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Waiting to Score
Waiting to Score
Waiting to Score
J.E. MacLeod
Quirky, smart, and good looking, Zack Chase is a book-loving, talented hockey player.But he doesn't want to turn pro like his late dad, despite his mom's hopes. New in town, Zack's pitted against obnoxious Mac, the hockey team captain with something against Jane, the alluring Goth-girl who's caught Zack's eye. As incidents on the ice and off force Zack to decide what he really wants, he copes with sore losers, other people's drinking problems, and the consequences of making out with too many girls. As Zack focuses even less on hockey, he discovers other ways he wants to score in life, especially as a 15-year-old guy with spiking hormones. He's being chased by hot little Mona; his best friend Sheila has curves that make him sweat; and he'd like to show Jane that he's not another typical hockey player. Soon Zack finds out the hard way that people have secrets and burdens all their own, and that some actions have tragic, far-reaching consequences.
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Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Romance
  • Sports

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
Waiting to Score review by LMeis_FPB
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LMeis_FPB
Waiting to Score, a novel by J.E. MacLeod, explores the life of Zach Chase. Zach is fantastic hockey player. Zach moves around a lot on account of his mother's refusal to settle down in a single town. Now, at sixteen, Zach's mom moves back to her home town, where her sister lives so she can work for her. Zach goes to a school with many problems, such as drug and alcohol use, where he's on the school hockey team. At his first practice, Zach quickly makes enemies with the team captain, an all around mean person. Zach also develops a crush on a teammate's twin sister, Jane.
Rating:
4
Content Rating:

Content rating - some mature content
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