{"product_id":"on-thick-and-thin-ice-ken-slyziuk-9781038314390","title":"On Thick and Thin Ice: To play, or Not to play, That is the Question","description":"It's hockey registration time for the upcoming Belton Junior High season, and gifted forward Gord Jason surprises his teammates and coaches when he doesn't sign up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat made Gord decide to quit the sport he has been playing since he was eight years old? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome people are angry at his desertion, but others try to get him to come back to the ice. While everyone around him attempts to find out what made him walk away, the team is forced to begin conditioning and practicing without him, eventually playing games with the hopes of winning their first league championship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the season progresses, will Gord come to regret giving up the game he has dedicated the last few years to?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the Prairies in the 1980s, On Thick and Thin Ice follows a group of twelve-to fourteen-year-old boys and their dedicated and passionate coach Ward Thomas through the ups and downs of being a team, demonstrating the importance of working together, camaraderie, and most of all, perseverance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Slyziuk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1038314399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781038314390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d","brand":"Ken Slyziuk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48174926299391,"sku":"9781038314390","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d88f77e-2ab1-4349-9947-bb0a38fac568.jpg?v=1771331434","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-thick-and-thin-ice-ken-slyziuk-9781038314390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}