Overview
Baltimore, 1952 With her father fighting in the Korean War, bigotry in her school, and the desire to play a ""boy's sport,"" one girl struggles to find her place in the world. Caroline Panski harbors one dream: to play ice hockey. But, as the neighborhood boys—and her mother—tell her: Boys play hockey; girls figure skate. Caroline, however, refuses to give up, and she navigates her world with determination. Knowing that her beloved father is fighting for freedom far away in Korea saddens her but also gives her strength. And when her school is integrated and she develops a crush on an African- American student, she will need strength and courage to stand up to her classmates just to be his friend. In the end, Caroline's is a difficult and imperfect world, but one that allows for moments of triumph and friendship.
Full Product Details
Author: Evan Balkan
Publisher: Amphorae Publishing Group, LLC
Imprint: Treehouse Publishing Group
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 21.10cm
Weight: 0.395kg
ISBN: 9781732139107
ISBN 10: 1732139105
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 25 September 2018
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Caroline Panski defies the norms--and the odds--to be the fiercest girl on ice! Moving, relevant, and utterly engaging, Spitfire inspires us all to fight for what matters: friendship and love. - Elissa Brent Weissman, author of The Length of a String - - publisher
Caroline Panski defies the norms--and the odds--to be the fiercest girl on ice! Moving, relevant, and utterly engaging, Spitfire inspires us all to fight for what matters: friendship and love. - Elissa Brent Weissman, author of The Length of a String--publisher
Author Information
Evan L. Balkan is the author of six books of nonfiction, including The Wrath of God: Lope de Aguirre; Revolutionary of the Americas (Univ. of New Mexico Press) as well as many essays and short stories in an array of publications including Page and Spine and Cargo Literary Magazine. His screenplay Spitfire, adapted from his novel of the same name, won both the 2016 Baltimore Screenwriters Competition and a Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund Fellowship; his screenplay Children of Disobedience won the 2017 Baltimore Screenwriting Competition. He is a co-writer for the television series, Wayward Girls, which shot its pilot in fall 2017.He holds degrees in the humanities from Towson, George Mason, and Johns Hopkins universities. He has served as a guest lecturer at Yale, Johns Hopkins, Bryn Mawr and many other institutions.Spitfire, a Middle Grade book about a hockey-loving girl who refuses to be bullied,
