Iceman

Brief Description: Fourteen-year-old Eric, a ruthless hockey player prone to violence on the ice, tries to reconcile his own needs with those of his parents. Marc Notes: Originally published by HarperCollins, 1994.; Fourteen-year-old Eric, a ruthless hockey player prone to violence on the ice, tries to reconcile his own needs with those of his parents. Publisher Marketing: Is Eric as cold as the ice he skates on? A fiery tour de force from the author of "Inexcusable," a National Book Award finalist. The other guys on Eric's hockey team call him the Iceman, because he's a heartless player, cold as ice. Only Eric knows the truth--he's not cold, he's on fire, burning with a need he just can't explain. Least of all to his family--not to his dad, whose only joy in life is watching Eric smash other hockey players to a pulp. Or his mom, who starts every conversation with, "Your problem is..." Or even his brother, Duane, once a star athlete, now a star slacker. Can Eric find a way to make them understand how he feels--before the fire inside consumes him completely? Review Citations:

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 (EAN 9781442460027, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2000 pg. 499 (EAN 9780064471145, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 624 (EAN 9780064471145, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 09/11/1995 (EAN 9780064471145, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 786 (EAN 9780064471145, Paperback)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 (EAN 9781442460010, Paperback)

School Library Journal 03/01/1994 pg. 239 (EAN 9780060233419, Hardcover)

Booklist 02/01/1994 pg. 1001 (EAN 9780060233419, Hardcover)

Kirkus Review - Children 02/01/1994 pg. 146 (EAN 9780060233419, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/15/1995 pg. 860 (EAN 9780060233419, Hardcover)

ALA Best Books Young Adults 04/01/1995 pg. 1403 (EAN 9780060233419, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1995 pg. 486 (EAN 9780060233419, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1994 pg. 321 (EAN 9780060233419, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2000 pg. 499 (EAN 9780060233419, Hardcover)

Kirkus Review - Children 02/01/1994 pg. 146 (EAN 9780060233402, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

ALA Best Books Young Adults 04/01/1995 pg. 1403 (EAN 9780060233402, Hardcover)

ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 04/01/1995 pg. 1416 (EAN 9780060233402, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1995 pg. 486 (EAN 9780060233402, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1994 pg. 321 (EAN 9780060233402, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2000 pg. 499 (EAN 9780060233402, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 12/20/1993 (EAN 9780060233402, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 03/01/1994 (EAN 9780060233402, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 786 (EAN 9780060233402, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Lynch, Chris Chris Lynch is a National Book Award finalist and the author of many highly acclaimed books for young adults, including The Big Game of Everything, Who the Man, and the Michael L. Printz Honor Book Freewill; Iceman, Shadow boxer, Gold Dust, and Slot Machine, all ALA Best Books for Young Adults; and Extreme Elvin. He also mentors aspiring writers and teaches in the creative writing program at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.