her, and soon Nokes has to make a terrible choice: keep running or face her past head-on . . . and maybe even come to terms with her Indigenous heritage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirk Van Brunt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1774887592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774887592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Swift Water Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Kirk Van Brunt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443086504191,"sku":"9781774887592","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7aee8238-436f-412a-8160-87641afd6ac4.jpg?v=1777201763","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fight-song-kirk-van-brunt-9781774887592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}