{"product_id":"fight-song-hc","title":"Fight Song (HC)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKirk Van Brunt is a lawyer and writer currently living in Maryland. Growing up, he lived outside the town of Nespelem on the Colville reservation in Washington State, where his father was a tribal leader for many years. \u003cspan\u003eKirk identifies as \"indigenous (28.125% mix of Canadian First Nations (12.5% Secwepemc) and Native American (15.65% Colville).\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough careful lies, and with the help of Aidan, 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. Audience: Ages 14+.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swift Water Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56394971808049,"sku":"vhl1789940000573","price":15.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/0925\/7009\/files\/fight-song-hc_1.jpg?v=1789940004","url":"https:\/\/canistersealfit.shop\/products\/fight-song-hc","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}