(You can tell I am not a sports fan, right?) The Delviss family were priceless, and although I was not fond of how the team's co-captain, Wes, yelled at all of the players when he caught them slacking off or giving less than their best to the game, when Wes was off the ice he seemed pretty decent. One by one, her inner demons are addressed and exposed: even her rule of not dating a teammate is eventually broken. Even Holland was buying into some of the warped thinking by adapting her response to these criticisms: her whole life became one huge effort to prove her naysayers wrong: she was 'giving over way too much power' to her opponents. Excuses of this sort have been used throughout history to perpetuate racial and ethnic discrimination. Not all men, no matter how strong or well-built, are skilled at sports. being a liability because she will get hurt since boys are rougher than girls, etc.Īll of these pat excuses serve as a means to exclude women from mixed sports.

potentially causing conflict among, or becoming a distraction to, the other male players because she is an attractive female - (her response is to refuse to date any of her teammates)Ĥ. taking the spot of another deserving male playerģ.

believing that she is too good to play on an all-female team - which implies that there is something 'less' about an all female team.Ģ. She also has her own inner battles: she worries that other people think that she is not good enough - although she is constantly being reassured by her teammates and coach that she is in fact better than many of the other players on her team.ĭuring an important media interview she is accused of:ġ. Holland has to endure the prejudice and disapproval of many of the townsfolk of Halcyon Lake. Holland Delviss is the sole female hockey player on her high school all male team. 'Fans of White’s A Season of Daring Greatly will want to move from the baseball diamond to the hockey rink for this smart, charming sports read.This YA book took a while to get into, but my patience was well rewarded. A must-read for anyone who has had to defy expectations.' It's a last-act gut punch that really puts a spotlight on what female athletes have to deal with. 'A fun read that simultaneously puts the reader into the hockey world as an insider and an outsider. A teenage love story steamy enough to melt the ice in the rink.' 'A fun romp of a teen romance via an exciting hockey season, this book has all the right ingredients-a spunky, multifaceted main character, a love interest who turns out to be a decent individual, and plenty of internal and external conflict. 'Biren has created a romance that fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen should love.'

Cold day in the sun sara biren