Shootout (Jessie Mac Hockey Series Book 4)
by Maureen UlrichPublish: Oct 15, 2021Series: Jessie Mac Hockey SeriesTeen & Young AdultBook Overview
In Shootout, Courtney McIntyre navigates Grade Nine at Estevan Comprehensive School while playing boys hockey for the first time. Meanwhile her sister Jessie is in her second year with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, discovering the hard way what it takes to be an elite player in an elite league. Will the McIntyre girls have positive impacts on their teams? One thing’s certain. Life—and hockey—are bound to throw some blindside hits.Shootout revisits the 2013-14 season of the University of Saskatchewan Women’s Huskies, who captured the program’s first Canada West Championship. Four fictional characters, including Jessie, are inserted into the Huskies’ saga, surrounded by the real-life players and coaches.
"Maureen Ulrich’s Shootout is an ambitious novel that reaches far beyond the scope of an action-packed hockey story. We see both sisters’ worlds develop in a convincing manner—in terms of their goals, maturing sense of self, connections with peers, and other issues. These range from the dynamics of friendships and families, teamwork, bullying, hazing and peer pressure—to maintaining a sensible balance (whether in a university or high school setting). For each sister, there are bits of romance with puzzling and hurtful challenges. First Nations culture is addressed, along with issues faced by immigrants and by transgender players.” (Alison Lohans, award-winning author)
Shootout is the fourth book in the award-winning #jessiemachockeyseries. Power Plays (Book 1) won a Moonbeam gold medal and was a finalist for the Saskatchewan Book Awards, Snow Willow Awards, and BC Young Reader Choice (Stellar) Awards. Face Off (Book 2) was a recipient of a Moonbeam silver medal. Power Plays, Face Off and Breakaway were originally published by Coteau Books and were relaunched in 2020 by Wood Dragon Books.
