Books like Making the cut by David Skuy

Teenage hockey player Charlie Joyce is facing a new school year, and a whole new set of problems - both on and off the ice. The year has barely begun when Charlie finds out his school is in jeopardy because of some damage to the building. Under threat of being separated and bussed to different high schools, Charlie and friends leap into action to raise some money and keep their high school (and hockey team!) intact. Using all of their skills, they cook up as many fundraising events as they can - until one day a gift comes to them in the form of a hockey tournament with a $5000 prize. Charlie is ecstatic to get his team on the ice - until he realizes that their line-up must be co-ed to compete. It''s a whole new lesson in good sportsmanship at Terrence Falls High School. Can they pull it off and save their school?

*"A rink! A rink!" said Ciara. "A rink on the river would be nice."* Ciara wants to build a rink behind her house, but nobody in her family wants to help. So she decides to build her own. Now she and her friends can play hockey whenever they want--and Ciara is determined to win a game, *no matter what*!

For the first time, Kaleigh is playing on an all-girls hockey team. Never a "girly-girl," she misses her former teammates, has trouble following the different rules of girls' hockey, and gets frustrated when her fellow players get distracted from their game. That is, until Shane comes along. Soon the attention of this older boy is taking up too much of her time, and Kaleigh finds herself unsure whether she can balance hockey, her friendships, and this new dating-life.

Former hockey player Brad Shade now scouts from a suitcase in Los Angeles. When a legendary coach is found murdered, his scouting mission turns into a hunt for the killer.

Charlie, team captain of the hockey team the Rebels, learns a valuable lesson about supporting your teammates.

352 pages ; 21 cm